Boot error, status 0xc000000f

Vinicius MT · 06 Nov 2014

Guys,

Today my OS got freezed at the loading screen and it doesn't boot anymore. After that I restarted my PC and chose the safe mode but it got stuck on the drivers selection part.

Now I got this:

"Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt"

file: \windows\system32\config\system

status 0xc000000f

I did a clear CMOS but it didn't work. I don't have a Windows 7 recover CD yet, only a 1GB pen-drive with Ubuntu installed and that's why I can ask here for help.

I don't think the problem is the hardware because I can access my files from Ubuntu.

The question is: Can I repair the boot system with Linux?

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Berton · 06 Nov 2014

The question is: Can I repair the boot system with Linux?

NO, Linux is quite different from Windows. This page has a link to a system repair disc that you need:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/...xc000000f.html
The section with the green banner that says Best solution.

gregrocker · 06 Nov 2014

In addition everything that can be done is here for Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start
including the installation media for your licensed version to use for repairs or if necessary reinstall if the steps don't work.

Vinicius MT · 07 Nov 2014

Berton said:

The question is: Can I repair the boot system with Linux?

NO, Linux is quite different from Windows. This page has a link to a system repair disc that you need:
Revived Computer won't boot, error 0xC000000F [Solved] - 0x490 - Windows 7
The section with the green banner that says Best solution.

It certainly would solve my issue, but the problem is that I don't have a blank CD/DVD at the moment!

Vinicius MT · 07 Nov 2014

gregrocker said:

In addition everything that can be done is here for Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start
including the installation media for your licensed version to use for repairs or if necessary reinstall if the steps don't work.

My system doesn't even boot in the safe mode, it go back to the failure status!

Vinicius MT · 07 Nov 2014

I found this program:

Need user-friendly bootable recovery media? AOMEI PE Builder Free has your back

PE Builder - Create Bootable USB or CD/DVD based on Windows PE with AOMEI PE Builder

Windows Recovery Environment (recenv.exe): System Recovery Options

You guys recommend?

Kaktussoft · 07 Nov 2014

Can you boot to Advanced Boot Options and select "repair your computer"? Then select "command prompt" and determine which drive letter is the OS partition.

Code:

dir  c:\users
dir  d:\users
dir  e:\users

Is it c, d or e that has your user account listed. In this example I assume it's E (if not ... replace E with actual drive letter)

Code:

chkdsk/f  e:

Anything repaired? Run it again... no errors anymore?

Kaktussoft · 07 Nov 2014

Can you boot to Advanced Boot Options and select "repair your computer"? Then select "system restore" to go back in time.

Vinicius MT · 07 Nov 2014

Kaktussoft said:

Can you boot to Advanced Boot Options and select "repair your computer"? Then select "command prompt" and determine which drive letter is the OS partition.

Code:

dir  c:\users
dir  d:\users
dir  e:\users

Is it c, d or e that has your user account listed. In this example I assume it's E (if not ... replace E with actual drive letter)

Code:

chkdsk/f  e:

Anything repaired? Run it again... no errors anymore?

For some strange reason, the choice "Repair Your Computer" doesn't show up. The others are there, but when I choose one of them, the failure screen appears.

gregrocker · 07 Nov 2014

Use the Win7 disk provided in Step 6 of Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start or System Repair Disk
to access System Recovery Options