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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.
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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/
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Almost the exact same problem as most of you: installed windows 7 over windows xp. I found that my boot order was mixed up. Additional problem: I could not find my hard drives in the BIOS. I eventually solved it by plugging in my HDDs in a different order on the MOBO, so that the HDD with the windows install was the first HDD numerically, according to the SATA slot numbers (eg, i plugged it into SATA port 2 on the mobo, and plugged the other HDDs into slots 3 and 4).
p.s. Hey Terdog, nice to see MFPS on the forum.
change the boot order so that the drive windows is installed is at the top. it worked for me. i hope it works for everyone else too!
I'm not that technical especially when it comes to computers, mainly because I'm a mechanic. I have computers though at home and I would encounter this kind of scenario for XP as well as Windows 7. I often remedy this "NTLDR is missing" by taking out the RAM and disconnecting the cable from the HDD. When I put back the RAM and the cable, it fixes itself. I really don't have any formal training in computers and I have no explanation for this but it works for me. This is also not a band aid solution as the last time this happened for my XP was 9 months ago and up until now had no issues with it.
Hope this simpleton helps.
