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My colleague boots up from a Windows (don't know what version)<br />
&amp;&nbsp;did &quot;Repair Windows&quot; &amp;&nbsp;this fixed it (ie Windows could boot up)
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My colleague boots up from a Windows (don't know what version)
& did "Repair Windows" & this fixed it (ie Windows could boot up)

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My bro got exactly this error on his Thinkpad X230 after reinstalling Win 7 on a Linux:<br />
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<a href="https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/A-M-and-Edge-Series-ThinkCentre/GRUB-Loading-Error-17-message-on-trying-to-boot-an-M2756-BB7/td-p/1430801" rel="ugc">https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/A-M-and-Edge-Series-ThinkCentre/GRUB-Loading-Error-17-message-on-trying-to-boot-an-M2756-BB7/td-p/1430801</a><br />
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Q1:<br />
Something needs to be set in BIOS? &nbsp;UEFI ?<br />
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Q2:<br />
How can I recover the data using any bootable CD if assuming I can't boot it up anymore?
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My bro got exactly this error on his Thinkpad X230 after reinstalling Win 7 on a Linux:

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/A-M-and-Edge-Series-ThinkCentre/GRUB-Loading-Error-17-message-on-trying-to-boot-an-M2756-BB7/td-p/1430801

Q1:
Something needs to be set in BIOS?  UEFI ?

Q2:
How can I recover the data using any bootable CD if assuming I can't boot it up anymore?

Thinkpad Error 17 on boot up after reinstalling Linux with Win 7

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