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796522 2009-07-30 07:55:00 I've been trying out Windows 7 (RC) on a spare PC thats about 4 years old with an AMD processor (XP3000+) & 1gb ram.

It's been running sweetly until I tried to start it last night and it wouldn't and it seems that it may be due to an automatic update that installed when I shut it down last. Not sure what the update was - I didn't even know it had one to install.

Well, it tries to start but keeps coming up with a "Windows Error Recovery" screen giving two options -

1) Launch Windows Recovery (Recommended) or
2) Start Windows Normally

..but the second option is greyed out and not available.

It then goes to another screen with a window titled "System Recovery Options" where you choose a keyboard layout. Then onto another "System Recovery Options" window with a choice of using recovery tools and picking an operating system (but none are mentioned) or restoring using a system image I had created earlier (but haven't).

Basically it seems that it doesn't recognize that it has an operating system at all.

Anyone have any ideas what's happened and if there is a solution (other than re-installing lol)?

Thanks. 		metatter (5929)
796523 2009-07-30 08:05:00 Maybe the RC has timed out and been killed by M$ paulw (1826)
796524 2009-07-30 08:09:00 Maybe the RC has timed out and been killed by M$

Shouldn't be, it's the RC that is OK 'til 31/3/10 - fully registered etc.

Cheers. 		metatter (5929)
796525 2009-07-30 08:21:00 Those options you gave about the recovery - are they from the PC , or from the Actual DVD you made to install it.??

If you haven't tried from the DVD, boot from that - select Fix my computer ( I think its called) - try the recovery options from there.

Edited:

I got These two updates (www.imagef1.net.nz) today. 		wainuitech (129)
796526 2009-07-30 09:27:00 Do a chkdsk C: /r on the drive first from the recovery tools selection

It may be a different letter, check by going sytem image>cancel>next>browse>Then from there you can see the drive letters etc.

Then see if it recognises it. Once it does, just do a system restore

Blam 		Blam (54)
796527 2009-07-30 11:11:00 Those options you gave about the recovery - are they from the PC , or from the Actual DVD you made to install it.??

If you haven't tried from the DVD, boot from that - select Fix my computer ( I think its called) - try the recovery options from there.

Edited:

I got These two updates (www.imagef1.net.nz) today.

Thanks for the idea but no joy - wont let me boot from from the DVD, even if I disable all other boot options, I still return to the screens I first mentioned. This also means that I cannot re-install without formatting the HD on another PC as I can't get to the C drive.

Any ideas why this would be?

Cheers. 		metatter (5929)
796528 2009-07-30 11:15:00 Do a chkdsk C: /r on the drive first from the recovery tools selection

It may be a different letter, check by going sytem image>cancel>next>browse>Then from there you can see the drive letters etc.

Then see if it recognises it. Once it does, just do a system restore

Blam

The only drive I see from the command prompt is a X:/ drive, presumably the recovery drive. Do you mean from there to do the chkdsk?

I dont quite understand how to check for a different drive, am I to type the "system image>image......" at the prompt or is it another way.

Thanks. 		metatter (5929)
796529 2009-07-30 11:26:00 Thanks for the idea but no joy - wont let me boot from from the DVD, even if I disable all other boot options, I still return to the screens I first mentioned. This also means that I cannot re-install without formatting the HD on another PC as I can't get to the C drive.

Any ideas why this would be?

Cheers.

Wont let you boot from DVD ?? Sounds a little like a hardware problem or BIOS setting.

Boot into the BIOS - ( usually hitting the Delete key on boot) - look to see if the drive is showing in the BIOS - If it is, reset the BIOS to the default settings, then reboot again, and Go back in, check / Change to make sure the first boot device is the DVD Drive.

It shouldn't matter is the OS is damaged or not - that shouldn't stop it booting from a CD/DVD ( hasn't got that far yet.)

By any chance do you happen to have a Seagate drive - model number 7200.11 ????? 		wainuitech (129)
796530 2009-07-30 11:28:00 Actually...as long as you don't have any other drives and windows installations it should be C:

so in command prompt just do:

chkdsk C: /r

Check in the BIOS that the 1st boot device is the CD/DVD drive 		Blam (54)
796531 2009-07-30 11:53:00 Wont let you boot from DVD ?? Sounds a little like a hardware problem or BIOS setting.

Boot into the BIOS - ( usually hitting the Delete key on boot) - look to see if the drive is showing in the BIOS - If it is, reset the BIOS to the default settings, then reboot again, and Go back in, check / Change to make sure the first boot device is the DVD Drive.

It shouldn't matter is the OS is damaged or not - that shouldn't stop it booting from a CD/DVD ( hasn't got that far yet.)

By any chance do you happen to have a Seagate drive - model number 7200.11 ?????

Into BIOS - neither of my drives show there, the BIOS only picks up IDE drives and both mine are SCSI (SATA).

I have changed the boot order to show only the CD/DVD drive and disabled all other options but it still goes to the recovery screen, after checking out the DVD for around 30 seconds.

Neither of the drives are Seagate :lol:

Cheers. 		metatter (5929)
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