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Unable to repair BCD in Windows 7 (UEFI) thru Install disk
I have 3 hard disks . Windows 7 and Linux Mint is installed in 2 separate disks.
The problem started when a black screen with only mouse pointer started irritating me at boot. On shaking the mouse or After waiting for a few seconds however my windows would boot up .I ran sfc /scannow and found some corrupted files could not be repaired. I booted Installation media and ran startup repair which corrupted my BCD store. Now whenever I boot I get a PC recovery screen saying BCD is either missing or not bootable.
Now when I boot install media of Win 7 (UEFI mode)- USB , my Windows disk is not displayed in the box where it shows the current installation . Also The Fat 32 EFI boot folder (500 MB) is in Disk 2 and not in Win Hard drive.
I tried Hiren boot CD but the mini xp environment could not be booted as the video driver seems to be incompatible and only lines are appearing.
Since it is UEFI mode , pressing F8 at the time of Windows boot to log into safe mode is not working as on selection of Windows option immediately the error screen throws up.
is there any other utility I can run from a USB/DVD to repair the win partition? or can Mint do something? Upon googling I came across a utility called Lazesoft but its a Limited use trial version and I dont want to go with it .
Can I use Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD) on EFI?.
I am also hesitant to use MBR fix tools as I fear they may not work with UEFI firmware.