Can't boot after deleted System Reserved Partition
I only have Windows 7 installed. I accidentally deleted the System Reserved Partition and now I can no longer boot into Windows 7. The installation of Windows and all my files still exist in the partition, but without the System Reserved Partition I can no longer boot.
After I deleted the System Reserved Partition I moved left the primary partition to fill the space.
Is there any way I can "reinstall" that System Reserved Partition and the boot files?
- Boot to your Windows DVD
- Get past startup repair to get a command prompt
- Type
diskpart
then enter - Type
list partition
then enter - Make a note of the partition number of your real "C:"
- Type
select n
where n is the partition number - Type
active
- Exit diskpart
- Reboot and run startup repair 3 times.