topshotta Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Hi, I just recently had a huge crash in osx that completely screwed both my osx and windows installations. (hard drive corrupted). I want to attempt a windows repair but I can't get my system to boot from the windows install cd again. Can anyone help me figure out a way to boot from the windows install cd ? I thought maybe I could use bless or something. (note: i still can't get into osx yet). Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckarb Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Didn't really understand the question mate? try and be a little clearer... A Windows Repair...? "I thought maybe i could bless or something"?? - Blessing the disk will not help (unless you have faith?) Boot from a windows cd... stick the Cd in and hold C on startup. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/#findComment-265156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 somehow get a disk genius bootable disk and boot from that, using the c-key thing, and fix the hd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/#findComment-265189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 use your osx install/restore disks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/#findComment-265223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 you can't repair windows wit that Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/#findComment-265385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 you could repair the hd using diskutility Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/#findComment-265456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshotta Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 Sorry I haven't been able to get online. No macbook and im on vacation. I am working on repairing the osx partition. Its the windows partition I need more help with. I want to boot from the vista install disc so that I can run chkdsk. Problem is I can't get the macbook to boot from a windows formatted disc. It doesn't recognize the windows install disc as bootable. I have tried using c when booting and also tried using alt/option. The windows cd does not appear as a boot possibility. (Note: any mac boot cd works fine). Any suggestions? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37112-how-to-do-a-windows-repair/#findComment-266755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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