Bootcamp problems windows 7 boot

Saturday when I rebooted my computer it said no valid disk, insert a valid disk? This was referring to my Boot camp disk. After some extensive effort, I have restored the data to a new drive and I have lost no data however, I would like to get the windows working on my new drive, is it possible to perform a windows startup repair? I am just unsure of the process or I am wondering if apple has some sort of boot camp repair utility?
THANKS

your sig says 10.6 so you have Snow Leopard DVD and just insert and run Apple setup.exe when in Windows.
There is no date on if/When 10.6.5 will be out.
You would think there would be something, there was enough noise about Boot Camp 3.0 and its support for Windows 7; so using Apple Software Update in Windows to say something.
The only way to get Boot Camp 3 is off your OS X DVD, and only way to get BC 3.1 requires 3.0 be installed. You can manually download, but it won't run. And no, Apple doesn't just post full online set of drivers.

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Ragazzi per favore aiutatemi non riesco a installare windows 7 con Boot Camp in pratica dopo tutta la procedura fatta scaricando anche i driver di supporto e creando anche il disco di avvio di windows con chiavetta,al riavvio del mac premo ALT per scegliere il disco di avvio seleziono windows e l`installazione non parte
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ho fatto tanti tentativi ma il risultato e´sempre lo stesso niente da fare,per favore vorrei una soluzione grazie

What happens if you do not press Alt? Does partitioning work properly?
Can you try these steps, if you get black screen?
Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support
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I upgraded to Yosemite from Mavericks from the App store on a MBP 2013 late which also had windows 7 installed on it using bootcamp.
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What about booting into safe mode and then uninstalling the app?
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[HELP] Windows 7 Boot Camp Boot Problem?

Hi,
I have a problem when booting windows 7 after installing it using bootcamp.
Here is what i did:
1) Used Boot Camp assistant to "Install Windows 7 or later version" (Last tick box option) - This also partitioned my drive.
2) While Windows 7 was installing it rebooted several times, I held the option key to select the Windows 7 instlltion disk for every reboot.
3) Once Windows 7 had finished installing I installed Boot Camp 5 for Windows 7.
However everytime I restart my Macbook Pro it boots into OSX Mavericks fine, When I go to startup disk there is no option to select the Windows 7 Boot Camp partition.
When I hold the option key while turining on my Macbook Pro I get the option to select the Windows 7 Partition, but when i select it I get a grey folder with a question mark. However when I turn on my Macbook Pro (with the Windows 7 installation disk inserted) holding the option key, when i select the Windows 7 disk it boot the Windows 7 partition fine?
I have installed reFind and tried that but I get an error: http://puu.sh/80FZt.jpg
What can I do to fix this? I want to be able to boot into Windows 7 without having the Windows 7 installation disk in the SuperDrive, and i also want to have the startup disk preferences to display the Windows 7 partition.
Thanks in Advance
Harvinder

Ok, I have done what you have both said (bobthefisherman & turbostar):
1) Deleted Windows 7 partition with BCA
2) Selected all 3 options in BCA, which created a USB install and it also partitioned my HDD
3) I waited for it to reboot and then it came up with a grey fold with a question mark in it
I never intervened with it in any way.
How do i fix this now? Any further suggestions?
Thanks
Harvinder

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If GTA IV believes the system is under specification even though the computer is powerful enough to run the game with higher settings, the following will fix this problem.
This will work if your problem looks like this: "resource usage 230/60" and you can't change any other setting
Just follow the steps:
Step 1: Create a text file named ‘commandline.txt’ (without the " ")
Step 2: Put the following statement inside it:
i5 users: -availablevidmem 18.0 (with the -)
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Step 3: Open the main GTAIV folder (C/ program files (86)/ rockstar games/ GTA IV) and copy the commandline.txt file into it.
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Is it possible to boot Bootcamp's Windows through another Mac's Superdrive?

Hello
I have a 2011 Imac with a broken Superdrive ( like many Imacs before this one since this known problem keeps being unadressed ), and I was wondering if I could connect my Imac to my Macbook Pro that has a working superdrive, through remote device to be able to boot my Windows CD through that Superdrive. I know I can connect the Macbook's Superdrive through wireless network to this Imac, I'm just not sure if I it stays connected when I start up my computer and use it to boot.
Since my Imac doesn't let me use a USB bootable drive with Windows on it because it has an optical drive ( which I find extremely stupid ), and since my Imac's optical drive has the infamous malfunction of suddenly not being able to read DVD's, I am sadly left with apparentely no other option to install Windows 7 on my IMac.
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
To install Windows through Boot Camp, you have to use your Mac's disc drive or a USB drive if your Mac didn't come with a disc drive. You have two options:
1. Replace your Mac's disc drive, or;
2. Get Windows as an ISO file and install it in a virtual machine through VMware Fusion, Parallels or VirtualBox.

Keyboard Layout Problem in Bootcamp Using Windows 7

Both OSX, bootcamp and Windows 7 are the latest versions and all up to date and I have had this problem ever since I first started using Windows 7. Everything has worked smoothly and without problems except for my keyboard. No matter what program I am in when using windows 7 certian keys do not work as intended. All of the letters and numbers work as intended but things like the question mark key type this like É instead.
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You prob do not have the drivers installed. Takes a separate disc sometimes. There is a box to check during the partitioning and installation which has to do with downloading the latest drivers. You gotta do that to make much of anything work. If nothing else, go to an Apple reseller in your area or Apple Store if you are so lucky, and get some help. Is not the easiest thing to get all that set up correctly, but it does work well if you got the drivers installed. I have an aviation site which is not yet Mac compatible, so also do the Bootcamp thing with Windows, in order to do my thing on Jeppesen. Hang in there and get some help if you need.

