Solved 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=[COLOR=red]P[/COLOR]:\  /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=red]Q[/COLOR]:\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=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
try them all, till one succeeds
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
-safe mode still gives you a BSOD?
yes, do you know how to disable auto-reboot from RC? In order I can see the error and other info at BSOD time, googled but not found a way to do it so far

-normal boot still works (but is behaving strange at logon screen)?
So the bcd store (bootmenu) is still there. I thought you renamed it (not smart as the system was booting)
yes, I tried to rename it, hoping it will try to fix it automatically, OK was kind of silly, anyway restored it afterwards
All my attempts ended up with the same behavior: this f*@$g welcomme screen with empty icon and inability to log in
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
most likely the sfc offboot command was wrong!! Don't forget the spaces!
Code:
sfc  /SCANNOW  /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=red]P[/COLOR]:\  /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=red]Q[/COLOR]:\Windows
I didn't...

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.

Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely
Code:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
try them all, till one succeeds
OK, will try this & LYK
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
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
 

My Computer My Computer

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
most likely the sfc offboot command was wrong!! Don't forget the spaces!
Code:
sfc  /SCANNOW  /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=red]P[/COLOR]:\  /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=red]Q[/COLOR]:\Windows
I didn't...

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.

Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely
Code:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\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?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely
Code:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\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
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
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
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
Dirve letters as they are in recovery environment!!
most likely
Code:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\Windows
 
or if having system reserved partition:
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\Windows
sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]C[/COLOR]:\ /OFFWINDIR=[COLOR=#ff0000]D[/COLOR]:\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?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
what is drive letter of windows os in recovery environment?
Depends, changes from one boot to installation DVD/RC to another, sometimes it's C:, others D:
But I always check first before any operation

what is drive leter of "system reserved" the boot partition?
the same as the one for the OS, thus C: or D: depending on RC
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
forget sfc as it is not working(?)
please bcdedit output
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
or after "Start system canning" message & a few secs. in other cases
=> which command gave you "Start system canning" message & a few secs. ?
In that case my OS drive was D:, my swap was C:, my Apps were on F:, and User data on E:
So, as my OS and boot wee on my OS drive, I run:
- sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=d:\ /OFFWINDIR=d:\Windows
> Start system scanning...
2-3 sec. delay
> Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation
- then I attempted other combinations with changing /offbootdir with each of the other letters, and all these attempts ended up with the same error :
> Start system scanning...
2-3 sec. delay
> Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation
- then trying other letters for /offwindir, they all end up with immediate error "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation", likely because there is no \windows dir on those drives.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
Eventually succeeded in accessing my USB key, using a slot at the rear instead of the front, so here is the output of "bcdedit /enum all >C:\mybcd.txt
Code:
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {bootmgr}
device                  partition=C:
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
default                 {default}
resumeobject            {b7146f4b-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
displayorder            {default}
toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
timeout                 5

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
device                  ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4a-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
path                    \windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows Recovery Environment
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4a-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
systemroot              \windows
nx                      OptIn
winpe                   Yes

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {default}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows 7
locale                  en-US
loadoptions             DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence        {b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
recoveryenabled         Yes
testsigning             No
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {b7146f4b-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
nx                      OptOut
numproc                 4
usefirmwarepcisettings  No

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
device                  ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4e-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
path                    \windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows Recovery Environment
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4e-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
systemroot              \windows
nx                      OptIn
winpe                   Yes

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier              {b7146f4b-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
description             Windows Resume Application
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {resumeloadersettings}
filedevice              partition=C:
filepath                \hiberfil.sys
debugoptionenabled      No

Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier              {memdiag}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \boot\memtest.exe
description             Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess         Yes

Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier              {ntldr}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \ntldr
description             Earlier Version of Windows

EMS Settings
------------
identifier              {emssettings}
bootems                 Yes

Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier              {dbgsettings}
debugtype               Serial
debugport               1
baudrate                115200

RAM Defects
-----------
identifier              {badmemory}

Global Settings
---------------
identifier              {globalsettings}
inherit                 {dbgsettings}
                        {emssettings}
                        {badmemory}

Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier              {bootloadersettings}
inherit                 {globalsettings}
                        {hypervisorsettings}

Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier              {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype     Serial
hypervisordebugport     1
hypervisorbaudrate      115200

Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier              {resumeloadersettings}
inherit                 {globalsettings}

