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Can I disconnect from internet during repair vista 32 bit
miraclemandi:
Hey, and thank you so much for all your help.
Unfortunately, my HP laptop running Windows 8 64 bit will not boot. I had lost all my partitions and ran AOMEI Partition Recovery on it. It found five partitions but wouldn't let me check but any 4 of them. Not knowing what I was doing I selected all except for the WinPE partition (thinking that was the AOMEI program). Now when I turn it on I get these messages:
Recovery
Your PC need to be repaired
A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.
Error code 0xc0000225
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
then I press F8 for startup settings and get this message:
The application or OS couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors
File: \Windows\system32\winload.efi
Error Code; 0xc0000225
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
It gives me these options on each of these screens:
Press Enter to try again
Press F8 for Startup Settings
Press Esc for UEFI Firmware Settings
this time I press Esc and get these options:
F1 System Info
F2 System Diagnostics
F9 Boot Device Options
F10 BIOS Setup
F11 System Recovery
ENTER - Continue Startup
For more info, please visit: www.hp.com/go/techcenter/startup
So going through each one:
F1 System Info
Notebook Model: HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15
Product Number: D8X45UA#ABA
Serial Number: xxxxxxxxx
Born On Date: 08/04/2013
System Board ID: 193B
Product Configuration ID: 0888100003355900000320100
System Board CT Number: PDJFD018J4P0NF
BIOS Version: F.1E
Processor Type: AMD A8-4555M APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Processor Speed: 1600 MHz
Total Memory: 8 GB
Primary Batter SN: N/A (I took the battery out because I leave it plugged in all the time)
WLAN FCC ID: VQF-RT3290
Bluetooth FCC ID: VQF-RT3290
Press Esc to Continue
So I pressed F2 this time for HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
It says:
Version 1.6.0.0 - BIOS
For more info, please visit: www.hp.com/go/techcenter/PCDiags
Options
Memory Test
Hard Drive Check
Language
Exit
So I press 'Memory Test'
Memory Quick Check: Test in progress *.............
Press Escape to cancel
Estimated Time Remaining 9 min 41 sec
I take this opportunity to practice patience while it runs.
It finished:
PASSED
Back to Main Menu
Now time for Hard Drive Check first the:
Quick Check
Smart Check: PASSED
Short DST: Test in Progress .*.............
Estimated Time 1 min 28 secs
Waiting.....
Short DST: PASSED
Now:
Extensive Check
SMART Check: PASSED
Long DST: Test in Progress .*..............
Estimated Time Remaining 2 hour 47 mins 8 secs
Waiting........Practicing Much Patience........
Ok, instead, How about if I say....Good Nap.... BB
Good Morning. I got up and after getting ready I'm back on the mission!
Results:
SMART Check: PASSED
Long DST: PASSED
Those were all the Diagnostics Tests
F9 Boot Device Options
Boot Manager
Boot Options Menu
OS boot Manager
Boot From EFI File
Notebook Hard Drive
arrow up and arrow down to change option, ENTER to select an option.
Press F10 to BIOS Setup Options, ESC to exit.
I pressed OS boot Manager and get the message:
Recovery
Your PC need to be repaired
A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.
Error code 0xc0000225
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
After a few seconds it cuts off, cutting it back on shows the second error:
The application or OS couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors
File: \Windows\system32\winload.efi
Error Code; 0xc0000225
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
Now I thought I'd have this 'winload.efi' file saved on my external hard drive, but when I searched 'Everything' for it exactly I get 0 results; however when I just search for '.efi' I get "bootmgr.efi" located in E:\Windows RE (Recovery Environment) (from Recovery Drive D). This location being where I copied all the files from the Recovery Partition. It's the original file because it has a date modified as 7/26/2012, I didn't get the laptop til 2013, tax free weekend.
Back to the F9 Boot Device Options I select Boot from EFI File and get this message:
NO VOLUME LABEL, [Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(11l0/Ata(Primary,Master)/HD(Part1,SigA22DCEC3)]
There are options at the bottom:
'arrow up arrow down=Move Highlight' '<Enter>=Select Entry
Everything to highlight has already been highlighted so I hit 'Enter' and get:
File Explorer
<EFI>
<boot>
<Temp>
'arrow up arrow down=Move Highlight' '<Enter>=Select Entry
Selecting <EFI> gives me another 'File Explorer' page showing:
<.>
<..>
<Microsoft>
<Boot>
<HP>
Now this can obviously go on and on because it's giving me the opportunity to find the EFI file considering I know where the location, which of course I do not, or I would not be in this mess, but you get the idea.
Back to Boot Manager Options Menu. The only thing left to try is 'Notebook Hard Drive'.
'Notebook Hard Drive'
Recovery
Your PC needs to be repaired
The boot Configuration data for you Pc is missing or constains errors
File: \Boot\BCD
Error Code: 0xc000000f
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
then after a while the screen flashes and goes back to this error:
Recovery
Your PC need to be repaired
A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.
Error code 0xc0000225
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
Pressing F11 for Recovery goes back to this error:
Recovery
Your PC need to be repaired
A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.
Error code 0xc0000225
You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media (like a disc or USB device), contact your system admin or PC manufacturer
So I have pretty much exhausted all the options I possibly can at this point since I have no further experience (but I'm gaining it now YAY).
