The sequence of steps that I had followed-
1. Created a bootable USB following the steps outlined at
Hiren’s BootCD From USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive) » www.hiren.info
2. Copied all the applications from Hiren’s CD onto the USB
Hiren’s BootCD 15.1 – All in one Bootable CD » www.hiren.info
3. Booted the troubled system into Mini XP using the bootable USB
4. Used Partition Wizard (bundled into Hiren’s CD) to recover the partitions
5. Ran Win 7 installation DVD’s Startup Repair twice to restore/fix the boot sector
The system is now back to normal with all the data intact.
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