Ressurecting an OS

[grahammechanical]

This is what concerns me about your first post:

Now, how do I format the other partitions so that it boots properly into the fixed windows 7 OS partition?

If you format any partition you will loose all data (including an OS) that is on it. But if you want to do it your way and if you only want Windows 7 on that hard disk, then by all means just re-install Windows 7.

If its not booting properly then may be a re-install is the only answer. But without knowledge of the error messages that you get when trying to load Windows 7 and knowledge of any other OS that you may or may not have. I do not think that it would be wise to give you exact advice.

[oldfred]

Boot-Repair can fix booting of Windows if it is just a boot issue. Otherwise you may need the Windows repairCD to run chkdsk or other Windows repairs.

Did you make this when Windows was working or do you have access to another Windows install. It just has to be either 32 or 64 bit to match yours.

Make your own Windows repairCD (not vendor recovery):
http://forums.techarena.in/guides-tutorials/1114725.htm

Windows 7 repair USB, Also Vista if service pack installed
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-re...tion-dvd-disc/
http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/creat...usb-drive.html
Windows 8 UEFI repair USB must be FAT32
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/For...-166dddf32205/