Deleted Windows.old - Now stuck in the Auto Repair
Hi all,
I run a copy of Win8 in a Bootcamp partition on my Macbook Pro and stupidly deleted the Windows.old folder manually rather than through the disk cleanup and now Win8 wont startup. I now get stuck in the Auto Repair and none of the Advanced features seem to work.
I originally installed via a Win8 upgrade bootable USB and that isn't being recognised by the Auto Repair when i try to restore.
I don't mind losing the data in the partition (i only use it to run a Windows program needed for work), but the issue here is that i don't have an original Win7 image anywhere to reinstall - only the Win8 Upgrade bootable USB thumb.
Is there any way i can fix this without having to find a full image of either Win7 or Win8 and reinstalling from scratch? Is it failing to boot up because for some reason things were still pointing to the Windows.old folder?
Thanks for the help.
Hi all,
I run a copy of Win8 in a Bootcamp partition on my Macbook Pro and stupidly deleted the Windows.old folder manually rather than through the disk cleanup and now Win8 wont startup. I now get stuck in the Auto Repair and none of the Advanced features seem to work.
I originally installed via a Win8 upgrade bootable USB and that isn't being recognised by the Auto Repair when i try to restore.
I don't mind losing the data in the partition (i only use it to run a Windows program needed for work), but the issue here is that i don't have an original Win7 image anywhere to reinstall - only the Win8 Upgrade bootable USB thumb.
Is there any way i can fix this without having to find a full image of either Win7 or Win8 and reinstalling from scratch? Is it failing to boot up because for some reason things were still pointing to the Windows.old folder?
Thanks for the help.
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System One
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- OS
- Windows 8