XP to Win 7 problem

[Kev72]

Co-worker has a laptop that has Vista installed. She purchased Win 7 and had her brother install it.Now the dreaded bootmgr is missing error is showing up.I tried to do a repair,but it doesn't find an O/S.I have a repair disc and still didn't work.I don't know what he has done,but it appears he has screwed something up.I also tried a upgrade and a custom install from the repair menu ,but still a no go. She said that if the hard drive had to be cleaned to do a full install, that would be ok,but I can't get it that far.Eventhough it was an upgrade and she has a genuine Win 7 key,would borrowing an win 7 disc do any good?Any suggestions?Thanks

 

[theog]

How far will setup go?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html?ltr=C

 

[Kev72]

It tries to install,but after 6% an error pops up telling me that the files weren't found or are corrupted.I'm going to try your link and I'll post back.

 

[Kev72]

disk 0 partition 1: System reserved 100.0mb 86.0mb system
disk 0 partition 2 298.0gb 297.2gb primary

I assume I need to format partition2,because it tells me that it may contain files,etc that will be erased?

 

[Kev72]

clean install gets to 6% and i get the 0x80070017 error.It was purchased online and burned to dvd.Could the disc have some bad files?

 

[Techguyjamie]

Try a different disk... and check the upgrade advisor what make and model is the comp in question?

 

[whs]

The MBR is most likely on this 100MB partition. Try to fix it there - e.g. with EasyBCD.

 

[Kev72]

HP dv600,I'll check into easybcd.What exactly will it do?

 

[whs]

HP dv600,I'll check into easybcd.What exactly will it do?

It allows you to fix a defunct MBR.

 

[Kev72]

HP dv600,I'll check into easybcd.What exactly will it do?

It allows you to fix a defunct MBR.

Ok,Thanks.

 

[Kev72]

Can't get easybcd to boot from the cd on the bad computer.

 

[whs]

Did you set the BIOS to boot from CD?

 

[Kev72]

Yes,still get the bootmgr error.I just burned it normally.Should I have burned it in another format?Iso.etc.

 

[whs]

If you burnt it as an ISO, it should boot. Maybe you made a mistake burning the CD. Otherwise I am lost too.

 

[Kev72]

Maybe a bad disk? I'm going to re-burn it and see.

 

[theog]

EasyBCD is a APP you install in Windows, not a bootable CD.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

 

[theog]

clean install gets to 6% and i get the 0x80070017 error.It was purchased online and burned to dvd.Could the disc have some bad files?

Redownload the ISO, & new DVD at a slow speed.
or make USB stick.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html?ltr=U

 

[whs]

EasyBCD is a APP you install in Windows, not a bootable CD.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

My bad, he is right. Sorry I was mixing it up. Here is the documentation: EasyBCD Documentation Home - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

 

[Kev72]

Burned it as an .exe and it still won't run. Would that explain why it won't run?

 

[whs]

Burned it as an .exe and it still won't run.

See post above. I am sorry I sent you on a wild goose chase.