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Solve : Windows 7 on HP pavilion 23-b231 (designed for W8)?

Answer» <html><body><p>I modified/customized my HP pavilion 23-b231 to use windows 7 ultimate x64 instead of windows 8, worked fine/great until recently... I went to start it up the other day, and it won't boot. At first start up it brings me to menu with option to either repair windows (which I tried, but get an error message: a required device isn't connected or can't be <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/accessedbrbr-2395493" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ACCESSED">ACCESSED</a>.) or start windows normally.<br/>When I choose start normally it automatically takes me to windows repair and gives same error message.<br/><br/>I tried to boot from CD/USB and when I select repair your computer option, I get error msg: The version of System Recovery Options is not <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compatible-409678" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPATIBLE">COMPATIBLE</a> with the version of windows you are trying to repair.<br/><br/>So I tried to Re-Install, and I get this error message:<br/>Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of GPT partition style.<br/><br/>But I already HAD it installed before, and functioning great...<br/><br/>I do NOT want to re-format my hard <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/drive-959713" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DRIVE">DRIVE</a> and loose all my info/programs etc.<br/><br/>Can anybody help me with this problem?<br/>Or anybody have any ideas/suggestions?<br/>Windows 8 uses GPT but can use MBR.<br/>Windows 7 uses MBR but can use GPT.<br/>GPT &amp; MBR are partitioning schemes, not formatting schemes.<br/>You can Google the differences &amp; the black hole you have fallen into.<br/>The BIOS &amp; System Recovery are all expecting Windows 8.  <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/attempt-887550" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ATTEMPT">ATTEMPT</a> a repair from the Windows 7 DVD, set DVD as 1st boot device.<br/><br/>The boot <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/manager-239636" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MANAGER">MANAGER</a> has become corrupted (don't know how) &amp; needs repair.  This must be done outside of Windows.  Windows 8 might still be on the hard drive along with Windows 7.<br/>You can create a bootable CD of MiniTool Partition Wizard or AEOMI Partition Assistant which might be able to accomplish a repair.<br/><br/></p></body></html>


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