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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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That was my problem. I had a flash drive plugged in one of the USB ports.
Thanks
Terdog, Hi. Thanks for this answer, it saved me a lot of headaches. My boot priority also got changed and I ended up with the NTLDR missing problem. Really scratched my head until I found your response. Thank you once again. Cheers.
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.
