Vista - Vista startup problem

**Sinth** · 09-06-2008

Hi there, looking for some advice.
My friends laptop with home premium only boots to this screen.
status 0xc000000f
file:\boot\bcd

I know this basically means the file is corrupted/deleted.
I have made a recovery disk, the same as in the startup tutorial here.
When I boot up from it there is no OS to choose from before proceeding to the startup repair option etc.
If I just click next, the repair option doesn`t work and I have tried a couple of console options which didn`t either due to cannot find file etc.
The load drivers option.... opened it and can see the files on the laptop but haven`t a clue on how to get the program to recognise that an operating system is installed.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Stu

**echrada** · 09-06-2008

Do you have your Vista installation CD?

If you have use it to repair your boot manager by starting up with your cd and following everything through ( you do not have to enter anything - just keep on going to next - do not enter key, say no and carry on to next screen.

Then click on repair computer and on the next screen click repair start up.

After that you should be able to boot up without any problems.

**echrada** · 09-06-2008

If you do not have a Vista installation cd, dowload easy bcd (free download) and try that.

**Sinth** · 09-06-2008

Thankyou for your response, the laptop came with a recovery partition which won`t access (compaq). The only disk I/we have is the standard recovery iso which I burnt myself. Now that does have a screen that says install but from what I read you can`t install vista from it but would it let you get to what you mention?

**Sinth** · 09-06-2008

I downloaded easy bcd earlier on my machine but you have to be able to boot into vista to use it? Or can you make a bootable disk?

**echrada** · 09-06-2008

You would be better off downloading Easy BCD

Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies

You can make a bootable disk.

**Sinth** · 09-06-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Sinth

I downloaded easy bcd earlier on my machine but you have to be able to boot into vista to use it? Or can you make a bootable disk?

Sorry m8, just posted this before you did.

Ahh can you? where abouts matey?

**echrada** · 09-06-2008

If you go into this you can read a bit more

NeoSmart Technologies Guides - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

**Sinth** · 09-06-2008

Sorry mate that only seems to tell you how to generally burn an iso disk and not one with easybcd on it?
Or am I being completely daft.

**echrada** · 09-06-2008

Follow this link

Recovering the Vista Bootloader with EasyBCD - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

09-06-2008	#1 (permalink)
Sinth Vista Home Premium 32 7 posts	Vista startup problem Hi there, looking for some advice. My friends laptop with home premium only boots to this screen. status 0xc000000f file:\boot\bcd I know this basically means the file is corrupted/deleted. I have made a recovery disk, the same as in the startup tutorial here. When I boot up from it there is no OS to choose from before proceeding to the startup repair option etc. If I just click next, the repair option doesn`t work and I have tried a couple of console options which didn`t either due to cannot find file etc. The load drivers option.... opened it and can see the files on the laptop but haven`t a clue on how to get the program to recognise that an operating system is installed. Any advice would be gratefully received. Stu
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09-06-2008	#2 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 870 posts	Re: Vista startup problem Do you have your Vista installation CD? If you have use it to repair your boot manager by starting up with your cd and following everything through ( you do not have to enter anything - just keep on going to next - do not enter key, say no and carry on to next screen. Then click on repair computer and on the next screen click repair start up. After that you should be able to boot up without any problems.
My System Specs

09-06-2008	#3 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 870 posts	Re: Vista startup problem If you do not have a Vista installation cd, dowload easy bcd (free download) and try that.
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09-06-2008	#4 (permalink)
Sinth Vista Home Premium 32 7 posts	Re: Vista startup problem Thankyou for your response, the laptop came with a recovery partition which won`t access (compaq). The only disk I/we have is the standard recovery iso which I burnt myself. Now that does have a screen that says install but from what I read you can`t install vista from it but would it let you get to what you mention?
My System Specs

09-06-2008	#5 (permalink)
Sinth Vista Home Premium 32 7 posts	Re: Vista startup problem I downloaded easy bcd earlier on my machine but you have to be able to boot into vista to use it? Or can you make a bootable disk?
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09-06-2008	#6 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 870 posts	Re: Vista startup problem You would be better off downloading Easy BCD Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - NeoSmart Technologies You can make a bootable disk.
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09-06-2008	#7 (permalink)
Sinth Vista Home Premium 32 7 posts	Re: Vista startup problem Quote: Originally Posted by Sinth I downloaded easy bcd earlier on my machine but you have to be able to boot into vista to use it? Or can you make a bootable disk? Sorry m8, just posted this before you did. Ahh can you? where abouts matey?
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09-06-2008	#8 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 870 posts	Re: Vista startup problem If you go into this you can read a bit more NeoSmart Technologies Guides - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki
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09-06-2008	#9 (permalink)
Sinth Vista Home Premium 32 7 posts	Re: Vista startup problem Sorry mate that only seems to tell you how to generally burn an iso disk and not one with easybcd on it? Or am I being completely daft.
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09-06-2008	#10 (permalink)
echrada Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 870 posts	Re: Vista startup problem Follow this link Recovering the Vista Bootloader with EasyBCD - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki
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