I hope I haven't overwhelmed you with information but I am trying to make it as easy as I possibly can for you to help me.
It seems like it would be simple IF I had a recovery disc. Then again I wonder if it would work seeing how it won't boot from the cd/dvd drive. But I do have a "en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso" that I downloaded & saved from the laptop on my external drive. I also have "Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 DVD.iso" saved to the external hard drive as well. But if I understand correctly I'd need to burn it to a disc using another 64 bit machine. I'm not that intimate with people as far as knowing anyone who'd let me use their computer for such a thing.
I wonder if I could use the Windows 7 Pro 64 bit dvd I got off ebay just to get into recovery?
Hey I put it in, changed the boot order back to cd/dvd and it's loading. Not sure where it'll let me go from here, but it sure is beautiful. Ah, man, the only choice is to install Windows 7. I guess that's why I need a 'recovery disc' not an 'installation disc'. I kind of want to at least get some important financial files off of it before I do all that. This is why I was trying to restore Windows 8 partitions because of needing those files.
Well, not sure what I can do now. I'd like to fix Windows 8 before I go to Windows 7 but If that's not possible it would at least help me out if I could copy some folders to my external hard drive.
I thank you again! Hope you have a blessed day! Amanda
--- Quote from: Boggin on March 09, 2017, 03:39:37 pm ---Well that's the Vista machine sorted ?
Does the HP laptop work ?
If it does, to clarify this bit about the partitions, can yo go Start - type diskmgmt.msc and press enter then either use PRTSC and Paint or the Snipping Tool to take a pic of Disk Management which you can then upload to the reply box.
To use PRTSC on a laptop you may have to press FN+ALT and then tap PRTSC.
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Boggin:
I was wondering if the missing device was your DVD drive with you not being able to boot up the Win 8 disk, but obviously not.
The thing is though, that to install Win 7 it's going to be a clean install and you'll lose everything on C:
However, you can create a Linux bootable disk to recover your files, although I've never done this.
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/31804/the-10-cleverest-ways-to-use-linux-to-fix-your-windows-pc/
Download site which has a User Guide - https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
If you get stuck, I'll ask one of the Admins to see if they can walk you through.
If you can get past that lot and you've recovered what you want to, then I'd format the HDD before installing Win 7 and then you can free upgrade to Win 10.
I'll post the links for that later if you want them.
miraclemandi:
Thank you so much. It is a bit late to start tonight (or I should say this morning) so I'm going to get on this as soon as I get up. I also appreciate the experience because it gives me a great opportunity of learning something new, esp about linux. I've always wondered but never wanted to depart from just smoothly getting online to try something as foreign as a different OS.
I actually did know it was going to have to be a clean install but from what I've heard it will be well worth it.
Thank you also for offering more help if I get stuck. It gives me more motivation to follow through.
I shall keep you up to date with my progress.
Blessings to you and yours! Amanda
--- Quote from: Boggin on March 10, 2017, 10:00:26 am ---I was wondering if the missing device was your DVD drive with you not being able to boot up the Win 8 disk, but obviously not.
The thing is though, that to install Win 7 it's going to be a clean install and you'll lose everything on C:
However, you can create a Linux bootable disk to recover your files, although I've never done this.
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/31804/the-10-cleverest-ways-to-use-linux-to-fix-your-windows-pc/
Download site which has a User Guide - https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
If you get stuck, I'll ask one of the Admins to see if they can walk you through.
If you can get past that lot and you've recovered what you want to, then I'd format the HDD before installing Win 7 and then you can free upgrade to Win 10.
I'll post the links for that later if you want them.
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Willy2:
--- Quote from: miraclemandi on March 06, 2017, 02:19:26 pm ---Hello. I appreciate the app and I've followed all suggestions recommended before finally running the repair. My bro who lives next door just came over wanting to reset the internet connection as he says it's not working for him. I told him not yet because I'm running the windows repair app & don't want to mess it up. I'm running Vista 32 bit & if I remember correctly safe mode with networking was basically needed for windows 8 & 10 but I want to b sure. Every now & again I do see activity between the 2 computers on the connection icon. Ty for ur time & help & of course the app! Blessings to you & yours!
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- I would STRONGLY recommend to ALWAYS disconnect the internet connection when you run the program for the 1st time. You Always can run the program for a second time with the internet connection turned on.
miraclemandi:
Ty so much. I appreciate that tip. I will keep it in mind should I need to run it again. Blessings to you and yours! Amanda
--- Quote from: Willy2 on March 14, 2017, 08:03:05 am ---
--- Quote from: miraclemandi on March 06, 2017, 02:19:26 pm ---Hello. I appreciate the app and I've followed all suggestions recommended before finally running the repair. My bro who lives next door just came over wanting to reset the internet connection as he says it's not working for him. I told him not yet because I'm running the windows repair app & don't want to mess it up. I'm running Vista 32 bit & if I remember correctly safe mode with networking was basically needed for windows 8 & 10 but I want to b sure. Every now & again I do see activity between the 2 computers on the connection icon. Ty for ur time & help & of course the app! Blessings to you & yours!
--- End quote ---
- I would STRONGLY recommend to ALWAYS disconnect the internet connection when you run the program for the 1st time. You Always can run the program for a second time with the internet connection turned on.
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