No experience with Windows 7 UEFI Bios Need Help

[Shabakthanai]

New build. problem
AsRock 990FX Extreme4 Motherboard
AMD 8350 8 Core 4200MHz Processor
XFX R78500 PCI Express III 2GB DDR5 Video Card
16GB DDR3 1866 RAM
DVDrw
256GB SSD
TB HDD

Origiinal installation attempt failed in both Kubuntu 13.04 by pausing during the 'Prepare' step of installation and Kubuntu 12.10 about mid-point of the installation with an ubi installer engine crash. More attempts with fresh verified downloads failed in the same way. At this point I became aware of the UEFI/Linux Bios problems.

In an attempt to get the new build running, an experienced Windows technician installed Windows 7 after a boot repair and the system worked fine. I returned home to install Kubuntu 13.04 or 12.10 in a dual-boot configuration. Having similar install problems, I remembered my friend's repair of the Boot to get Windows 7 working. Consequently, I installed the Ubuntu 'boot-repair' package and corrected any existing error in the boot application.

Attempting this did not correct any problem, however it did create a new problem. Now Windows 7 will no longer boot. Apparently the attempt to repair the Grub in Kubuntu negatively affected the Windows boot application. That is where I am now.

Is there a way to use my Windows 7 installation DVD to repair whatever was broken when I tried to repair the Kubuntu GRUB? If so, how do I accomplish this?

I am able to boot to my Kubuntu 13.04 LiveUSB, in fact I am using it in the new build right now while making this post. Nevertheless, I would like to be able to use the new build while I am learning how to overcome the UEFI problem. I am unable to modify the system by adding necessary applications using the LiveUSB. even though the system otherwise is very fast while using the LiveUSB.

Does anyone know how to help me to accomplish this. Thanks!

[Shabakthanai]

Step one: Turn your computer on, booting from either your Windows 7 Installation DVD or Windows 7 System Recovery Disc. Remember, you may need to change the boot order inside your BIOS to have the your DVD drive boot first.

Step two: After the installation or recovery disc loads, if prompted, select your language settings and then continue. If you are using the installation DVD, when prompted by the following screen select Repair your computer.

Step three: The computer will take a moment now to scan itself for any Windows installations, after which you will likely be given a choice to select which installation you wish to repair. Select the appropriate Windows installation from the list and then continue. If by chance a problem is detected in one of your Windows installations at this initial stage, the system may also ask you if it can try to repair the problem automatically. It is up to you if you wish to let the system try to repair itself, but otherwise just select No.


Step four: Once you have reached the System Recovery Options screen, as shown below, you will be faced with a list of choices that can aid you in repairing a damaged Windows 7 operating system. If you wish to try the Startup Repair option first, it is often successful in automatically fixing many different start up issues, but in this article we will be using the Command Prompt option to resolve our problems manually. So, click Command Prompt to continue.

Step five: Now sitting at the command prompt, enter the following command and then press enter:

bootrec.exe /FixMbr

If successful, you should be greeted with the message The operation completed successfully. That's it! Your Master Boot Record has been repaired.

While the above command does fix the MBR, and sometimes that is enough, there still might be an error with the system partition's boot sector and Boot Configuration Data (BCD). This might occur if you have tried to install another operating system alongside Windows 7, such as Windows XP. To write a new boot sector, try the following command:

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