Gateway PC booting up into System Recovery Console

I have a Gateway PC that keeps booting into the Gateway System Recover
Console all the time. System Restore does not work and I cannot get int
safe mode. I decided to get into the System Recovery Console and into
command prompt to see what's going on. I used the Diskpart utility an
found out that the Recovery partition is set to Boot and not my
primary partition. How do I make Diskpart set my C primary partition a
bootable again?

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JonathanVQP

All these views and no one has a clue?


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JonathanVQP

JonathanVQP <> wrote:

>All these views and no one has a clue?

Patience is a virtue.

Translation: this isn't a drive-thru window at your local fast-tech
service shop where you get instant answers by request.

Bill Daggett;1102549 Wrote:
> JonathanVQP <> wrote
> > > >
> > >All these views and no one has a clue? > >
>
> Patience is a virtue
>
> Translation: this isn't a drive-thru window at your local fast-tec
> service shop where you get instant answers by request

I wouldn't call the "answers" instant

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JonathanVQP

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:38:30 -0500, Bill Daggett wrote:

> JonathanVQP <> wrote:
>
>>All these views and no one has a clue?
>
> Patience is a virtue.
>
> Translation: this isn't a drive-thru window at your local fast-tech
> service shop where you get instant answers by request.

Also, your advice was presented in a gentle manner. I would have been a bit
sharper of tongue, so I'm glad you responded, rather than me :-)

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Hi Jonathan,

If I understood you correctly, you wish to set the C o/s partitio
Active

X:\Sources>DISKPAR

DISKPART> SEL DISK

Disk 0 is now the selected disk

DISKPART> LIS VO

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status
Inf
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- ---------
-------
Volume 0 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Medi
Volume 1 C VISTA NTFS Partition 30 GB Healthy
Volume 2 D 7137 x64 NTFS Partition 25 GB Healthy

DISKPART> SEL VOL

Volume 1 is the selected volume

DISKPART> AC

DiskPart marked the current partition as active

DISKPART> EX

Hope it help

SIW


JonathanVQP;1102449 Wrote:
> I have a Gateway PC that keeps booting into the Gateway System Recover
> Console all the time. System Restore does not work and I cannot get int
> safe mode. I decided to get into the System Recovery Console and into
> command prompt to see what's going on. I used the Diskpart utility an
> found out that the Recovery partition is set to Boot and not my
> primary partition. How do I make Diskpart set my C primary partition a
> bootable again?

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SIW2

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:49:18 -0500, JonathanVQP wrote:

> Bill Daggett;1102549 Wrote:
>> JonathanVQP <> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> >All these views and no one has a clue? > >
>>
>> Patience is a virtue.
>>
>> Translation: this isn't a drive-thru window at your local fast-tech
>> service shop where you get instant answers by request.
>
> I wouldn't call the "answers" instant.

No, and they won't be. Apparently you completely failed to understand Bill
Daggett's post, which offered you some useful advice.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

SIW2,
Here is the Diskpart output:
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
------------ -- ------ -- ---- ---- ------ ----
....
Volume 3 X Recovery NTFS Partition 16 GB Healthy Boot
....
Volume 4 C Harddrive NTFS Partition 580 GB Healthy
....

As you can see, the Recovery partition is set to Boot. Even when I set
the C Drive to Active, it still does not boot the C drive. The Boot flag
is still set to the Recovery drive. I have wasted all day on this and I
still can't figure it out!! Thanks for your help!!!


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JonathanVQP

JonathanVQP;1102562 Wrote:
> SIW2,
> Here is the Diskpart output:
> Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
> ------------ -- ------ -- ---- ---- ------ ----
> ...
> Volume 3 X Recovery NTFS Partition 16 GB Healthy Boot
> ...
> Volume 4 C Harddrive NTFS Partition 580 GB Healthy
> ...
>
> As you can see, the Recovery partition is set to Boot. Even when I set
> the C Drive to Active, it still does not boot the C drive. The Boot flag
> is still set to the Recovery drive. I have wasted all day on this and I
> still can't figure it out!! Thanks for your help!!!



Hi Jonathan,

Actually, the 7 dvd is better at fixing Vista than the Vista disc is.

You need to d/l the whole 7100RC .iso from here , choose the same bit
version as you have installed.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../download.aspx

Burn the downloaded.iso to dvd using an isoburner - if you don't have
one handy, use this: ( don't format the dvd - if Autoplay pops up, just
close it )

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Boot the dvd, windows loads files, select language and keyboard, Next.
You get a screen saying "Install Now". Don't click that, obviously -
click "Repair my Computer" at the bottom of that screen.

Hope it helps

SIW2


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SIW2;1102572 Wrote:
> > JonathanVQP;1102562 Wrote:
> > SIW2,
> > Here is the Diskpart output:
> > Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
> > ------------ -- ------ -- ---- ---- ------ ----
> > ...
> > Volume 3 X Recovery NTFS Partition 16 GB Healthy Boot
> > ...
> > Volume 4 C Harddrive NTFS Partition 580 GB Healthy
> > ...
> >
> > As you can see, the Recovery partition is set to Boot. Even when I set
> > the C Drive to Active, it still does not boot the C drive. The Boot flag
> > is still set to the Recovery drive. I have wasted all day on this and I
> > still can't figure it out!! Thanks for your help!!!> >
>
>
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Actually, the 7 dvd is better at fixing Vista than the Vista disc is.
>
>
> You need to d/l the whole 7100RC .iso from here , choose the same bit
> version as you have installed.
>
> 'Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC): Instructions for Free Download'
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win.../download.aspx)
>
> Burn the downloaded.iso to dvd using an isoburner - if you don't have
> one handy, use this: ( don't format the dvd - if Autoplay pops up,
> just close it )
>
> 14614
>
> Boot the dvd, windows loads files, select language and keyboard,
> Next. You get a screen saying "Install Now". Don't click that,
> obviously - click "Repair my Computer" at the bottom of that screen.
>
> Hope it helps
>
> SIW2


Unfortunately, this does not work. I have Windows 7 RC installed on my
laptop and I have the burned cd handy. I did as you requested but the
Diskpart utility can't seem to save the c partition as bootable. Can the
BIOS be at fault?


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JonathanVQP