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Windows 7 boot error - Windows failed to start.
I just got a weird Windows 7 error - when switching the notebook on, it gives me a black screen with "Windows failed to start" and a couple of suggestions how to fix that.
Screenshot of the error: http://i.imgur.com/7Uqg3.png
I followed the instructions and clicked Repair your computer > Startup repair after booting with the original Windows 7 Install disk. Unfortunately, the auto repair option didn't fix it, so I'm looking for suggestions. Is there a way to fix that?
Problem solved
For some (unknown) reason, Windows auto-repair could not find the Windows installation, thus could not apply the repair procedure. What I did, is using a couple of commands as suggested in one of the posts below, flagged the Windows partition as active and then again tried to repair it through the auto-repair option. This time Windows found the problem and repaired it almost instantly.
If that doesn't help, here you may find useful suggestions how to proceed further http://www.tomshardware.com/news/win7-windows-7-mbr,10036.html