Grub cannot find my windows 7 partition !!!!!!!!

[zak23]

Can any one help me please it's asap for me
i have windows 7 before and i just installed ubuntu 12.04 but grub couldn't detect i don't know what i have to do.
this is my info after executing the file bootinfoscript




Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
in partition 72 for .
=> Syslinux MBR (4.04 and higher) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.

sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Dell Utility: FAT16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /DELLBIO.BIN /DELLRMK.BIN /COMMAND.COM

sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files:

sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: Grub2 (v1.99)
Boot sector info: Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the boot sector of sda5
and looks at sector 290200248 of the same hard drive
for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
in partition 72 for .
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Boot files: /grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab

sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda6 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /Windows/System32/winload.exe

sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: SYSLINUX 4.06 4.06-pre7
Boot sector info: Syslinux looks at sector 16392 of /dev/sdb1 for its
second stage. SYSLINUX is installed in the directory.
No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /syslinux/syslinux.cfg /ldlinux.sys

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 63 305,234 305,172 6 FAT16
/dev/sda2 * 307,200 4,501,503 4,194,304 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 4,501,504 239,312,895 234,811,392 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda4 239,316,990 488,388,795 249,071,806 f W95 Extended (LBA)
/dev/sda5 239,316,992 355,194,879 115,877,888 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 355,197,213 488,388,795 133,191,583 fd Linux raid autodetect


Drive: sdb __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdb: 4005 MB, 4005527552 bytes
250 heads, 19 sectors/track, 1647 cylinders, total 7823296 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sdb1 * 63 7,823,295 7,823,233 b W95 FAT32


"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 07D9-050D vfat DellUtility
/dev/sda2 9d71fa78-3244-46a4-bcee-c7164f4b22f8 swap
/dev/sda3 022C8D822C8D7189 ntfs
/dev/sda5 e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e ext4
/dev/sda6 D8AEA711AEA6E76A ntfs
/dev/sdb1 ECDF-B7DD vfat PENDRIVE

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda5 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdb1 /media/PENDRIVE vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed ,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)


============================= sda5/grub/grub.cfg: ==============================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_GB
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "${linux_gfx_mode}" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
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=========================== sda5/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5 e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_GB
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "${linux_gfx_mode}" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e' {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5 e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae root=UUID=e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.2.0-29-generic-pae-advanced-e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e' {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5 e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae root=UUID=e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.2.0-29-generic-pae-recovery-e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e' {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5 e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae root=UUID=e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae
}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda5/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=e8f31747-6b8f-4617-8de5-a7f1aaa1a82e / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=9d71fa78-3244-46a4-bcee-c7164f4b22f8 none swap sw 0 0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

138.383434296 = 148.588081152 boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
115.757743835 = 124.293931008 boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae 2
160.248283386 = 172.065284096 boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae 1
166.252738953 = 178.512519168 grub/grub.cfg 1
115.757743835 = 124.293931008 initrd.img 2
160.248283386 = 172.065284096 vmlinuz 1

========================= sdb1/syslinux/syslinux.cfg: ==========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# D-I config version 2.0
include menu.cfg
default vesamenu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 50
ui gfxboot bootlogo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

================= sdb1: Location of files loaded by Syslinux: ==================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

?? = ?? ldlinux.sys 1
?? = ?? syslinux/chain.c32 1
?? = ?? syslinux/gfxboot.c32 1
?? = ?? syslinux/menu.c32 1
?? = ?? syslinux/syslinux.cfg 1
?? = ?? syslinux/vesamenu.c32 1

============== sdb1: Version of COM32(R) files used by Syslinux: ===============

syslinux/chain.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
syslinux/gfxboot.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
syslinux/menu.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
syslinux/vesamenu.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)

