If you where like me you stayed with XP for as long as you could. I just did not want Vista.
After I got Cliffs of Dover I knew it was time to upgrade to Windows 7.
This should help if your new to windows 7 like me.
For some reason the SSD that I use for Cliffs of Dover stopped booting up.
I tried lots of things to bring it back up. I was to the point of deleting the SSD clean and re-installing Windows 7 and CLoD.
I did not have a DVD to install Windows 7 because I download windows 7.
Then I found this just before I went threw all that.
I have Windows 7 and CLoD on my HHD so I was able to do the following.
Your PC Won't Boot
If turning on your PC doesn't bring you into Windows, try booting from a Windows 7 DVD or a recovery disc.
Boot from a Windows 7 System Repair Disc, and you'll find tools to heal an unbootable PC.You may already have the DVD. If Windows 7 didn't come with your computer but you installed it yourself, you have the disc. If you don't have it, you can borrow someone else's disc.
Alternatively you can borrow someone else's Windows 7 computer and use it to create a System Repair Disc (you can also do this on your own PC before it has a problem). To create the disc, click Start, type system repair, select Create a System Repair Disc, and follow the prompts.
If your computer won't boot from the CD, go into its setup screen and change the boot order so that the optical or CD/DVD drive comes before the hard drive. I can't tell you exactly how to do this since it differs from one PC to another. When you first turn on the computer, look for an on-screen message telling you to press a particular key 'for setup'.
If your PC fails before you can enter setup or boot from a CD, you have a hardware problem. If you're not comfortable working inside a PC, take it to a professional.
But let's assume that the CD boots. When it does, follow the prompts. Likely the utility will tell you very soon that there's a problem, and it will ask if you want to fix the problem. You do.
If it doesn't ask you, or if the disc can't fix the issue, you'll see a menu with various options.Startup Repair and System Restore are both worth trying.
I was able to make the recovery DVD and it told me there was a problem with one of my Windows 7 installs and asked to fix the problem.
Yes , I clicked . And that was that. Windows 7 repaired on the SSD and booting up .
flyer01:salute: WPS
After I got Cliffs of Dover I knew it was time to upgrade to Windows 7.
This should help if your new to windows 7 like me.
For some reason the SSD that I use for Cliffs of Dover stopped booting up.
I tried lots of things to bring it back up. I was to the point of deleting the SSD clean and re-installing Windows 7 and CLoD.
I did not have a DVD to install Windows 7 because I download windows 7.
Then I found this just before I went threw all that.
I have Windows 7 and CLoD on my HHD so I was able to do the following.
Your PC Won't Boot
If turning on your PC doesn't bring you into Windows, try booting from a Windows 7 DVD or a recovery disc.
Boot from a Windows 7 System Repair Disc, and you'll find tools to heal an unbootable PC.You may already have the DVD. If Windows 7 didn't come with your computer but you installed it yourself, you have the disc. If you don't have it, you can borrow someone else's disc.Alternatively you can borrow someone else's Windows 7 computer and use it to create a System Repair Disc (you can also do this on your own PC before it has a problem). To create the disc, click Start, type system repair, select Create a System Repair Disc, and follow the prompts.
If your computer won't boot from the CD, go into its setup screen and change the boot order so that the optical or CD/DVD drive comes before the hard drive. I can't tell you exactly how to do this since it differs from one PC to another. When you first turn on the computer, look for an on-screen message telling you to press a particular key 'for setup'.
If your PC fails before you can enter setup or boot from a CD, you have a hardware problem. If you're not comfortable working inside a PC, take it to a professional.
But let's assume that the CD boots. When it does, follow the prompts. Likely the utility will tell you very soon that there's a problem, and it will ask if you want to fix the problem. You do.
If it doesn't ask you, or if the disc can't fix the issue, you'll see a menu with various options.Startup Repair and System Restore are both worth trying.
I was able to make the recovery DVD and it told me there was a problem with one of my Windows 7 installs and asked to fix the problem.
Yes , I clicked . And that was that. Windows 7 repaired on the SSD and booting up .
flyer01:salute: WPS