Is there any chance in the near future that BootCamp will support EFI booting of Windows?

I realise it may take a firmware update to achieve this but it really goes against the grain to add a hybrid mbr to a GPT system just to boot Windows in bios compatibility mode - especially when Windows 64 bit can boot natively in EFI mode now.
It's a dangerous setup and automatically limits the number of partitions available to the user, without jiggery pokery.
Things would be so much simpler for users.
I have requested the same through Apple feedback. More than once and will continue to ask.

I've read a lot of posts from people that got this to work without a problem..
I've been trying to get Windows 7 installed in EFI mode for several days now, I keep getting a (not common so it seems) problem where the Boot Manager (hold Option during boot) hangs with graphical problems.
I'm burning a Windows 7 64bit DVD right now that should be the best I can do to get it to go into Windows Installation mode. I'll let you know how that works out
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Win7 x64 booting natively via EFI (no bios emulation) @ Macrumors
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Dual booting Windows 8 and Mountain Lion natively using EFI @ insideTheAsylum

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Late 2011 Mac Mini / Lion / Win 7 64-bit Home Premium.
Incumbent Windows partition has happily run for heavy gaming (World of Warcraft) for some eight months. Now it stops on boot-up before the Windows logo is displayed, with a very dark blue blank screen. Attempts to boot from the Windows Install DVD yield the same result, portending that there is more than a corrupt MBR at work here. I have reset PRAM and SMC, just for good measure. There have been no recent changes to hardware / peripherals.
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Hardware? Seems unlikely, except for that suspicion of starting from the dead-cold start.

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Windows 7/Boot Camp/SSD SATA3 install problems

Hi there,
I just registered to this community having bought a MacBook Pro 17" on Friday. The aim was to immediately upgrade the stock 5400 rpm drive with 120 GB SSD SATA 3 drive. I installed a brand-new Corsair Force Series 3 120gb SSD but that drive was not even recognized by the Install DVD disk utilities. So I gave up on that one. I then tried an OCZ Vertex 3 and that was recognised immediately. I managed to install Snow Leopard no problems. The problem came when I tried to install Windows 7 using Boot Camp. It's important that I can have access to Windows 7 more than OS X at the moment as I am mainly a Windows user. 12 hours later I still hadn't managed to install Windows 7 after numerous attempts. The various problems included Windows 7 unable to format the drive. Also when I did manage to install Windows 7 it never quite completed the install or would freeze on the starting Windows screen. I managed to get into the Windows 7 installation a couple of times but then the whole shebang would freeze when I tried to install the Boot Camp drivers. Upon rebooting I would not be able to boot back into the Windows partition again. I was rapidly losing the will to live. So I gave up on the OCZ SSD drive as well.
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If anyone else has experienced similar problems I'll be interested to hear.
Regards
Kraznet

Oh yes, there are two flaky things to contend with here: the Corsair Force 3 120GB has had recall. I also have found the older 120GB didn't work properly on some motherboards and with older BIOS and Intel drivers.
Questions:
This is hopefully not an electronic EDU/MSDN ISO of Windows that you burned wtih Apple Disk Utility?
primary Windows - forget Boot Camp Assistant - just boot from OS X DVD and change the SSD to Windows MBR partition table and FAT and then format in Windows. Me, I would have bought Windows 7 SP1 64-bit System Builder.
From a hardware review reposted to Amazon:
The Corsair Force Series 3 SSDs were announced just a few weeks ago - boasting SandForce SF-2281 controllers and a very aggressive price point. Just days after the first units started shipping, Corsair has issued a recall of the 120GB Force Series 3 SSDs. According to Corsair, the 120GB model is seeing, "a significant percentage of these drive do not operate to specification." What the failure is exactly isn't clear, Corsair is quick to deflect blame from their partners, simply stating that both hardware and firmware need to be fixed.
Buyers of the Force Series 3 SSD in the 120GB capacity can return the drive to Corsair for exchange - retailers are also accepting returns. The 60GB and 240GB models are not affected. For more information on how to exchange a defective drive, visit this thread [...] in the Corsair support forums.
I'm surprised anyone is selling the Force 3 120GB (though it is on Newegg it is not on Amazon since it was pulled)
Apple has had a slew of problems with the new SATA 6G and 2011s.
http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2011/20110607_2_MBP-ssd-howto.html
http://blog.macsales.com/page/2
the internal SATA port on the 2011 MacBook Pro is 6 gigabit. One reader installed a Crucial C300 and got 362MB/s average read speed for large sequential transfers. We're looking forward to testing the Intel 6Gb/s 510 SSD and OCZ 6Gb/s Vertex 3 which should be even faster.
http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp33.html
some other articles -
Apple Slipstreaming Dual 6GB SATA III Ports into 13/15/17" MacBook Pro — But Don’t Assume it Functions
Apple two SATA III cables 2011 MacBook Pro
04/05/11 - Apple finally working on a fix for the SATA III bug on the 2011 MacBook Pro
29/04/11 - Bug between some Vertex 3 and MacBook Pro.

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