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    Windows 7 I marked my external hard drive as active and now windows won't boot

    Hello I'm new to these forums. What happened to my computer is, I kept getting the BSOD, I went into safe mode, removed the most recent programs I had installed, and it stopped happening. I then proceeded to plug in my external hard drive. It was not recognizing it for some reason, so I went to...
    • patatesboy
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    • boot issues bootrec bsod command prompt data recovery disk management diskpart drive letter error message external drive operating system primary boot recovery environment solid state drive startup repair system restore troubleshooting user experience windows installation
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  2. Windows 7 Troubleshooting Boot Issues: Possible Boot Sector Trojan on Windows 7 Vaio

    Hey everybody, just encountered what i think may be a boot sector trojan virus. Im running windows 7 on a sony vaio and can only get into the BIOs system (version R0200Z5). Im unable to boot into anything (normal mode, safe mode, system restore points) when trying, my comp just...
    • Slink2
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    • bios boot drive boot issues boot options boot trojan chkdsk command line disk check iso malware primary boot reboot loop recovery options repair disk safe mode sony vaio system restore tech support windows 7 write protection
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)