Windows Fails to Load, cannot verify the digital signature for file


  1. secno
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
       New #1

    Windows Fails to Load, cannot verify the digital signature for file


    Hello,

    A Dell laptop hand-me-down fails to boot. Windows XP was upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit. OS disc(s) are not available. I tried using a Windows 7 Upgrade 32bit DVD boot disc to attempt a system repair. Now, the winload.exe seems to lack a digital signature. Is there a way to make this laptop boot again?

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    I first started with:
    Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
    Repair your computer

    Status: 0xc000000e
    Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
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    I ran this article:
    Use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows
    bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
    c:
    cd boot
    attrib bcd -s -h -r
    ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
    bootrec /RebuildBcd
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    Now, I have:
    File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    Status: 0xc0000428
    Info: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Thank you for any help!
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  3. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
       New #2

    Work through these steps for Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start.
      My Computer
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