Windows 7 won't start in Bootcamp

Hello Everyone:
Situation: A few weeks ago I installed OEM Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit through Bootcamp 4 on my iMac running OS X 10.7.5. I was able to successfull install MS Office and other software and run them in the windows environment.
Issue: Over the last few days, whenever I've tried to reboot into Windows after restart (pressing "opt" key), the OS goes directly into Mac. I don't get the screen giving the choice of Mac / Windows / Bootcamp which would be normally expected. I also installed Parallel 9 Desktop for Mac and that too is not showing up the virtual machine for Windows.
Question: Before I delete Windows and reinstall, I wanted to reach out to the community and ask if I should run some more diagnostics to figure out the issue? Would greatly appreciate your insights.

Is there an option in System Preferences > Startup Disc to start in Bootcamp/Windows?

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BUGS
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Processor Speed:          2.93 GHz
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