Boot Manager Status 0xc000000f, boot selection failed.

Hi,

I have a windows 7 ultimate 32 bit. And when i start the system i get the following message.

Boot Manager:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:

1.Insert your Windows installation disc and restart the computer.
2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next".
3.Click "Repair your computer."

If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

Status: 0xc000000f

Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

I searched the forums. But unfortunately i don have the installation disc.
Is there any other way to get through this.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

You can use a repair disc. To get a repair disc, find someone with Windows 7 32 bit and Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc — MAXIMUMpcguides – Windows 7 tips, tricks, help, and how-to guides.

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Boot Manager Status 0xc000000f, boot selection failed.
Hello

I have a windows 7 ultimate 32 bit. And when i start the system i get the following message.

Boot Manager:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:

1.Insert your Windows installation disc and restart the computer.
2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next".
3.Click "Repair your computer."

If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

Status: 0xc000000f

Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

I searched the forums. But unfortunately i don have the installation disc.
Is there any other way to get through this.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
please tell me the procedure to solve this problem,
I am trying to reinstall windows 7 ultimate also via DVD but it not done that is having problem too.

Is the Windows 7 Ultimate DVD the same (x86 or x64) as your current installation?

Even if it is not, you can run a disk check with it.

Sounds like you have hard disk errors. Open the Command Prompt when the Installation DVD Loads and type the following commands.

chkdsk /r c:
chkdsk /r d:
chkdsk /r e:
chkdsk /r f:

.etc until you get the message that the volume could not be opened for direct access. For any drives that do not give the message:
"Windows has checked the file system and found no problems"
run chkdsk again as above. In other words, if it says:
"Windows has made corrections to the file system"
after running the disk check, run the disk check again.

I realize you may only have one disk show up in Windows explorer, but you may have more than one disk through recovery options. This is because the system creates a hidden boot partition (which will be C: in recovery), you may have a recovery partition for your PC that is hidden (which will be D: in recovery), and you will have your primary Windows partition (which may be E: in recovery). A custom PC will likely have at least C: and D: to scan.

please help, my hp mini 110 alaways display windows boot manager. how can i exit? the f11 and f8 did not working. i am about to reset, but then i can exit. always displays 0xc000000f status. pls. help! thanks

Can you boot with a Windows 7 installation disc or create a Windows 7 system repair disc?

i was not able to have an installation disc because it is a netbook no dvd rom. what can i do? thanks

You can put them on USB if you have one available with at least 4 GB size (you will need to backup any data on it first)...
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