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BSOD Error Code 0xc0000034 and compatibility issue with USB boot
The other night, my Dell Latitude 2120 netbook froze, so I forced it to shut down. When I started it up again, I got the BSOD. I upgraded it many months ago from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The BSOD says:
Your PC/Device needs to be repaired
The boot configuration data file is missing some required information.
File:/Boot/BCD
Error code: 0xc0000034
You'll need to use recovery tools. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your PC administrator or PC/Device manufacturer.
I read on other forums that I am supposed to use a Windows 10 recovery disk or USB, but I don't have one. I used a tool to make my USB bootable with a Windows 10 ISO file downloaded from Access Denied .
I got my netbook to boot from the USB. I clicked "Repair your computer." Then I just saw a blue screen with a mouse. No option to actually do anything.
So I tried to reinstall Windows 10. I chose the upgrade option, which it says you can use if you already have Windows 10 on your computer and you don't want to lose all your files. I got this message:
The computer started using Windows installation media. Remove the installation media and restart your computer so that Windows starts normally. The, insert the installation media and restart the upgrade. (Do not select |custom[advanced]| to perform an upgrade. |custom[advanced]| installs a new copy of Windows and deletes your programs and settings.)
Obviously, I can't do that since I can't start my computer without the USB drive. Does this mean I have to completely reinstall it using the custom option? But then, can I actually do that? I upgraded when it was free and you didn't need a product code, but now they are charging for it so I don't know if I could install it even if I wanted to (I'm not going to buy it).
I also got this error when running diagnostics:
I'm running diagnostics and I got this error:
Error Code 0142
Msg: Error Code 2000-0142
Msg: Hard Drive 0 - self test unsuccessful. Status: 75
Last edited by Alicat; 07 Jan 2017 at 22:08. Reason: Update