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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.
For future reference, and I just had this issue with my work laptop 30 minutes before i have a video conference. You can always try power-cycling the computer (turning it off, taking the battery out, and holding the power button for approx 20 seconds, then trying to turn it back on) that did work for me im not sure if your case required more maintenance but just trying to help!
Oh of course, the USB stick I was using had been set up for booting on XP and I hadn't used the stick since getting a new computer with Win7 installed.
Maybe the quick boot just booted up the first option it saw as an OS
Hi,
You probably have the USB set before the hard drive in the BIOS boot order. No real reason
to change it if you know that it set that way.
Rob - SpiritX
Yes 100% correct, reset the bios boot anyway as no longer needed in that sequence.
