Windows hangine (was: Grub hanging)

[John J. Boyer]

Thanks. I'll share this information with my sighted technician. i've 
already forwarded your message about gmrl.

John

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 10:53:03AM -0500, John G. Heim wrote:
> I've retitled the thread. If you have a new question, you should start a new
> thread. Anyway, your Windows signature block probably got messed up somehow
> and it needs to be repaired.  I put my notes on how to do that below. I
> don't know if you will be able to follow them. It's hard. You might need
> sighted assistance. I've repaired dozens of Windows installs this way but
> sometimes I have to try 3 or 4 times before I get the timing right.
> 
> 1. Boot from a Windows installation disk.
> 2. After the system boots, press the enter key, then Alt+R
> *Windows will scan at this point for problems, takes about 1-2 min*
> 3. Press the tab key, then the Enter key.
> 4. Reboot.
> 
> You can also back up the Windows signature file before starting the dual
> boot install. It's too late for you to do that now and it isn't usually
> necessary anyway. If your linux install crashes for some reason, it is nice
> to have a backup of the Windows signature file. To back up the signature,
> boot from a live disk like grml and do this:
> 
> dd if=${WINDOWS_BOOT_DEVICE} of=${WINDOWS_SIGNATURE_FILE} ibs=1 skip=440
> count=4
> 
> You'll have to set the values of WINDOWS_BOOT_DEVICE and
> WINDOWS_SIGNATURE_FILE to something appropriate for your needs. To restore
> it:
> 
> dd if=${WINDOWS_SIGNATURE_FILE} of=${WINDOWS_BOOT_DEVICE} obs=1 seek=440
> count=4
> 
> 
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> 
> On 09/13/2015 04:21 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote:
> >Hi!
> >I have a similar problem.
> >I can boot vinux just fine but when booting windows evrything after rebooting from windows wont work.
> >I guess this is due to damages on the harddisk.
> >/A
> >>13 sep. 2015 kl. 07:49 skrev John J. Boyer <john.boyer at abilitiessoft.org>:
> >>
> >>I have a machine which is dual-boot with Vinux and Windows 7. When I try
> >>to boot the boot screen appears, but grub will not respond to any
> >>keystrokes or mouse movements. The USB devices are not activated, as
> >>they should be. There is no starting beep. It just sits there. How can I
> >>deal with this situation?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>John
> >>
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