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not able to boot with windows 7 os
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To access the System Recovery Environment in Windows 7, simply boot your PC, just before the system loads the Windows operating system; hit the [F8] Function 8 key on your keyboard which will launch the Advanced Boot Options Menu. There you will see a new option 'Repair Your Computer', select this option and hit 'Enter' on your keyboard.
Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com http://www.activewin.com
Interesting. Someone at another site posted with the same problem when helping a friend fix their Windows XP machine.
I suggest starting with checking that there are no CDs or DVDs in the drives or removable drives (backups) plugged in to the USB ports. If that is not the problem, see if this KB article helps: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315261/
Corrine, Microsoft MVP (Consumer Security). This posting is provided "AS IS" without warranty, and confers no rights.
Thank you my friend, very helpful
Hi,
There are a 100+ million computers running Windows 7 that do not have the issue you
are experiencing. That fact alone tells you there has to be something else if play.
One big problem is that you have been dealing with "Leeks and Peeks" at a Best Buy
(other Big Box Stores are similar) where they usually have very limited ability to
thoroughly troubleshoot hardware issues. So look for a real computer shop, one that
does its own in-house service, or the System Maker's Support.
Since the hard drive has been replaced so many times (you would think the guys at
BB would have picked up on that as a CLUE) the issues has to be other hardware.
Maybe the drive controller on the motherboard or other hardware.
Other possibilities would include any boot related utilities such as might be used to
dual boot other OS such as Linux. Or improperly installed dual boots of Windows.
Hope this helps.
Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows Expert - Consumer : Bicycle <- Mark Twain said it right.
i bought a pc with windows 7 so no single install DVD. i have 4 install DVDs and 1 supplemental install DVD. have not tried above fix yet. i am getting a little tired of wiping my pc and adding in a new hard drive. that has been the geek squad solution twice for me. now i am thinking i have several good hard drives and one POS operating system.