======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================

Unknown BootLoader on sda4

00000000 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 da d6 0f 7c 00 55 55 55 |...........|.UUU|
*
00000020 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 d0 83 0f 7c ff ff ff ff |...........|....|
*
00000120 02 00 49 92 c4 89 13 07 10 84 cf 7b ea ba be ab |..I........{....|
00000130 04 e3 30 64 2c 58 b2 64 ef 7b 24 21 00 60 58 96 |..0d,X.d.{$!.`X.|
00000140 f2 00 03 04 f5 7c 92 24 ef 7b c3 18 d7 2d 02 00 |.....|.$.{...-..|
00000150 04 84 a1 00 db 00 6c db 10 84 cb 5a 2d 00 00 00 |......l....Z-...|
00000160 04 00 7b f2 24 49 92 24 d0 83 0f 7c ff ff ff ff |..{.$I.$...|....|
00000170 01 0e c0 62 1b b6 61 db 10 84 cf 7b ea ba ba aa |...b..a....{....|
00000180 d8 01 ef 94 e4 49 92 24 0f 7c 29 4a 78 00 00 00 |.....I.$.|)Jx...|
00000190 f4 00 00 64 0a c9 9d 24 ef 7b 45 29 55 78 00 00 |...d...$.{E)Ux..|
000001a0 fc 05 ec 03 68 1c 90 bb ef 7b 24 21 0b d5 5e 80 |....h....{$!..^.|
000001b0 f4 00 49 c2 ba 00 30 69 cf 7b c3 18 00 82 00 fe |..I...0i.{......|
000001c0 ff ff 83 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 28 e8 06 00 fe |...........(....|
000001d0 ff ff 05 fe ff ff e0 30 e8 06 de 57 f0 07 00 00 |.......0...W....|
000001e0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200


=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically

[oldfred]

Did you copy Windows from sda2 or sda3 to sda6? It says its internal PBR - partition boot sector starts at sector 63 which is normally the first partition of a drive in older systems. New systems start at sector 2048.

Windows 7 often installs to 2 partitions, one a 100MB boot/repair partition and another is your main install. Windows has to have a primary (sda1 thru sda4) NTFS formatted partition with the boot flag to boot, install or repair boot.

Grub does not use boot flag. But some BIOS have to see a boot flag on a primary partition to let you start to boot before grub. You have boot flag on swap which says it probably was the Windows boot partition. If you have not used swap it may still have your Windows data in it. Testdisk may recover it.

You may be able to repair your install with a new Windows boot partition as sda2 with the two missing boot files from the normal 100MB boot partition and running chkdsk on the sda6 partition to update its internal PBR data. This mostly has to be done from your Windows repairCD or a full Windows install DVD set.

Windows Boot files, your are missing the boot partition and the two files in red:
WinXP
/boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
Vista/7 (with 7 the first two files are usually in a separate 100MB boot partition)
/bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe

Look at sda2 with testdisk, if no files found, you will just have to reformat sda2 as NTFS with boot flag and run Windows repairs from the Windows disk to repair it.
repairs including testdisk info & link to testdisk, testdisk is in repository and on most repairCDs
http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p21.html
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/recoverdeletedfiles/
Instructions
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/Menu_Analyse

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html
http://www.w7forums.com/startup-repair-t441.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

[zak23]

thanks you very much for your help, can you please go easy with me.
what the first thing i have to do?
thanks

[oldfred]

If you are not adept at partitioning, repairs and major system changes, it would just be easier to reinstall Windows & Ubuntu. You have a lot of issues, but they should be fixable, no guarantees.
If you have any data not backed up, back that up first.

See if testdisk can see an old NTFS boot partition where swap is now. If found convert back. Try deeper search to see if you can find bootmgr & BCD.
If not found by testdisk, use gparted to delete swap and create a NTFS partition with boot flag. Ubuntu will complain about swap partition until you create a new one & update fstab with new UUID.

Do you have Windows repairCD?

If you have another computer, a friend, or access to another Windows 7 that is 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 users only - Silverlight
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/Create-a-system-repair-disc

You also have some issue here:

/dev/sda6 355,197,213 488,388,795 133,191,583 fd Linux raid autodetectDid you turn RAID on somewhere. From Ubuntu's Disk Utility see ifyou can change sda6 back to 07 or NTFS. You do NOT want to reformat.

