My windows 7 Pro 32 bit came up unbootable last weekend. I have tried all sorts of fixes like Windows repair console, fixboot, fixmbr, rebuild bcd and even manually replacing missing boot files. Still NG. I am now faced with a full reinstall. I have been looking around to see if anyone has some magic trick that would allow a repair install of a non bootable condition. I haven't been able to find one yet. Any ideas on this one?
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Jump to PostI've found that we faced with this type of scenario...unless there is a real need to repair the installation, I generally go with a clean install. At some point you may consider the cost (with regard to time) of reinstalling vs a repair that may or may not be 100% …
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I have run into the same scenario. I tried the Boot.exe / options no luck. What I did, and helped me at the end was to use some software that would allow me to go into disk management and make the primary partition active. (for example Hyren's CD or …
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