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Windows 10 Boot Configuration Data - Rebuild

$10-30 USD

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Posted about 6 years ago

$10-30 USD

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The computer i am repairing is running Windows 10. The computer booted normally but got stuck on the logon screen and the cursor would not blink. This made me believe it was a hard drive failure. Yet, i was still able to access the files via an external bay drive. So i proceeded into the Windows Recovery Environment. First off, i rebuilt the bcd on Windows 10 which is now causing Windows 10 to no longer boot. And the windows installation is no longer being recognized. Anywho, the following is the list of commands i typed into Win RE. When trying to run the command [login to view URL] /fixboot i got access is denied. When trying to run [login to view URL] /scanos it says there are 0 windows installations. I tried [login to view URL] /rebuildbcd and it failed. Now when trying to boot up into windows 10 nothing boots up. I am guessing this happened because i renamed multiple files including the boot directory. I will try to find documentation on what folders i renamed and what files. In the meantime, i am posting this so that i may get someone to help me out. We continually get computers to repair and fix so this is something that we can easily get many jobs for and might be looking for someone long term. That is highly possible...!
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hi iam anouar a long time experienced windows linux servers administrator i can help you resolve this please contact me
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Hello I have used these commands and troubleshoot hardware errors successfully while working as desktop support engineer Please discuss Regards
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Hi have more then 7 years of exp as system administrator
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Hello, I’m Tobias and I’ve got over 10 years of Windows Modding / Recovery experience. Firstly u should go into any available cmd window and run diskpart to see if u are able to see the volume/disk and the partitions within. If possible, u should boot into Linux distro on your usb stick so you are able to see the hidden boot partition containing the MBR table. From there you can check / rename the files inside the partition as well. Then regenerate the boot table inside Linux as well and see if it fixes the issue. Apparently I think you have modified critical files to make this happen. Moving forward, for any computers that you’re setting up, I would really suggest u to manually make the hard disk into 1 full partition so Microsoft would not create a separate recovery/boot partition and it will write into your OS partition. It’s easier to troubleshoot/clone Looking forward to hear back from you!
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Hello, I think I can help you. I work as System admin in one international company, and last year we had virus outbreak which renamed several MBR sectors on HDD, so Windows could not boot. We used a program called GParted to recover the servers and desktop machines, and in 80% it helped us. Maybe you can use that program since I think the problem is similar? I can send you the manual.
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Hello I’m writing in response to your recently advertised project. I've red project description, and it looks like you messed up your boot record. I welcome the opportunity to speak with you about this job. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Kind regards, Aleksandar
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Hi, So just to confirm you have managed to retrieve the files/folders from the hard disk? Are you know just looking to rebuild windows 10 and thats where your having problems? If you require any further details regarding myself please let me know and I can forward over my CV. Thanks Steve
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In a round about way to fix this, you can do the following Temporarily add another drive to PC Or what i often do use gparted and partition the bad disk. If you have no skills in this, use the additional disk. As in all things in life make a backup of your damaged disk just incase it goes further down the bad way. Use clonezilla or dfsee or any of your fav tools. Use an install disk, Use an iso of 1709, 32 or 64 bit doesnt matter. Install a new instance of win10 in the new location (leaving the first drive - the bad one - as the primary.) If you have not bastardised the boot partition too much (and renamed it back to boot) you will have a new bootable env Maybe even having rediscovered original win install and added it to the boot menu. Now if you think you totally buggered the original boot directory, just format it first - using gparted - or let the new install just do it. If you have a booting system (going to the new installed env) it will be ‘C’ drive and the other disk/partition will be identified with ‘D’. So now you can navigate around that and see what you have done to it. If you have both envs in the boot menu when you boot the other one. They are automatically again identified correctly. So you have a boot partition on the original drive and its running os and another running os in the other drive. To get the PC back to your client’s state is very simple, just remove the the other disk. And when you boot up the PC WIN10 automatically adjusts the menu, as it is one again the only entry, the bootmenu is not presented The $5 reward is a bit rude as this idiots work takes ~1hour. But is very simple and controlled to execute. I wont give you powershell scripts ro rebuild, as i dont think you are ready tomsafely use them.
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Working in this industry since 15 yrs, resolved many issues with logon screen Love to work on such kind of issues
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