Device options
--------------
identifier              {b7146f4a-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
description             Ramdisk Options
ramdisksdidevice        partition=C:
ramdisksdipath          \Recovery\b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\boot.sdi

Device options
--------------
identifier              {b7146f4e-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
description             Ramdisk Options
ramdisksdidevice        partition=C:
ramdisksdipath          \Recovery\b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\boot.sdi
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
Eventually succeeded in accessing my USB key, using a slot at the rear instead of the front, so here is the output of "bcdedit /enum all >C:\mybcd.txt
Code:
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {bootmgr}
device                  partition=C:
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
default                 {default}
resumeobject            {b7146f4b-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
displayorder            {default}
toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
timeout                 5
 
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
device                  ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4a-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
path                    \windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows Recovery Environment
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4a-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
systemroot              \windows
nx                      OptIn
winpe                   Yes
 
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {default}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows 7
locale                  en-US
loadoptions             DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence        {b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
recoveryenabled         Yes
testsigning             No
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {b7146f4b-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
nx                      OptOut
numproc                 4
usefirmwarepcisettings  No
 
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
device                  ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4e-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
path                    \windows\system32\winload.exe
description             Windows Recovery Environment
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
osdevice                ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\Winre.wim,{b7146f4e-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
systemroot              \windows
nx                      OptIn
winpe                   Yes
 
Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier              {b7146f4b-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
description             Windows Resume Application
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {resumeloadersettings}
filedevice              partition=C:
filepath                \hiberfil.sys
debugoptionenabled      No
 
Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier              {memdiag}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \boot\memtest.exe
description             Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess         Yes
 
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier              {ntldr}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \ntldr
description             Earlier Version of Windows
 
EMS Settings
------------
identifier              {emssettings}
bootems                 Yes
 
Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier              {dbgsettings}
debugtype               Serial
debugport               1
baudrate                115200
 
RAM Defects
-----------
identifier              {badmemory}
 
Global Settings
---------------
identifier              {globalsettings}
inherit                 {dbgsettings}
                        {emssettings}
                        {badmemory}
 
Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier              {bootloadersettings}
inherit                 {globalsettings}
                        {hypervisorsettings}
 
Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier              {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype     Serial
hypervisordebugport     1
hypervisorbaudrate      115200
 
Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier              {resumeloadersettings}
inherit                 {globalsettings}
 
Device options
--------------
identifier              {b7146f4a-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
description             Ramdisk Options
ramdisksdidevice        partition=C:
ramdisksdipath          \Recovery\b7146f49-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\boot.sdi
 
Device options
--------------
identifier              {b7146f4e-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db}
description             Ramdisk Options
ramdisksdidevice        partition=C:
ramdisksdipath          \Recovery\b7146f4d-11c7-11df-a811-c3e53ae6a0db\boot.sdi
why DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS?? have you any unsigned drivers? Or did that on purpose? Not important for the problem btw
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
A friend of mine suggested to try log in through remote desktop, and I then figured out that the IP of my broken W7 was not reachable.
Considering it is DHCP assigned based on the outlet it is connected on, I'm starting to wonder if it is couldn't be out of order. This, along with the fact that my USB key cannot be accessed from slots at the front of my PC, but can from those at the rear, I'm really wondering if all my troubles couldn't be due to HW problems...

What do you think?

And what about my bcd posted below?

TIA
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
why DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS?? have you any unsigned drivers? Or did that on purpose? Not important for the problem btw
Don't know, don't think I have any unsigned driver, don't remember if I did it on purpose.

Can you see anything else sounding wrong?
What do ou think about the HW issue hypothesis?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
bcdedit/set {default} safeboot minimal
this sets the default bootmode to safe mode.
bcdedit/deletevalue {default} safeboot
removes the settings so it boots normally again.

both commands can be done from running windows as well (elevated command prompt). I know the system isn't booting, so that's impossible now,

So set the default boot setting to safe mode now. Then boot into advanced boot options and select "Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure"

Now the system starts in its standard mode (which is safe mode now) and doesn't restart on crash (I assume this "don't restart option" is only once[?])

Now you see the BSOD. What does it say?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
why DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS?? have you any unsigned drivers? Or did that on purpose? Not important for the problem btw
Don't know, don't think I have any unsigned driver, don't remember if I did it on purpose.

