Mistakenly edited something while booting Windows. Now it doesn't boot
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10..
I had just finished a session on Win7 which was extremely slow, and I decided to restart in safe mode to uninstall some unnecessary software.
I went past grub, and booted into windows and was tapping the F12 key furiously to get the Safe mode option. I mistakenly pressed F11 repeatedly, I saw something getting edited , like a boot line or something and I pressed Escape hoping it would cancel out whatever I typed. I booted into Windows itself (not safe mode) , did the uninstalling, and performed a restart.
EDIT : I pressed F11 repeatedly and got this. This is what is the edited version looks like (incl. approx screen layout)
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS FOR : WINDOWS 7
PATH : WINDOWSSYSTEM32WINLOAD.EXE
PARTITION : 1
HARD DISK : 5b210d4e
[ /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
]
The last line, that is OPTIN can only be edited . I'm sure I edited this. Any idea what the default is ?
Now my Windows doesn't boot. When I select Windows from the grub menu, a screen comes giving me two options - Launch system recovery and boot Windows Normally.
I chose boot normally, but as soon as the animates Win7 logo appears, there is a flash of BSOD and it restarts. I tried the 'Launch System Recovery' option but it doesn't seem to find any Operating System to locate any System Recovery Points.
windows-7 windows ubuntu boot bootloader
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
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I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10..
I had just finished a session on Win7 which was extremely slow, and I decided to restart in safe mode to uninstall some unnecessary software.
I went past grub, and booted into windows and was tapping the F12 key furiously to get the Safe mode option. I mistakenly pressed F11 repeatedly, I saw something getting edited , like a boot line or something and I pressed Escape hoping it would cancel out whatever I typed. I booted into Windows itself (not safe mode) , did the uninstalling, and performed a restart.
EDIT : I pressed F11 repeatedly and got this. This is what is the edited version looks like (incl. approx screen layout)
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS FOR : WINDOWS 7
PATH : WINDOWSSYSTEM32WINLOAD.EXE
PARTITION : 1
HARD DISK : 5b210d4e
[ /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
]
The last line, that is OPTIN can only be edited . I'm sure I edited this. Any idea what the default is ?
Now my Windows doesn't boot. When I select Windows from the grub menu, a screen comes giving me two options - Launch system recovery and boot Windows Normally.
I chose boot normally, but as soon as the animates Win7 logo appears, there is a flash of BSOD and it restarts. I tried the 'Launch System Recovery' option but it doesn't seem to find any Operating System to locate any System Recovery Points.
windows-7 windows ubuntu boot bootloader
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
Renew Grub from Ubuntu by executingsudo update-grubin a terminal, this will undo possible changes in Grub. If that doesn't help, I'd say you've installed something he's missing now.
– Bobby
Jun 23 '10 at 22:29
doesn't sound like a grub problem; sounds like you've confused the win7 bootloader (which grub is chainloading). don't think update-grub will help here.
– quack quixote
Jun 23 '10 at 22:41
Exactly what I was thinking . I went past the grub alright. I'll try getting that Boot Editor screen again and post what exactly I edited.
– 0xff0000
Jun 23 '10 at 22:45
Have you tried the repair option from the Install CD?
– Daisetsu
Jun 23 '10 at 23:35
1
Problem with the repair option (no need for CD though on Windows 7) is that it'll probably overwrite the boot loader and erase grub. Be careful where you tread.
– user3463
Jun 23 '10 at 23:46
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I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10..
I had just finished a session on Win7 which was extremely slow, and I decided to restart in safe mode to uninstall some unnecessary software.
I went past grub, and booted into windows and was tapping the F12 key furiously to get the Safe mode option. I mistakenly pressed F11 repeatedly, I saw something getting edited , like a boot line or something and I pressed Escape hoping it would cancel out whatever I typed. I booted into Windows itself (not safe mode) , did the uninstalling, and performed a restart.
