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    Asus N46VZ/N56VZ boot problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by vic4ever, Aug 22, 2012.

  1. vic4ever

    vic4ever Newbie

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    I accidentally deleted a boot entry for Windows 7 using EasyBCD. Now, my laptop is not able to boot to Windows 7.

    After investigation, I found out that the Windows partition is hidden. Moreover, it is also a EFI System Partition, which is strange since it file system is NTFS.

    Any suggestion ? I tried Startup Repair but it said the recovery is not compatible.
     
    vic4ever, Aug 22, 2012
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  2. Dantei

    Dantei Notebook Consultant

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    Have you got Windows 7 Recovery CD or at least Windows 7 on CD? All you have to do is repair MBR, just run Windows Recovery from CD and let the program do the thing.
     
    Dantei, Aug 22, 2012
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    Dantei Notebook Consultant

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    About hidden partition, ASUS and many other vendors provide laptops with hidden partitions, so inexperienced users won't delete it.
     
    Dantei, Aug 22, 2012
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