When I started, PC was booting to blue screen. Tried Startup Repair and it said it couldn’t fix the problem. Did some research and ended up trying the “bootrec /fixmbr /fixboot” etc fixes but it said it couldn’t find any Windows installations. I was just trying the fix I found here where you delete the system partition and recreate it, but now it boots telling me HAL is missing. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Hi, what is your Windows build as far as you recall? (The forum prompted you for this).
Please create and boot your PC from Kyhi's boot disk.
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Post a screenshot of your partitions using Minitool Partition Wizard.
When so booted you can determine your Windows build e.g. from properties of explorer.exe on your system disk.
Run HD Tune from that boot disk, and use Health and Error scan tabs to check your internal disk(s).
Run Macrium reflect from Kyhi's disk and use its Fix Boot utility.
Report the result with screenshots as appropriate.
Do you use disk imaging routinely as is so, so often recommended by this forum? E.g. using Macrium Reflect. This could help you recover without technical help. (Most people ignore this question, sadly).
What is your PC? Surface? laptop? desktop? tablet? No details.
Tutorials are available to help you fill in specs. Click 'My computers' under my post for comparison.
History: (so often omitted by posters)
- when did this start?
- what may have led to it? (update/upgrade/ installation/uninstallation/lightning/cat on keyboard..)
- before this happened were you experiencing any problems?
... anything that might give a clue.
Error scan came back clean. Uploaded picture of partitions and explorer.exe properties. Boot menu shows two boot manager options
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Did you try running Macrium Reflect and selecting the Fix Windows boot problems utility under the restore menu?
Sounds like you are looking at a clean install of Windows 10. Assuming you don't have a backup image to restore from.
What are the status of the important computer files?
a) files backed up
b) backup images
c) no backed up files and no images > need to save files
d) no important files
1) boot to a windows 10 iso > command prompt
2) type: notepad
3) run these commands and copy and paste the results to notepad > save to a flash drive > move the flash drive to a working computer > upload results into the thread
4) If a flash drive is unavailable then take pictures and upload images into this thread
5) For any problems posting image please use share links: one drive, drop box, or google drive
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 par 6 det par sel par 7 det par sel par 8 det par sel par 9 det par sel dis 1 det dis lis par exit bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot bootrec /scanos bootsect /nt60 all
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 notepad > save to the flash drive
Code:0xc0000242 = The specified buffer contains ill-formed dataCode:0xc0000098 = The volume for a file has been externally altered such that the opened file is no longer valid.
Have you got your data backed up or do you need to get data off?
Reading back I see you got Kyhi's recovery disk. Will allow that copy.
Code:X:\Sources>bcdedit /enum all Firmware Boot Manager --------------------- identifier {fwbootmgr} displayorder {bootmgr} {7d8bb4c9-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} {7d8bb4ca-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} {7d8bb4c6-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} {7d8bb4c7-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} {7d8bb4c8-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} timeout 0 Windows Boot Manager -------------------- identifier {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume5 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager locale en-us inherit {globalsettings} default {default} resumeobject {7d8bb4cb-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} displayorder {default} toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} timeout 30 Firmware Application (101fffff) ------------------------------- identifier {7d8bb4c6-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} description ST2000DM001-1ER164 Firmware Application (101fffff) ------------------------------- identifier {7d8bb4c7-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} description SanDisk Firmware Application (101fffff) ------------------------------- identifier {7d8bb4c8-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} description P1: PLDS DVD+/-RW DH-16AES Firmware Application (101fffff) ------------------------------- identifier {7d8bb4c9-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} device partition=C: path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi description Windows Boot Manager Firmware Application (101fffff) ------------------------------- identifier {7d8bb4ca-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} device partition=D: description UEFI: SanDisk Windows Boot Loader ------------------- identifier {default} device partition=C: path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi description Windows 10 locale en-us inherit {bootloadersettings} isolatedcontext Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 osdevice partition=C: systemroot \WINDOWS resumeobject {7d8bb4cb-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} nx OptIn bootmenupolicy Standard Resume from Hibernate --------------------- identifier {7d8bb4cb-cb71-11ea-aafd-b07877103a65} device partition=C: path \WINDOWS\system32\winresume.efi description Windows Resume Application locale en-us inherit {resumeloadersettings} isolatedcontext Yes allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075 filepath \hiberfil.sys bootmenupolicy Standard debugoptionenabled No Windows Memory Tester --------------------- identifier {memdiag} device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume5 path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi description Windows Memory Diagnostic locale en-us inherit {globalsettings} badmemoryaccess Yes EMS Settings ------------ identifier {emssettings} bootems No Debugger Settings ----------------- identifier {dbgsettings} debugtype Local RAM Defects ----------- identifier {badmemory} Global Settings --------------- identifier {globalsettings} inherit {dbgsettings} {emssettings} {badmemory} Boot Loader Settings -------------------- identifier {bootloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings} {hypervisorsettings} Hypervisor Settings ------------------- identifier {hypervisorsettings} hypervisordebugtype Serial hypervisordebugport 1 hypervisorbaudrate 115200 Resume Loader Settings ---------------------- identifier {resumeloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings} X:\Sources>bcdedit | find "osdevice" osdevice partition=C: X:\Sources>reagentc /info 'reagentc' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. X:\Sources>diskpart Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.1 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. On computer: MININT-IHL727T DISKPART> lis dis Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- --- Disk 0 Online 1863 GB 0 B * Disk 1 No Media 0 B 0 B Disk 2 No Media 0 B 0 B Disk 3 No Media 0 B 0 B Disk 4 No Media 0 B 0 B Disk 5 Online 14 GB 0 B DISKPART> lis vol Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 0 I DVD-ROM 0 B No Media Volume 1 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 750 MB Healthy Volume 2 C OS NTFS Partition 1850 GB Healthy Volume 3 NTFS Partition 500 MB Healthy Volume 4 PBR Image NTFS Partition 10 GB Healthy Volume 5 FAT32 Partition 500 MB Healthy Hidden Volume 6 E Removable 0 B No Media Volume 7 F Removable 0 B No Media Volume 8 G Removable 0 B No Media Volume 9 H Removable 0 B No Media Volume 10 D ESD-USB FAT32 Removable 14 GB Healthy Volume 11 DIAGS FAT32 Partition 40 MB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> sel dis 0 Disk 0 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> det dis ST2000DM 001-1ER164 Disk ID: {1E4C511A-080B-4F44-8BF6-1ADF28ECEC4C} Type : RAID Status : Online Path : 6 Target : 0 LUN ID : 0 Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1F02)#RAID(P06T00L00) Current Read-only State : No Read-only : No Boot Disk : No Pagefile Disk : No Hibernation File Disk : No Crashdump Disk : No Clustered Disk : No Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 1 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 750 MB Healthy Volume 2 C OS NTFS Partition 1850 GB Healthy Volume 3 NTFS Partition 500 MB Healthy Volume 4 PBR Image NTFS Partition 10 GB Healthy Volume 5 FAT32 Partition 500 MB Healthy Hidden Volume 11 DIAGS FAT32 Partition 40 MB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> lis par Partition ### Type Size Offset ------------- ---------------- ------- ------- Partition 1 System 500 MB 1024 KB Partition 2 OEM 40 MB 501 MB Partition 3 Reserved 128 MB 541 MB Partition 4 Recovery 750 MB 669 MB Partition 5 Primary 1850 GB 1419 MB Partition 6 Recovery 500 MB 1851 GB Partition 7 Recovery 10 GB 1852 GB DISKPART> sel par 1 Partition 1 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 1 Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b Hidden : Yes Required: No Attrib : 0X8000000000000000 Offset in Bytes: 1048576 