Windows 7 broken: can no longer log in...

most likely the sfc offboot command was wrong!! Don't forget the spaces!

Code:

sfc  /SCANNOW  /OFFBOOTDIR=P:\  /OFFWINDIR=Q:\Windows

Do you have system reserverd partition? Replace P with logical driver letter of boot partition.
Replace Q with logical drive letter of OS-partition

Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely

Code:

sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=D:\ /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=D:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows

try them all, till one succeeds

TerDale said:

Kaktussoft said:

in recovery environment->command prompt:
bcdedit /enum all >C:\mybcd.txt
then copy to some usb stick
COPY C:\mybcd.txt Q:\
if Q is drive letter of usb stick
now you ca delete mybcd.txt
DEL C:\mybcd.txt

put usb stick in another machine and post the file

How do you spell Murphy's Law?
- inserted my USB key in a USB slot
- looking for it, tried all letters, not found
- changed slot: not better
- rebooted recovery env. with USB key inserted
- not better

Chkdsk currently running on the different drives...

diskpart
list disk

only one disk?
do the list disk with usb stick attached and detached as well. Wait a minute to let recovery environment see it. Does it see it?
you can also do
list vol
within diskpart

or do
notepad C:\mybcd.txt

now you can make pictures with photo camera as a work around

TerDale said:

Kaktussoft said:

most likely the sfc offboot command was wrong!! Don't forget the spaces!

Code:

sfc  /SCANNOW  /OFFBOOTDIR=P:\  /OFFWINDIR=Q:\Windows

I didn't...

Kaktussoft said:

Do you have system reserverd partition? Replace P with logical driver letter of boot partition.
Replace Q with logical drive letter of OS-partition

No, I don't have such a resereved part.

Kaktussoft said:

Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely

Code:

sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=D:\ /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=D:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows

try them all, till one succeeds

OK, will try this & LYK

what is drive letter of windows os in recovery environment?
what is drive leter of "system reserved" the boot partition?

dir/als C:\users
or maybe dir/als c:\


replace C with right drive letter. Is it still linked to right partition? junction point, you know
check "program files" as well

TerDale said:

Kaktussoft said:

Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely

Code:

sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=D:\ /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=D:\ /OFFWINDIR=C:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=C:\ /OFFWINDIR=D:\Windows

try them all, till one succeeds

Did it from X:, after having checked the dive layout once in RC, and got still same error: "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation". Even tried other combinations, but either I have the error without delay if the combination is nonsensical, or after "Start system canning" message & a few secs. in other cases

Chkdsk results:
- for all 4 drives: found no problems
- I just got "Failed to transfer logged errors to the event log with status 50" for each one, but I think it is expected in RC

or after "Start system canning" message & a few secs. in other cases
=> which command gave you "Start system canning" message & a few secs. ?

What is your drive letter of boot partition? and what drive letter is OS partition?

forget sfc as it is not working(?)
please bcdedit output