I renamed winload.exe and bootres.dll! PC won't boot!


  1. addas
    Posts : 66
    Windows 8 Pro with WMC 64-bit
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    I renamed winload.exe and bootres.dll! PC won't boot!


    Hello Everybody,
    I was editing the windows boot screen, the program gave me an error and told me to give new winload.exe and bootres.dll, my crazy friend told me to rename winload.exe & bootres.dll to winload.exe.old & bootres.dll.old, and computer will automatically create new ones, but the computer won't boot anymore! I don't have a backup DVD! or anything to Restore!!
    Someone told me make the windows boot from CD/DVD and then go to C:/Windows/System32/winload.exe.old & bootres.dll.old and rename them to winload.exe and bootres.dll and everything will be fine!
    Is that true?
    PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO FORMAT!!!!

    Thanks all

    Regards,
    sad addas
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  3. Big Tom
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    LOL @ you for re-naming that stuff. but yes you should be able to make a bootbale dvd/usb and boot from that. just go back and fix it. all your information should still be there
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  4. Corazon
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    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
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    Wow, that was quite an example of stupidity. (Not you - your friend.)
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  6. Capt.Jack Sparrow
    Posts : 4,772
    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
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    addas said:
    Hello Everybody,
    I was editing the windows boot screen, the program gave me an error and told me to give new winload.exe and bootres.dll, my crazy friend told me to rename winload.exe & bootres.dll to winload.exe.old & bootres.dll.old, and computer will automatically create new ones, but the computer won't boot anymore! I don't have a backup DVD! or anything to Restore!!
    Someone told me make the windows boot from CD/DVD and then go to C:/Windows/System32/winload.exe.old & bootres.dll.old and rename them to winload.exe and bootres.dll and everything will be fine!
    Is that true?
    PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO FORMAT!!!!

    Thanks all

    Regards,
    sad addas
    Hello Mate!

    Try running Startup Repair Startup Repair (Run it 3 times) and see if that fixes your problem.
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  7. seavixen32
    Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
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    Providing you can boot into Windows you could try a system restore to a point before you renamed these system files.
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  8. stormy13
    Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
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    seavixen32 said:
    Providing you can boot into Windows you could try a system restore to a point before you renamed these system files.
    No need to get Windows to boot to run System Restore,

    System Restore

    Option #2. And if you don't have an actual Windows 7 disk (OEM computer that didn't come with one for example), you can make a system repair disk,

    System Repair Disc - Create
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  10. seavixen32
    Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
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    stormy13 said:
    seavixen32 said:
    Providing you can boot into Windows you could try a system restore to a point before you renamed these system files.
    No need to get Windows to boot to run System Restore,

    System Restore

    Option #2. And if you don't have an actual Windows 7 disk (OEM computer that didn't come with one for example), you can make a system repair disk,

    System Repair Disc - Create
    You're quite right, I was forgetting about using a system repair disc.

    Thanks for the reminder.
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