I modified/customized my HP pavilion 23-b231 to use windows 7 ultimate x64 instead of windows 8, worked fine/great until recently... I went to start it up the other day, and it won't boot. At first start up it brings me to menu with option to either repair windows (which I tried, but get an error message: a required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.) or start windows normally.
When I choose start normally it automatically takes me to windows repair and gives same error message.
I tried to boot from CD/USB and when I select repair your computer option, I get error msg: The version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair.
So I tried to Re-Install, and I get this error message:
Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of GPT partition style.
But I already HAD it installed before, and functioning great...
I do NOT want to re-format my hard drive and loose all my info/programs etc.
Can anybody help me with this problem?
Or anybody have any ideas/suggestions?