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Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language setings, and then click "Next".
3. Click "Repair your computer".
File: \Boot\BCD
Status: 0xc0000001
Info: An error occured while attempting to read the boot configuration data.
6. The Vista DVD, which I used one year ago, is not bootable anymore and I don't know why.
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Cannot mount volume.
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$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown ... Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use.
Choose one action:
a. Disconnect the external devices by clicking on the "Safely remove hardware" icon in the Windows taskbar, then shut down Windows cleanly.
b. If you don't have Windows then you can use the "force" option for your own resposibility.
For exmaple type on the command line: mount -t ntfs-3g/dev/sdal/media/disk -0 force
... or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file: /dev/sda1 /media/disk ntfs-3g force 0 0
10. My problem is how to repair the bootsector of my 1TB HDD with Vista x86, so that I can boot from it again.
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Method 1: Repair the BCD store by using the Startup Repair option
You can use the Startup Repair option in the Windows Recovery Environment to repair the BCD store. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time, a currency, and a keyboard or another input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Startup Repair.
7. Restart the computer.
Method 2: Rebuild the BCD store by using the Bootrec.exe tool
If the previous method does not resolve the problem, you can rebuild the BCD store by using the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time, a currency, and a keyboard or another input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
7. Type Bootrec /RebuildBcd, and then press ENTER.
* If the Bootrec.exe tool runs successfully, it presents you with an installation path of a Windows directory. To add the entry to the BCD store, type Yes. A confirmation message appears that indicates the entry was added successfully.
* If the Bootrec.exe tool cannot locate any missing Windows installations, you must remove the BCD store, and then you must re-create it. To do this, type the following commands in the order in which they are presented. Press ENTER after each command.Bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
Bootrec /rebuildbcd
8. Restart the computer.
Method 3: Rebuild the BCD store manually by using the Bcdedit.exe tool
If the previous method does not resolve the problem, you can rebuild the BCD store manually by using the Bcdedit.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time, a currency, and a keyboard or another input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
7. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:cd /d Partition:\Windows\System32
Note Partition represents the letter of the partition on which Windows Vista is installed. Typically, this is partition C.
8. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:bcdedit /enum all
In the Windows Boot Loader section of the output from this command, note the GUID that is listed for resumeobject. You will use this GUID later.
9. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:bcdedit -create {bootmgr} -d "Description"
Note Description represents the description for the new entry.
10. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:bcdedit -set {bootmgr} device partition=Partition:
Note Partition represents the letter of the partition. Typically, the letter is C.
11. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:bcdedit /displayorder {GUID}
Note GUID represents the GUID that you obtained in step 8.
12. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:bcdedit /default {GUID}
Note GUID represents the GUID that you obtained in step 8.
13. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:bcdedit /timeout Value
Note Value represents the time in seconds before the Windows Boot Manager selects the default entry that you created in step 12.
14. Restart the computer.
The questions is, can I access / modify / repair the BCD Store on the 1TB HDD via the Ubuntu platform at all ?
