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    R&R did not go smoothly. Now cannot boot to Win7, pls help =(

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by haagen_dazs, Jan 5, 2012.

  1. haagen_dazs

    haagen_dazs Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi all

    Thinkpad Edge 13 running Win 7
    Its out of warranty and I am disappointed that Lenovo phone tech support will not help me since I am out of warranty =(

    I used R&R to create the boot disk and recovery disk on usb key.
    I then ran the R&R and did a full restore to its factory settings.

    However after this, I am not able to boot back into Win 7.
    In the black screen, it says

    "windows boot manager
    windows failed to start
    mising a file
    CLFS.SYS
    "

    It will not start in normal or safe mode either.

    What can I do now to get the machine back alive?
    I cannot even get into Windows.
    Any help is appreciated
     
    haagen_dazs, Jan 5, 2012
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  2. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    If the Lenovo recovery solution isn't working for you, I'd get a legal copy of Windows 7 here, and do a clean install myself. Your laptop should have the genuine Windows sticker on the bottom, you can use that to register.
     
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    haagen_dazs Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes i have the genuine stick on the bottom.
    it says win 7 pro OA

    i will have to get the iso file and make a bootable usb drive.

    however how do i know if its 32bit or 64bit as the sticker says "Win 7 Pro OA"
    Does it matter for the serial number on the sticker?
     
    haagen_dazs, Jan 5, 2012
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    It doesn't matter which version as your OEM serial can be used in either 32 bit or 64 bit versions of Windows 7 Professional in this case.
     
    PatchySan, Jan 5, 2012
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  5. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    If you have more than 4gb though, use the 64-bit version..

    (or is this no longer an issue in Win7??)
     
    takeabyte, Jan 5, 2012
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    Really weird.
    I d/l the ISO for Win 7 Pro 32bit from the links and made a bootable USB.

    I installed Win 7 but during the setup stage and there was a "setup.exe application error"
    0x0000006

    eh? What happened?
    Was there a problem making the bootable USB from the ISO or is this a hardware failure?
     
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    How did you make your Bootable Windows USB Installer? Have you used the Windows USB/DVD Tool?
     
    PatchySan, Jan 5, 2012
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    I should also mention that the original Win7 and Lenovo Partition drives are still in the hdd. Does that affect a fresh install of Win7 onto the hdd?

    Or should I completely format the hdd but then means I will completely wipe out the original stuff that came with the computer (and all the lenovo software?)

    Please advise
     
    haagen_dazs, Jan 5, 2012
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    Yes I used the "Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool" from the Microsoft Store website
     
    haagen_dazs, Jan 5, 2012
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    hey all. thanks for helping me. so looks like it now works
    i formated the old partition to be sure i cleaned it all out
    then install win 7

    successfully installed and also authenticated my windows key

    however now, i cannot seem to get the wifi started on
    in "network and sharing center" there is only a broadband connection

    how does one start up the wifi ?
    Is this a simple case of not having the wifi drivers?
     
    haagen_dazs, Jan 5, 2012
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    haagen_dazs,

    Yeah, probably just need to install that WiFi driver. Here's a link
     
    brian5, Jan 5, 2012
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    I suggest you download the WiFi driver, then go to the lenovo driver website and download System Update 4, which will install all the other drivers/software. Then download the ThinkVantage Toolbox, which will restore the blue button functionality :)
     
    takeabyte, Jan 6, 2012
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