The computer booted today and sat forever on the Starting Windows screen. Finally put in the Windows 7 Home Premium install disk and chose the repair option.
It listed the Win7 OS, which I chose, but now it's been over 40 minutes with the pop-up "searching for windows installations".
How long should I be waiting for this to conclude? BTW, the system is multi-boot with Ubuntu and has been successfully running for years. Would it be worth it to boot into Ubuntu? Can I fix anything from there?