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- * Volume 5 FAT32 Partition 500 MB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> sel par 2 Partition 2 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 2 Type : 796badd3-6bbf-4d9f-b631-466eb71a4965 Hidden : Yes Required: Yes Attrib : 0X8000000000000001 Offset in Bytes: 525336576 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- * Volume 11 DIAGS FAT32 Partition 40 MB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> sel par 3 Partition 3 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 3 Type : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae Hidden : Yes Required: No Attrib : 0X8000000000000000 Offset in Bytes: 567279616 There is no volume associated with this partition. DISKPART> sel par 4 Partition 4 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 4 Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac Hidden : No Required: Yes Attrib : 0X8000000000000001 Offset in Bytes: 701497344 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- * Volume 12 WINRETOOLS NTFS Partition 750 MB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> sel par 5 Partition 5 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 5 Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7 Hidden : No Required: No Attrib : 0000000000000000 Offset in Bytes: 1487929344 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- * Volume 2 C OS NTFS Partition 1850 GB Healthy DISKPART> sel par 6 Partition 6 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 6 Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac Hidden : No Required: Yes Attrib : 0X8000000000000001 Offset in Bytes: 1988219633664 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- * Volume 13 NTFS Partition 500 MB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> sel par 7 Partition 7 is now the selected partition. DISKPART> det par Partition 7 Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac Hidden : No Required: Yes Attrib : 0X8000000000000001 Offset in Bytes: 1988743921664 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- * Volume 14 PBR Image NTFS Partition 10 GB Healthy Hidden DISKPART> sel par 8 The specified partition is not valid. Please select a valid partition. There is no partition selected. DISKPART> sel dis 1 Disk 1 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> det dis Generic- Compact Flash USB Device Disk ID: 00000000 Type : USB Status : No Media Path : 0 Target : 0 LUN ID : 0 Location Path : UNAVAILABLE Current Read-only State : No Read-only : No Boot Disk : No Pagefile Disk : No Hibernation File Disk : No Crashdump Disk : No Clustered Disk : No There are no volumes. DISKPART> lis par There are no partitions on this disk to show. DISKPART> exit Leaving DiskPart... X:\Sources>bootrec /fixmbr The operation completed successfully. X:\Sources>bootrec /fixboot Access is denied. X:\Sources>bootrec /scanos 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>bootsect /nt60 all Target volumes will be updated with BOOTMGR compatible bootcode. C: (\\?\Volume{9e717a63-72a5-4c32-b6c5-dccc643d3f1c}) Successfully updated NTFS filesystem bootcode. D: (\\?\Volume{73ba45bf-cc35-11ea-91fd-806e6f6e6963}) Successfully updated FAT32 filesystem bootcode. E: (\\?\Volume{73ba45ba-cc35-11ea-91fd-806e6f6e6963}) Could not open the volume root directory: The parameter is incorrect. F: (\\?\Volume{73ba45bb-cc35-11ea-91fd-806e6f6e6963}) Could not open the volume root directory: The parameter is incorrect. G: (\\?\Volume{73ba45bc-cc35-11ea-91fd-806e6f6e6963}) Could not open the volume root directory: The parameter is incorrect. H: (\\?\Volume{73ba45bd-cc35-11ea-91fd-806e6f6e6963}) Could not open the volume root directory: The parameter is incorrect. \\?\Volume{3983c249-e76a-4966-bc43-e3ce2258e51d} Successfully updated NTFS filesystem bootcode. \\?\Volume{8eee2b01-b49c-453f-bf05-a0e8484b93aa} Successfully updated FAT32 filesystem bootcode. \\?\Volume{e941709c-c185-42d6-a67d-3d91ab64e434} Successfully updated NTFS filesystem bootcode. \\?\Volume{584afe6b-19a4-4fc7-8e6b-b1250d9a87af} Successfully updated NTFS filesystem bootcode. \Device\HarddiskVolume6 Successfully updated FAT32 filesystem bootcode. \Device\HarddiskVolume7 Could not open the volume root directory: The parameter is incorrect. Bootcode was successfully updated on at least one volume. X:\Sources>
Boot from Kyhi's tools disk, and run a disk check. Open a CMD window and type:
chkdsk x: /f
Replace x by the drive letter. If necessary unmount the drive.
Next open a CMD window and type:
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=x:\ /offwindir=x:\windows
Replace x by the drive letter.
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