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08-25-2014, 02:52 PM
I need some IT help please.
My son's computer won't load Windows 7. Apparently it just happened this morning & he just now told me.
It boots up & then goes right into Start Up Repair...which fails.
We've tried Last Known Good...same issue.
I've tried 3 different older restore points...same issue.
It was running Windows 7 Ultimate, MB is an MSI 870A-G54
Any ideas?
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We opened the case..not much dust. Ram was not loose. All other connections seemed fine.
I was in the BIOS, ram is fine. Everything looks fine. Changed the boot default to the DVD drive & have the Windows 7 disk in it.
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running a ckhdsk on the boot drive right now
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sounds like a broken MBR or something like that
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(08-25-2014, 05:10 PM)Tonto Wrote: running a ckhdsk on the boot drive right now
It just finished.
Still have the same problem.
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(08-25-2014, 07:24 PM)Teck1337 Wrote: sounds like a broken MBR or something like that
Any way to fix that, short of doing a new install?
(he has Office 2010 installed & the disk & code are in a downstairs room that is being remodeled = it's packed with crap right now)
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How recent is your backup?
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(08-25-2014, 07:47 PM)nayslayer Wrote: How recent is your backup?
Mine, fairly recent. My son's....what decade is this?
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I'm going to try bootrec.exe /FixMbr
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(08-25-2014, 07:54 PM)Tonto Wrote: I'm going to try bootrec.exe /FixMbr
It said it was executed successfully, but problems still exists.
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