Windows Boot Manager has experienced a problem

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File: \Boot\ BCD

Status: 0xc0000098

The Windows Boot Configuration Data file does not contain a valid OS entry.

You can try to recover the system with the tools listed in the System Recovery Options menu.

(You might need to restart the computer manually.)

If the problem continues, please contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer.

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New Dell Inspirion 6400 laptop with Windows Vista Business

BIOS A14

Came with 4 partitions

FAT16 DellUtility 1-1 54.88MB

NTFS Recovery 1-2 10GB

NTFS OS 1-3 64.34GB

FAT32 MediaDirect 1-4 1.999GB

Attempts to fix

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 1 got me to the repair Startup system and I went through twice. The third time it could not find anything wrong with startup.

Method 2, I had to rename and rebuild. But no joy.

Seems I cannot change directory to the c:\ prompt. Only the x:\ drive(DVD) can be seen.

I used Acronis Disk Director Suite to review the various partitions. Exploring the Vista drive I can see it did rename the BCD and I am guessing the rebuild happened since it exists in the directory. When I open edit BCD, I see “regf”. What Should it be?

mombodog · Answer

Open help and support and do a search for BCDEdit.exe.    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa468626.aspx

A2Z4Me · Answer

Hello Mombodog,   Been there and checked the multiple pages, still no joy. Thats why I'm posting here at dell. i have spent the past day and half with Microsoft site and phone support says call Dell since its OEM. My call to Dell was on hold for 45 minutes then I had to go do some work. So now I'm back. LOL

mombodog · Answer

Never had to repair one, so I am in the same boat with you, well almost. I will install Vista on another hard drive I have and then look at that one for you, be back in a while.

mombodog · Answer

clean install of vista, no other os's present, I ran the command prompt as administrator and used the command bcdedit and got the following.

C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {bootmgr}
device                  partition=C:
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
default                 {current}
displayorder            {current}
toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
timeout                 30

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {current}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Microsoft Windows Vista
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {572ac3e2-0cc7-11dc-8fa5-b34dada58d18}
nx                      OptIn

C:\Windows\system32>

hope this helps..........

A2Z4Me · Answer

LOL BSOD   BAD_POOL_CALLER Stop ox000000c2 (0x00000007, 0x0000113D, 0x00bb0250, ox8c549a30)   Looks like its definately a delete partition and start fresh.   Thanks for your efforts.

A2Z4Me · Answer

Very close to mine with the exception was partition=E   Which I know is incorrect. Tried to edit and not possible. I am now re-installing vista over top the existing and got installation canceled. Windows could not update  the computer's boot configuration.Installation cannot proceed. LOL   Well I'm guessing the partition is trashed now. Going to check it out and be right back.

A2Z4Me · Answer

Well the BSOD was from a bad partition for data. I formated it and all seems well on access.   Also got the dual boot working with the help of acronis disk director 10. Tried the VistaBootPro, but that did not let me hide the 2 OS partitions from each other. Where Acronis DD10 did and gave much more configeration options. Guess thats the difference between free and fee. LOL

mombodog · Answer

Glad to hear you got it back in action.  :smileyhappy:

mombodog · Answer

What version of Disk Director 10 are you using? 10.xxxx

A2Z4Me · Answer

Thanks Mombodog

Its been an adventure. The Acronis Disk Director 10 gives me a few more options than the EasyBCD or VistaBootPro. More perticularlly the ability to resize, format, etc partitions and the boot selector gives ability to activate, deactivate, hide, unhide partitions similar to Partition magic. Partition magic failed on Vista so I will be using Acronis from now on. Also VMWare wouldn't let me share files between the different OSs using a common partition.

Now to load all the applications for the office. Been a full weekend. Thanks for your input.

Message Edited by A2Z4Me on 05-29-2007 08:58 AM

A2Z4Me · Answer

That would be Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.2160.   I see a few other uses for it and Partition Magic has not had an update since Symantec bought it in 2003. Thats really old for software. Although there hasn't been leaps and bounds in the hard drive configuration area. So Acronis will move in my primary software for Disk Configuration. Decent support over on WildersSecurity. The price is $50 and well worth it. Of course there are other sources if you are broke.:smileyvery-happy:

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