Windows 7 Won't Boot After Linux Install

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#NIX

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Hi

I previously posted on Mint issues on my laptop, causing to be forced to use Elementary installed to a microSD (full install.) For some time, if I wanted to use Windows 7, I simply shut down the laptop, eject the microSD and booted up into Win 7 seamlessly.

As of yesterday, my Windows boot record is just missing and I didn't fiddle with anything.

What can I do to fix Windows 7 (I don't have a Windows DVD)

Tech info below,
It is fully discussed here as MyBB won't allow all the text
 
BlackMamba said:
Reinstall Grub2 from liveCD it should solve your problem
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Onto SDA3. And how do I install it there?
Aspire-5349:~$ blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="PQSERVICE" UUID="F0B42FDFB42FA6D6" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="SYSTEM RESERVED" UUID="4C92307E92306E98" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda3: LABEL="Acer" UUID="58C093E4C093C6A2" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="4e2410ab-88da-4730-9557-3c9e2554ab32" TYPE="swap"
 
#NIX said:
Onto SDA3. And how do I install it there?
Aspire-5349:~$ blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="PQSERVICE" UUID="F0B42FDFB42FA6D6" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="SYSTEM RESERVED" UUID="4C92307E92306E98" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda3: LABEL="Acer" UUID="58C093E4C093C6A2" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="4e2410ab-88da-4730-9557-3c9e2554ab32" TYPE="swap"
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Installing

Following those instructions
 
Dual booting is well documented

If you don't read up further on these things, you will not know. Google is a very good search engine and luckily for you the issue you are experiencing has been resolved many times over and there are excellent online resources for many Linux and Windows dual boot scenarios.
 
There is a much easier way! I just went into GParted, set SDA2 flag active as BOOT and there we go. I just suffered a stroke, not the first either, and have difficulty comprehending. Using Linux for someone like me is very hard; a few years ago, I taught others how to be doing it but diabetes and other medical issues crept up on me. For the record, I initially went the Linux way to counter brain damage after stroke and I really came a long way in restoring lost brain functionality. I can recommend it, yet the recovery after the last one of a few weeks ago is not instant. Even so, here I am conversing and even solved the problem myself, but I would like to thank everybody for the hints and tips. Your recommendations did not go wasted as others will be reading here without interacting. Thanks, folks!

(See below what Linux can help with if you dig into it, there are limitations, but, yes!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia
 
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#NIX said:
There is a much easier way! I just went into GParted, set SDA2 flag active as BOOT and there we go. I just suffered a stroke, not the first either, and have difficulty comprehending. Using Linux for someone like me is very hard; a few years ago, I taught others how to be doing it but diabetes and other medical issues crept up on me. For the record, I initially went the Linux way to counter brain damage after stroke and I really came a long way in restoring lost brain functionality. I can recommend it, yet the recovery after the last one of a few weeks ago is not instant. Even so, here I am conversing and even solved the problem myself, but I would like to thank everybody for the hints and tips. Your recommendations did not go wasted as others will be reading here without interacting. Thanks, folks!

(See below what Linux can help with if you dig into it, there are limitations, but, yes!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia
Click to expand...

Good to know you got it right :)

Linux is a special kind of masochistic pleasure. There's nothing quite like figuring something out after being stuck for a while :D
 
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