windows 7 wont statrt

I had a windows 7 on my macbook pro , but recently it wont start , my data is still available on bootcamp partition and i can see all folders and files on my ios but I cant start windows

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.13

Posted on May 6, 2019 11:54 PM

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Posted on May 8, 2019 6:01 PM

Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 10. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers. Please see thesample Q&A as an example. These steps can be repeated if you make a mistake before you get to Step 12, otherwise start from Step 1 for these steps. Step 6 has numbers which are typed with a space between the numbers. Please see the sample Q&A before you execute these steps.

  1. Sudo gdisk /dev/rdisk0
  2. P (Print list of parts)
  3. R (Recover)
  4. O (print current Hybrid MBR)
  5. H (chooses Hybrid)
  6. Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2 3 4
  7. Y (Good for GRUB question)
  8. N (part 2 boot flag)
  9. N (part 3 boot flag)
  10. Y (part 4 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
  11. O (print current Hybrid MBR)
  12. W (Write the new MBR)
  13. Y (Yes! write the new MBR)
  14. Reboot


Here is sample Q&A for this section. Please notice the Press Enter/Return.


Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y

Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y


Test 1 - Does Bootcamp Volume show up in Finder?

Test 2 - Can you see files in Bootcamp Volume?

Test 3 - Can you select Bootcamp in System Preferences -> Startup Disk?

Test 4 - If Test 3 is successful, select Bootcamp and Click Restart.

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May 8, 2019 4:03 PM in response to jerviiis

MacBook-Pro:~ atabaktaghizadeh$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk0


Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 121601/255/63 [1953525168 sectors]


Signature: 0xAA55


         Starting       Ending


 #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]


------------------------------------------------------------------------


 1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 - 1953525167] <Unknown ID>


 2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused      


 3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused      


 4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused  

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