EDIT : I pressed F11 repeatedly and got this. This is what is the edited version looks like (incl. approx screen layout)
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS FOR : WINDOWS 7
PATH : WINDOWSSYSTEM32WINLOAD.EXE
PARTITION : 1
HARD DISK : 5b210d4e
[ /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
]
The last line, that is OPTIN can only be edited . I'm sure I edited this. Any idea what the default is ?
Now my Windows doesn't boot. When I select Windows from the grub menu, a screen comes giving me two options - Launch system recovery and boot Windows Normally.
I chose boot normally, but as soon as the animates Win7 logo appears, there is a flash of BSOD and it restarts. I tried the 'Launch System Recovery' option but it doesn't seem to find any Operating System to locate any System Recovery Points.
windows-7 windows ubuntu boot bootloader
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 dual boot with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10..
I had just finished a session on Win7 which was extremely slow, and I decided to restart in safe mode to uninstall some unnecessary software.
I went past grub, and booted into windows and was tapping the F12 key furiously to get the Safe mode option. I mistakenly pressed F11 repeatedly, I saw something getting edited , like a boot line or something and I pressed Escape hoping it would cancel out whatever I typed. I booted into Windows itself (not safe mode) , did the uninstalling, and performed a restart.
EDIT : I pressed F11 repeatedly and got this. This is what is the edited version looks like (incl. approx screen layout)
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS
EDIT BOOT OPTIONS FOR : WINDOWS 7
PATH : WINDOWSSYSTEM32WINLOAD.EXE
PARTITION : 1
HARD DISK : 5b210d4e
[ /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN
]
The last line, that is OPTIN can only be edited . I'm sure I edited this. Any idea what the default is ?
Now my Windows doesn't boot. When I select Windows from the grub menu, a screen comes giving me two options - Launch system recovery and boot Windows Normally.
I chose boot normally, but as soon as the animates Win7 logo appears, there is a flash of BSOD and it restarts. I tried the 'Launch System Recovery' option but it doesn't seem to find any Operating System to locate any System Recovery Points.
windows-7 windows ubuntu boot bootloader
windows-7 windows ubuntu boot bootloader
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
edited Jun 24 '10 at 6:58
Bobby
8,03133042
8,03133042
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
asked Jun 23 '10 at 22:26
0xff00000xff0000
10625
10625
Renew Grub from Ubuntu by executingsudo update-grubin a terminal, this will undo possible changes in Grub. If that doesn't help, I'd say you've installed something he's missing now.
– Bobby
Jun 23 '10 at 22:29
doesn't sound like a grub problem; sounds like you've confused the win7 bootloader (which grub is chainloading). don't think update-grub will help here.
– quack quixote
Jun 23 '10 at 22:41
Exactly what I was thinking . I went past the grub alright. I'll try getting that Boot Editor screen again and post what exactly I edited.
– 0xff0000
Jun 23 '10 at 22:45
Have you tried the repair option from the Install CD?
– Daisetsu
Jun 23 '10 at 23:35
1
Problem with the repair option (no need for CD though on Windows 7) is that it'll probably overwrite the boot loader and erase grub. Be careful where you tread.
– user3463
Jun 23 '10 at 23:46
add a comment |
Renew Grub from Ubuntu by executingsudo update-grubin a terminal, this will undo possible changes in Grub. If that doesn't help, I'd say you've installed something he's missing now.
– Bobby
Jun 23 '10 at 22:29
doesn't sound like a grub problem; sounds like you've confused the win7 bootloader (which grub is chainloading). don't think update-grub will help here.
– quack quixote
Jun 23 '10 at 22:41
Exactly what I was thinking . I went past the grub alright. I'll try getting that Boot Editor screen again and post what exactly I edited.
– 0xff0000
Jun 23 '10 at 22:45
Have you tried the repair option from the Install CD?
