Windows 7/Mac problems

[AutoBahn]

So, today when I got home, I noticed my mac had been unplugged for no reason. After plugging it back in and starting it up, I noticed windows 7 wouldn't start, and neither would the recovery. Mac OS works though(i'm logged into it as I type this), but it's slow as forget. The fans on the system are also going full tilt for no reason whatsoever. I also have only the most basic knowledge of how to use Mac.
Obviously, I don't want to lose all my files on the Windows partition, but I can't save the files to something external and reinstall because I have nothing on hand to transfer it to so that I can keep my files for when it reinstalls(For some stupid-as-stuff reason Bootcamp only wants me to have one windows partition, so it threatens to remove my old one before I reinstall it, and the only thing I have to keep my files on is the mac partition, but it's so slow it can't download a 6.5MB file[was trying to install rEFIt], not to mention it might forget over the files I want to save).
I can't fix it through BIOS because the bootcamp partition it has uses EFI, and I can't edit that because I can't install anything to edit it with(rEFIt).
Any ideas on how to unforget my system?

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[blueblur121]

If someone else unplugged it, then someone else was using it. They did something that forgeted it up, went "Oh stuff, oh stuff, oh stuff.", and then unplugged it to force it to shut off. (probably because they couldn't shut it off normally).

Ask people about it. Is anyone in your family computer illiterate?

If someone admits to it, then you can ask them what they did, and from there we can find a solution.

[AutoBahn]

If someone else unplugged it, then someone else was using it. They did something that forgeted it up, went "Oh stuff, oh stuff, oh stuff.", and then unplugged it to force it to shut off. (probably because they couldn't shut it off normally).

Ask people about it. Is anyone in your family computer illiterate?

No, it's definitely not that. Everyone who I live with is computer literate except like 1 person who would never touch my computer ever. I think my cats may have tugged on the cord, because it has scratch marks on it near the base, and I know they like to get up on my desk.

[blueblur121]

Were you in the middle of a system update when it was unplugged or something?

Because if so, that could be what forgeted you.

[Tokerovin]

Can you feasibly extract the hard disk drive?

[blueblur121]

Can you feasibly extract the hard disk drive?

It's a mac. Probably not.

[BlockoCrafter]

Can you feasibly extract the hard disk drive?

Depends on the model. Apple has been pretty stupid recently by making certain Mac models unable to be opened.

[suburb]

It's a mac. Probably not.

You can, imac's are surprisingly easy to disassemble, the front pane of glass on imacs is only held by magnets.  After that point the Hard Drive sits central behind the LCD panel.

I can't remember the keybind quite at boot but there is a way you can boot into command line safemode and repair your windows partition.  Just google around

[AutoBahn]

I can't remember the keybind quite at boot but there is a way you can boot into command line safemode and repair your windows partition.  Just google around

I tried, that only works with older models that don't use EFI. Any bootcamp partition automatically uses EFI, so I can't repair the partition.

[suburb]

I tried, that only works with older models that don't use EFI. Any bootcamp partition automatically uses EFI, so I can't repair the partition.

What year is the iMac?

[AutoBahn]

What year is the iMac?

I believe it's 2011 or 2010. It comes with OSX Snow Leopard IIRC.

[suburb]

What happens when you boot windows, does it just stay black or is it a continuing loop of starting windows flag?

[blueblur121]

God damn Windows' dual booting problems.

[suburb]

God damn Windows' dual booting problems.

It's not windows fault

The amount of times I have dealt with this bullstuff from my 2008 iMac and bootcamp is countless, right mine is running Windows 8.1 Pro.  Things can be easily fixed

[AutoBahn]

What happens when you boot windows, does it just stay black or is it a continuing loop of starting windows flag?

Continuing loop. Same with recovery.