Installed windows 8, windows 7 will not boot.

Gman91

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Ok so attempted to install windows 8 a few times but was getting errors, I proceeded to burn at a slower speed. I partitioned my hard drive (first time doing so) and labeled it G. I gave up on windows 8 after it gave me some trouble and tried booting back into 7. I kept getting bootmgr was missing so I tried installing windows 8 again. This time I got it to work. I went into to disk management to check things out and I noticed my Windows 7 Allocated space was not bootable. Here is a screen shot.



Did I do something wrong?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
That message usually indicates a corrupt boot sector, so you might want to consider running a repair from your Windows 7 DVD. You can try either the automated 'Repair' option or use the command line Bootrec /RebuildBcd. I think Bootrec /fixboot may also work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox
Where is the automated repair at? After the computer posts correct? I don't get an option to repair. When I attempt the command lines in cmd, Is says its not a valid command. See which is weird because the computer was working just fine before I tried installing windows 8. I'll give the repair a shot and see what happens.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
Where is the automated repair at? After the computer posts correct? I don't get an option to repair. When I attempt the command lines in cmd, Is says its not a valid command.

You'll need to boot from your Windows 7 DVD to access the repair options.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate/Windows 8.1/Linux
    CPU
    FX-8350
    Motherboard
    GA-990XA-UD3
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD7860
    Sound Card
    Xonar Essence STX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Various
    PSU
    Corsair HX 850W
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian
    Cooling
    Thermalright
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    firefox
Or if you created the Win 7 Repair Disk as you should have the Repair Options will be there. In fact the time I corrupted my MBR, when I booted to the Repair Disk it noticed the corrupted MBR and repaired it without going into repair options. Neat.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 7/Win 8 CP Dual Boot
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio
    CPU
    Intel 2.53 GHz
    Motherboard
    Sony Vaio
    Memory
    8 GB Ram DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
    Hard Drives
    320 GB Toshiba MK3254 GSY SATA
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