MacBook with Windows 7 problems to boot

[Gunzkewl]

At this point I would suggest making a USB drive that can load up linux, in specific GParted: http://gparted.org/download.php

Once booted up you can mount individual partitions. Backup what you need. 

 

Next I would completely just reinstall windows without bootcamp:

http://gadgetunit.com/2012/12/28/tutorial-install-windows-8-on-a-mac-via-native-efi-video/

http://darobins.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/native-uefi-windows-7-boot-on-mac-mini/

http://blog.thedeltaflyer.com/2013/01/dual-booting-windows-8-and-mountain-lion-natively-using-efi/

 

 

Boot up your computer while holding option and boot into OSX Recovery. From there go to disk utility and verify and repair the disk. (This should allow you to see it in Disk Utility) Reboot, Then use bootcamp to remove that partition/create a new partition to install Windows.

 

Can you see it in Disk Utility? I suspect that the Windows partition boot sector has corrupted which is why you can't see it in OS X either.

 

Sorry for the late response.

 

I managed to fix my computer with the Windows Installation disc.  

 

Thank you for help.

[mooseducks86]

I tried that, but the windows partition is not showing up lol

I wouldn't recommend installing windows on the same partition as your mac, using bootcamp or otherwise. If something happens to your windows install, it can affect your osx and vice versa. I have always used parallels to run windows as a VM in coherence. You can then run windows applications "fake natively" in OSX. But if you get a virus on Windows, it won't affect OSX because it's contained to the VM. You don't have to run coherence, if you want the full windows experience, you can run it normally. You will get very little performance loss using parallels as a VM.

 

The other reason to use parallels is time machine will only back up your osx partition, not your windows. But with parallels, time machine will back up your VM as well, but file history won't be enabled for your windows documents.

 

PS handytip: format your pen drives as exfat, then you can read/write to them in osx and windows (7 and later I think) without any issue, don't format a regular hdd as exfat though.