Help: Laptop won't boot Windows 7
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I have a nice hp pavillion laptop. I installed Windows 7 RC (64) on it a few months back. Now having obtained Windows 7 RTM from TechNet, I started the install of Windows 7 RTM (64). During setup it told me "Windows cannot be installed to this disk" and something about not being able to boot off the disk, but installed windows anyway. The next boot, I get "Operating System Not Found". I booted off GPartEd and set the hard disk to "boot" label. The next boot I get "BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot". I tried system repair, but it does not detect any problems. Also, there is no 'boot' folder in C:, and bootrec /scanos lists 0 windows installations. What should I do?
~ Soumya92
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I have a nice hp pavillion laptop. I installed Windows 7 RC (64) on it a few months back. Now having obtained Windows 7 RTM from TechNet, I started the install of Windows 7 RTM (64). During setup it told me "Windows cannot be installed to this disk" and something about not being able to boot off the disk, but installed windows anyway. The next boot, I get "Operating System Not Found". I booted off GPartEd and set the hard disk to "boot" label. The next boot I get "BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot". I tried system repair, but it does not detect any problems. Also, there is no 'boot' folder in C:, and bootrec /scanos lists 0 windows installations. What should I do?
~ Soumya92
I think that you have a 160GB coaster. :) If I were you I would go back to the Tech-Net site and search for installation instructions for the RTM version. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that you cannot upgrade from RC to RTM. Alternatively take a look at this[^]. I found that and several other promising hits by Googling windows 7 upgrade rc to rtm. Give it a go.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I think that you have a 160GB coaster. :) If I were you I would go back to the Tech-Net site and search for installation instructions for the RTM version. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that you cannot upgrade from RC to RTM. Alternatively take a look at this[^]. I found that and several other promising hits by Googling windows 7 upgrade rc to rtm. Give it a go.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I did not upgrade. I should have mentioned that. I completely formatted the drive containing Windows 7 RC, then installed Windows 7 RTM. However, the problem is now solved. The solution was to, believe it or not, use the VISTA DVD to repair the startup. On booting to repair, it immediately prompted me to "FIx and Restart" a startup problem, and hey presto, problem solved. It is sad to see that Windows 7's startup repair fails to detect the issue, while Vista's startup repair fixes it in seconds.
~ Soumya92
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I did not upgrade. I should have mentioned that. I completely formatted the drive containing Windows 7 RC, then installed Windows 7 RTM. However, the problem is now solved. The solution was to, believe it or not, use the VISTA DVD to repair the startup. On booting to repair, it immediately prompted me to "FIx and Restart" a startup problem, and hey presto, problem solved. It is sad to see that Windows 7's startup repair fails to detect the issue, while Vista's startup repair fixes it in seconds.
~ Soumya92
Glad you have resolved your problem.:thumbsup:
Soumya92 wrote:
It is sad to see that Windows 7's startup repair fails to detect the issue, while Vista's startup repair fixes it in seconds.
Very odd.:confused: I'll try to remember that, in case anyone else has a similar problem.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I have a nice hp pavillion laptop. I installed Windows 7 RC (64) on it a few months back. Now having obtained Windows 7 RTM from TechNet, I started the install of Windows 7 RTM (64). During setup it told me "Windows cannot be installed to this disk" and something about not being able to boot off the disk, but installed windows anyway. The next boot, I get "Operating System Not Found". I booted off GPartEd and set the hard disk to "boot" label. The next boot I get "BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to reboot". I tried system repair, but it does not detect any problems. Also, there is no 'boot' folder in C:, and bootrec /scanos lists 0 windows installations. What should I do?
~ Soumya92
Soymya92, Microsoft does have an official Windows 7 Support Forum located here http://tinyurl.com/9fhdl5. It is supported by product specialists as well as engineers and support teams. You may want to check the threads available there for addtional assistance and feedback. JessicaMicrosoft Windows Client Team