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12) type: C:
X:\Sources>C:
The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.
I couldn't get my pictures to download for some reason.
So I typed in D:.....I see exactly why you want pictures...I will work on that.
12) type: C:
X:\Sources>C:
The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.
I couldn't get my pictures to download for some reason.
So I typed in D:.....I see exactly why you want pictures...I will work on that.
If C: isn't working then try D: then E: etc. Once you have a drive letter that works type, DIR and press enter. If you see a Windows directory in that drive letter, then you are in the right place. If none of the drive letters work or none have Windows, then the Hard Drive has Failed probably.
Then at the X:\sources prompt type Diskpart and press enter
at the Diskpart:> prompt type List Disk and press enter. What does it say? take a picture
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 0
The operation completed successfully.
What does zero installations mean?
Okay...I will work thru the sequence again in the morning and use my wife's laptop so I can show pictures of the screen.
This is what is displayed on this working computer:
If it displays total identified Windows installations: 0Code:DISKPART> list disk Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- --- Disk 0 Online 238 GB 1024 KB * Disk 1 Online 58 GB 26 GB DISKPART> select disk 0 Disk 0 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> list volume Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 0 E DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 237 GB Healthy Volume 2 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy Hidden Volume 3 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy Hidden Volume 4 NTFS Partition 818 MB Healthy Hidden Volume 5 D ESD-USB FAT32 Removable 32 GB Healthy DISKPART> list partition Partition ### Type Size Offset ------------- ---------------- ------- ------- Partition 1 Recovery 450 MB 1024 KB Partition 2 System 100 MB 451 MB Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 551 MB Partition 4 Primary 237 GB 567 MB Partition 5 Recovery 818 MB 237 GB DISKPART> exit Leaving DiskPart... D:\>x: X:\sources>bootrec /rebuildbcd Scanning all disks for Windows installations. Please wait, since this may take a while... Successfully scanned Windows installations. Total identified Windows installations: 0 The operation completed successfully. X:\sources>
This result typically means that Windows installation data in the BCD store exists but bootrec could not find any additional installations of Windows on the computer to add to the BCD.
It will take a few more steps to rebuild the BCD.
Abridged steps:
1) type: bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup
2) type: attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s
3) type: ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
4) type: bootrec /rebuildbcd
5) type: Y (or Yes)
6) reboot
Unabridged steps:
1) type: bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup
(It should dislay: The operation completed successfully.)
2) type: attrib c:\boot\bcd -h -r -s
(This should remove hidden, read-only, and system attributes from the file bcd.)
3) type: ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
(The BCD store has just been renamed and it will now be rebuilt)
4) type: bootrec /rebuildbcd
(It should display: Scanning all disks for Windows installations.
Please wait, since this may take a while...
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 1
[1] D:\Windows
Add installation to boot list? Yes/No/All: )
5) type: Y (or Yes)
(It should now display:
The operation completed successfully.)
6) reboot
If the BCD store was the only problem, it should now be fixed.
If not, then troubleshooting will be done to the operating system,
or registry.
When I typed in bcdedit /enum I got a message that said: The boot configuration data store could not be opened. The system cannot find the file specified.
So I just continued from there typing in commands. Under list volume it had letters c and f as RAW. I went through the commands using both C: and F: . The results were the same: Identified Windows Installations: 0
When I type in: bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup
I get a message that says: The store export operation has failed.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Seeing the commands and the results will be useful to viewers.
If possible please post images into the thread so that we can see what the results were for each command.
What were the results for each: C: dir; D: dir; bcdedit | find "osdevice"; chkdsk /f; diskpark commmands, etc.