With gparted shrink your Linux partition and create a new swap.
# Find your UUID:
sudo blkid -c /dev/null -o list

sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.backup
#Change UUID of swap to new UUID of swap you created.
gksu gedit /etc/fstab

Probably lots more to do, but lets see where you are at after this.
May be better to run BootInfo. It runs the bootinfoscript, but includes some additional data.

Post the link to the BootInfo report that this creates.

Boot Repair -Also handles LVM, GPT, separate /boot and UEFI dual boot.:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
You can repair many boot issues with this or 'Create BootInfo' report (Other Options) & post the link it creates, so we can see your exact configuration and diagnose advanced problems.Install in Ubuntu liveCD or USB or:
Full RepairCD with Boot-Repair (for newer computers)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuSecureRemix

[zak23]

that's why i am asking for solution, no why for reinstalling windows, maybe ubuntu.
anyway i gonna give it start right now
thanks

[zak23]

that's my URL

http://paste.ubuntu.com/1354055/

thanks

[darkod]

As oldfred asked, did you move any partitions around while doing the install, especially the win7 partition?

The way it is right now (logical partition) is not how it usually comes on preinstalled machines. It should be primary partition, not logical.

On top of that, the small win7 system reserved partition is missing, and that's where the win7 boot files are. I guess you deleted it and created the ubuntu swap partition over it.

Also from the ubuntu partitions it's clear you installed with manual partitioning (making the partitions yourself), and that's when you deleted it.

If the win7 partition was primary, there is some chance to only repair it and add the boot files. But with your win7 partition being logical, that's impossible. The repair can only work on primary partitions.

You have all four partitions used (three primary and one extended), so you can't convert the win7 to primary.

All in all, the situation is quite complicated and it doesn't look like you can easily save it without reinstalling everything. Especially if you have limited knowledge of partitions and how windows and ubuntu work.

[zak23]

thank you for your advice, really you gave me some hope, i am not gonna give up i will keep trying untill i find the solution.
so for the moment i am gonna focus on how to change the SDA6 from logical to primary,

I didn't move any partiton before installing Ubuntu, this how it is before.

ubuntu and windows are the both logical for the moment, so the grub could find ubuntu,
i believe should be a solution to make grub can detect windows 7 as well.


thanks

[darkod]

If you want to attempt it, here is one suggestion. But the choice is yours, I can't guarantee it will work.

Since sda3 is next to the logical partitions sda5 and sda6, you can use fixparts and convert sda3 into logical too. That will "free one space" for a primary partition.
Then you should be able to convert sda6 to primary since it's at the end of the disk.

Fixparts can do this, read carefully the instructions:
http://www.rodsbooks.com/fixparts/

After sda6 is converted to logical, you will need to open Gparted and set the boot flag on it. If there is a boot flag on any other partition, deactivate it. It should be only on the windows partition.

After that is done, you will need to run the win7 repair process but only to repair the partition, not the MBR (you still want grub2 on the MBR). But lets get there first, later we can discuss the details.

[zak23]

i don't wanna lose anydata on that partition, i mean SDA3

is there any risk?

[zak23]

i can't do nothing with my partitions

i've been looking at MBR sector table, it shows that its not possible to convert any partition

need other solution please

[darkod]

In theory it just changes the partition type, it doesn't format it or anything.

But there is always risk when handling partitioning, so there is no 100% risk free operation.

If you can, it would be best to make a backup of all the important data to some external disk before starting any attempts to change the partitions.

I just suggested how to change them, into what type, what you do is up to you at the end. :)

[darkod]

If fixparts says it can't convert any of the partitions, sorry, I don't know of another way to convert them.

You might have an error or corruption in the partition table and because of it it doesn't want to make changes to it, I don't know.

[oldfred]

You may have to use fixparts twice, as it would not allow creating the new primary as long as 4 primaries exist. But if you change the sda3 to logical and then update. Then run it a second time with fixparts may let you change sda6 to primary.

[zak23]

could you tell me please how can i use Fixpart twice

fixpart is already installed, what commend i have to put

[oldfred]

If you run fixparts will it let you change sda3 to logical. Then save that change, so you only then have 3 primary partitions.

Then run fixparts again and see if it lets you change sda6 to primary. And save that.

Then you will have to run Windows repairs.