Boot and Repair Issue

J

JDot22

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I just went to start up my laptop and it presents me with the options of starting normally or repairing. Doesn't matter which I pick it always brings me to WinRE.

After running Startup Repair I received the following error codes:

Boot critical file c:\windows\system32\drivers\dzowuho.sys is corrupt.

Repair action: File repair
Result: Failed. Error Code = 0x2
Time taken = 6786ms

Repair action: System files integrity check and repair
Result: Failed Error code = 0x2
Time taken = 633613ms

I went back to the main menu in WinRE ran command prompt and tried to run ChkDsk and scheduled it to run on restart, which it never did. So I go back to WinRE and try to run sfc /scannow and it won't because there is a scan pending and told me to restart and try again, but whenever I restart it just take sme to WinRE.

Just looked up the difference in the two - probably should have done that before - and ran sfc /scannow instead of ChkDsk...I am an idiot.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1720
This error can be caused by

Driver
RAM stick is damaged
Virus
Incompatible Ram
Hard Drive


See if you can boot into safe mode?
If you can it may be a driver
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Do you have a Vista installation disc?

Tom
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Build #1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
I do, but I can't do the upgrade and I have files I need to keep so a clean install isn't an option right now. I'm going to get a external hard drive, copy all my files over and then do a clean install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1720

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Build #1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
tom982 said:
I was going to recommend a repair install:

But a clean install will determine whether it is a hardware or a software problem, so if the clean install fails, then you may have to consider a clean install.

Tom
Click to expand...

To add to what Tom982 said, yes, clean install is def. the way to go to know for sure; but, in the meantime, you can run Dx tools like SeaGate SeaTools for Windows.

If you end up needing a clean install, I can help gather your files that are not Windows OS oriented. I.E. if you download a trial of Lavalys Everest, go into the Report Wizard, and export your results as .txt (plain text) format, I can get what I need from there.

I of course recommend that you carefully comb-over the report and delete any sensitive or vulnerability-type information, like serial numbers or whatever.

I've been working on drivers all day for previous customers (backing-up.) It would be a challenge to find them for you, plus I honestly love doing it!

Let me know!

v877051
Erik
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz "Clarksfield" (8 Threads)
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0874P6 (U2E1)
    Memory
    4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 661MHz (9-9-9-24)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
    Sound Card
    (SoundMAX) IDT High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"+ Standard Dell Studio 1558 LCD monitor.
    Screen Resolution
    1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    (x2) 1TB WD "Elements" External HDD + (x1) 1.5TB WD "Elements) External HDD; 500GB Solid State Storage on laptop.
    PSU
    N/A Notebook
    Case
    N/A
    Cooling
    External (NON-USB!) NZXT CRYO-S (X) Silver. ICE COLD.
    Keyboard
    Standard, non-10-key, no fancy backlighting.
    Mouse
    Good 'ol reliable USB 2.0 Microsoft 3-button mouse.
    Internet Speed
    16 Mbps w/ Aaris DOCSIS 3.0-compliant modem
    Other Info
    Gigabit LAN. Tight network security. (Hopes of getting a Linksys 4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN!) Disabled WiFi/Wireless hardware; don't believe in the concept. If I did, would use draft-N adapter.
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