I'm currently working to try to find a way to repair the MBR without resorting to wiping/reloading the disk because I'd like to save the neighbor's data for them. Originally, the MBR was infected with a nasty virus, but when that was cleaned, apparently the MBR got trashed. There are many legitimate reasons why a person may need a Windows 7 start up disk.Īs for the problem you are having, I am experiencing the same thing with a neighbor's PC. I have the same issue, my windows 7 won't start, startup repair stalls and won't start, no safe mode will work, boot disk won't work. In Windows 7, CMD can be used to repair the MBR, and Command. The next command, dd if/dev/sda ofmbr.bin bs512 count 1, is used to dump your MBR. In addition, you can use this program to determine the layout of your hard drive however, that is another story.

If you can't answer the question then don't respond. A Main Boot Record is stored on the first 512 bytes of your bootable disk. Why would you waste a post asking a stupid question? Does the reason why help in any way to find a copy? Useless you are. Why does it matter why he needs it? Many people who buy a computer with it installed don't have the disk. Type the commands below into the Command Prompt one at a time and press Enter after each command.

Why do you need one? Just use your genuine 7 dvd.

Win 7 boot disk