Configure UEFI Hard Disc

Hsehestedt,

Talking about the older BIOS now. It made no difference with NTFS, Fat32 or even DOS. It would not boot off any external media.

However, I do like your dual system approach. Both NTFS and Fat32. Nice. I can see the versatility. I have some usb's I use for this, now will include the dual system option.

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Tried the MBR2GPT method twice now, and got more problems the same as this link - via Ten Forums:

Reagentc failed

MBR2GPT works until the last moment and fails to update ReAgent.xml

1) reagentc /enable
Unable to update boot configuration data.

2) reagentc /disable
Windows RE is already disable.

Even the solution in the above link fails too.

Is there another way of solving this problem with MBR2GPT now as this is a year old solution?

My only way out is another clean installation.

But does anyone know of a way to repairing after MBR2GPT has been used already. As pc cannot shutdown as it only restarts. If I do enter BIOS and change them as the final stage requires, then pc fails to boot as it cannot locate any bootable media.

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See the known issue

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...ent/mbr-to-gpt

When the computer is powered on what do you see?

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:

Code:

bcdedit /enum all
bcdedit | find "osdevice"
reagentc /info
diskpart
lis dis
lis vol
sel dis 0
det dis
lis par
sel par 1
det par
sel par 2
det par
sel par 3
det par
sel par 4
det par
sel par 5
det par
sel dis 1
det dis
lis par
sel par 1
det par
sel par 2
det par
sel par 3
det par
sel par 4
det par
sel par 5
det par

When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread


When possible:

Open disk management > by default some columns are compressed > widen each Status and Volume > make sure the contents within the parenthesis are in full view and that none of the characters are cutoff > view disk 0 > widen this row as needed so that all of the characters are in full view > post an image into the thread
Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of

Download and install Minitool Partition Wizard > click launch > post an image of the results into this thread
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
MiniTool Portable Partition Magic Brings Easier Disk Management

Seeing the computer cannot shutdown, and only restarts. All I see is the normal desktop etc. Everything works fine. Even diskpart sees the new system partition, the conversion to GPT. But, .... if I open the BIOS on a boot up as needed to complete MBR2GPT. I get an image of a hard disc with 'no bootable media' (not verbatim). So opens up a bigger problem.

Regarding opening command prompt with an elevated prompt. Are you referring to doing this from the desktop or in WinPE (if possible)?

Thanks, I do not need your suggested code. I can do this myself, and already have a lot of this info. (I can read it and know what it is doing). Will post in a bit.

Please note now there is only disk 0 now for the second attempt. (Whereas disk 1 also existed the first time).

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1) bcdedit /enum all

The boot configuration data store could not be opened.
The requested system device cannot be found.

2) bcdedit | find "osdevice"

returns C:\Windows\system32

3) reagentc /info

Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration Information:

Windows RE status: Disabled
Windows RE location:
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: GUID
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful

4) Diskpart

Detail Disk 0

HD XXXXXXXX
Disk ID: { }
Type : SATA
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIRoot ...
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : Yes
Pagefile : Yes
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : Yes
Clustered Disk : No

Vol 0 System Reset NTFS Partition 50MB Healthy System
vol 1 c NTFS Partition 297GB Healthy Boot
Vol 2 NTFS Partition 513MB Healthy
Vol 3 Fat32 Partition 100MB Healthy Hidden

Partition 1
Type : ebd0a0a
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 0 System Rese NTFS Partition 50 MB Healthy System

Partition 2
Type : ebd0a0a2
Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 53477376

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 297 GB Healthy Boot

Partition 3
Type : de94bba4
Hidden : No
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 319532564480

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 4 NTFS Partition 513 MB Healthy Hidden

Partition 4
Type : c12a7328
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 319427706880

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 3 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy Hidden

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Here is Disk Management image:

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....

Run:

DiskParInfo.bat


When available post Mini Tool results.

Where is all this heading too, let me know? The DisParInfo.bat repeats all done before.

MBR2GPT worked for (1) converting to GPT, (2) partitioning but not for the (3) BCDBoot. I have tried to do something for this (3) but as for bcdedit /enum all - 'the BCD store cannot be opened'.

Mini Tool to follow in the next possibility, but won't this be similar to Disk Management?

TroubleShot said:

Where is all this heading too, let me know? The DisParInfo.bat repeats all done before.

MBR2GPT worked for (1) converting to GPT, (2) partitioning but not for the (3) BCDBoot. I have tried to do something for this (3) but as for bcdedit /enum all - 'the BCD store cannot be opened'.

Mini Tool to follow in the next possibility, but won't this be similar to Disk Management?

When you clicked on the hyperlink it should have opened this webpage:
Batch files for use in BSOD debugging

Please click again and report results.

The disk management image is irregular.

The top and bottom don't match.

Top:
Partition 3 recovery
Partition 4 EFI

Bottom:
Partition 3 EFI
Partition 4 recovery

Sounds interesting. But will Macrium work in this scenario as UEFI setup is not specified? The BCD problems must be this. Bcdboot has been added to the EFI partition, but this change cannot be registered in the Boot Configuration Data. So either it clashes with the one on C: or this change is unknown (mostly likely). Affecting the boot manager and/or boot loader.

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Concerning Disk Management. If you look more there are other irregularities, if you are going down this road.

Top

C first
System Reserved last

Bottom

C second
System Reserved first

This order is irrelevant. Look at the size instead then you get a match.