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Startup Repair to infinite reboot loops, Repair errors 0x5 & 0x490
Firstly, thanks for reading.
My PC runs Windows 7 x64. I built it myself about a year ago for gaming.
Occasionally running games I would BSOD and it would suck. I'd update all my drivers or try some game-specific fix and usually if I didn't fix it, I would just start playing something else until I remembered it and by then, some Windows update or my own tweaking or just divine providence would have stopped the bluescreens. A few games, like GTA IV, Bioshock Infinite and Spec Ops: The Line remain unplayable for me, as they constantly bluescreen no matter my alterations or updates, but that's another story.
My problem is with Startup Repair. I was playing Max Payne 3 last night, all was well, then BSOD. To note, I never actually see the blue screen, the video cuts and the audio stutters for a moment, then the computer restarts. But in the .dmp files they're always reported as BSODs. Anyway, I restart and do some other stuff, then turn it off for the night. Today, I turn the PC on, and it prompts me to Start Windows Normally or launch Startup Repair. I chose to repair, thinking it was probably time I let Windows have a shot at it for once.
Well, I'm sitting a feet away and watching the screen right now, and it's going through the third consecutive automatic repair. In the past few hours I've run memory diagnostic, gone through the Startup Repair Infinite Loop Recovery thread with the MD mybackup stuff, attempted chkdsk (can't due to a lack of write privileges, even after DISKPART -> ... -> attribute volume clear readonly), re-seated the hardware, disconnected the case fans, removed unnecessary USBs (took out Wacom tablet and 360 controller, left Logitech G5, network adapter, and Logitech keyboard receiver), and done two system restores to several days earlier.
While I was typing, the next System Repair completed. I'm looking at the diagnostic details now, and all the actions completed successfully, excepting where the Root Cause was found. It says the boot manager failed to find the OS loader. File Repair failed, with error code 0x5, and Boot Configuration Data Store Repair failed, with error code 0x490.
Now everything I've tried has been sourced from threads like these, where users solved their issues. Sorry to sound pressuring, I'm just hoping to end this nonsense. Thanks for the consideration.