– Daisetsu
Jun 23 '10 at 23:35
1
Problem with the repair option (no need for CD though on Windows 7) is that it'll probably overwrite the boot loader and erase grub. Be careful where you tread.
– user3463
Jun 23 '10 at 23:46
Renew Grub from Ubuntu by executing
sudo update-grub in a terminal, this will undo possible changes in Grub. If that doesn't help, I'd say you've installed something he's missing now.– Bobby
Jun 23 '10 at 22:29
Renew Grub from Ubuntu by executing
sudo update-grub in a terminal, this will undo possible changes in Grub. If that doesn't help, I'd say you've installed something he's missing now.– Bobby
Jun 23 '10 at 22:29
doesn't sound like a grub problem; sounds like you've confused the win7 bootloader (which grub is chainloading). don't think update-grub will help here.
– quack quixote
Jun 23 '10 at 22:41
doesn't sound like a grub problem; sounds like you've confused the win7 bootloader (which grub is chainloading). don't think update-grub will help here.
– quack quixote
Jun 23 '10 at 22:41
Exactly what I was thinking . I went past the grub alright. I'll try getting that Boot Editor screen again and post what exactly I edited.
– 0xff0000
Jun 23 '10 at 22:45
Exactly what I was thinking . I went past the grub alright. I'll try getting that Boot Editor screen again and post what exactly I edited.
– 0xff0000
Jun 23 '10 at 22:45
Have you tried the repair option from the Install CD?
– Daisetsu
Jun 23 '10 at 23:35
Have you tried the repair option from the Install CD?
– Daisetsu
Jun 23 '10 at 23:35
1
1
Problem with the repair option (no need for CD though on Windows 7) is that it'll probably overwrite the boot loader and erase grub. Be careful where you tread.
– user3463
Jun 23 '10 at 23:46
Problem with the repair option (no need for CD though on Windows 7) is that it'll probably overwrite the boot loader and erase grub. Be careful where you tread.
– user3463
Jun 23 '10 at 23:46
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You can use msconfig or bcdedit to modify the win7/vista boot config
I presume that changes in msconfig should overwrite any errors for you.
http://www.windows7home.net/how-to-use-bcdedit-in-windows-7/
answered Jun 24 '10 at 1:27
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You can use msconfig or bcdedit to modify the win7/vista boot config
I presume that changes in msconfig should overwrite any errors for you.
http://www.windows7home.net/how-to-use-bcdedit-in-windows-7/
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You can use msconfig or bcdedit to modify the win7/vista boot config
I presume that changes in msconfig should overwrite any errors for you.
http://www.windows7home.net/how-to-use-bcdedit-in-windows-7/
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You can use msconfig or bcdedit to modify the win7/vista boot config
I presume that changes in msconfig should overwrite any errors for you.
http://www.windows7home.net/how-to-use-bcdedit-in-windows-7/
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You can use msconfig or bcdedit to modify the win7/vista boot config
I presume that changes in msconfig should overwrite any errors for you.
http://www.windows7home.net/how-to-use-bcdedit-in-windows-7/
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Renew Grub from Ubuntu by executing
sudo update-grubin a terminal, this will undo possible changes in Grub. If that doesn't help, I'd say you've installed something he's missing now.– Bobby
Jun 23 '10 at 22:29
doesn't sound like a grub problem; sounds like you've confused the win7 bootloader (which grub is chainloading). don't think update-grub will help here.
– quack quixote
Jun 23 '10 at 22:41
Exactly what I was thinking . I went past the grub alright. I'll try getting that Boot Editor screen again and post what exactly I edited.
– 0xff0000
Jun 23 '10 at 22:45
Have you tried the repair option from the Install CD?
– Daisetsu
Jun 23 '10 at 23:35
1
Problem with the repair option (no need for CD though on Windows 7) is that it'll probably overwrite the boot loader and erase grub. Be careful where you tread.
– user3463
Jun 23 '10 at 23:46