Can you see anything else sounding wrong?
What do ou think about the HW issue hypothesis?

harddisk seems to be working fine.
bcd output is good.
usb is very strange but maybe the ports on the rear side are different (usb3, usb2). Not the cause of the problem.

dvd loads recovery environment. no severe problems with memory.
I still think it's softwaer related
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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
please answer
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
A friend of mine suggested to try log in through remote desktop, and I then figured out that the IP of my broken W7 was not reachable.
Considering it is DHCP assigned based on the outlet it is connected on, I'm starting to wonder if it is couldn't be out of order. This, along with the fact that my USB key cannot be accessed from slots at the front of my PC, but can from those at the rear, I'm really wondering if all my troubles couldn't be due to HW problems...

What do you think?

And what about my bcd posted below?

TIA
LOL remote desktop has to logon as well which is impossible now.
no ip address because windows hasn't finished loading. or was started using "safe mode minimal" which has no network enabled.

But please disconnect all unneeded hardware for now, just as test. So
disconnect external, drives, printers, usb sticks etc. Leave mouse and keyboard attached.

Windows should even start without a mouse so disconnect that as well (impossible if it's a touchpad).

I don't expect it will boot then succesfully, but give it a try
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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
Here we are:
Code:
> dir/als c:\
Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E8E-0BC2

 Directory of c:\

07/13/2009  09:08 PM    <JUNCTION>     Documents and Settings [C:\Users]
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               1 Dir(s)  23,133,618,176 bytes free
> dir c:\
  Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E8E-0BC2

 Directory of c:\

05/06/2010  05:01 AM             1,024 .rnd
08/30/2010  02:18 AM    <DIR>          77ec6a5442a589a9c58cf42b19144d36
03/21/2012  10:02 AM             3,624 bootsqm.dat
09/01/2010  03:09 AM    <DIR>          dd9744f97d7728e2ac76c417b644
10/18/2011  12:18 AM    <DIR>          Dell
03/11/2010  03:03 AM    <DIR>          Java
11/23/2011  06:34 AM    <DIR>          MGADiagToolOutput
03/23/2012  11:28 AM             4,871 mybcd.txt
10/12/2011  10:59 PM    <DIR>          Perso
09/05/2011  01:31 AM    <JUNCTION>     Program Files [\??\e:\Program Files]
09/05/2011  01:32 AM    <JUNCTION>     Program Files (x86) [\??\e:\Program Files (x86)]
09/05/2011  01:57 AM    <JUNCTION>     ProgramData [\??\f:\ProgramData]
06/30/2011  10:05 PM             5,486 scheduler.hist
09/12/2011  12:03 AM    <JUNCTION>     Temp [\??\F:\Users\me_2\AppData\Local\Temp]
11/07/2011  08:15 AM            35,263 TempCloudAV1107161306_1880.csv
11/11/2011  01:55 PM         3,353,509 TempCloudAV1107161637_2576.csv
11/14/2011  12:11 AM            28,284 TempCloudAV1114070309_1848.csv
11/14/2011  12:11 PM         1,908,927 TempCloudAV1114081213_4220.csv
11/16/2011  12:08 AM         2,236,597 TempCloudAV1115160420_4884.csv
11/07/2011  04:33 AM    <DIR>          tmp
03/10/2010  08:36 AM    <DIR>          ToBeDeleted
09/05/2011  01:56 AM    <JUNCTION>     Users [\??\f:\users]
03/22/2012  07:14 AM    <DIR>          Windows
               9 File(s)      7,577,585 bytes
              16 Dir(s)  23,133,618,176 bytes free
> dir /als c:\Users
Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E8E-0BC2

 Directory of c:\users

File not found

> dir c:\Users
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E8E-0BC2

 Directory of c:\users

01/02/2012  07:49 AM    <DIR>          .
01/02/2012  07:49 AM    <DIR>          ..
12/09/2011  08:57 AM    <DIR>          Admin
09/05/2011  06:46 AM    <DIR>          Administrator
03/22/2012  11:47 AM    <DIR>          Admin_2
02/04/2010  06:06 PM    <JUNCTION>     Default User [F:\Users\Default]
09/06/2011  12:11 AM    <DIR>          EXme
03/22/2012  11:47 AM    <DIR>          ME-fr
03/22/2012  11:47 AM    <DIR>          me_2
10/16/2011  10:05 PM    <DIR>          Public
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
              10 Dir(s)  43,077,697,536 bytes free

> dir /als "c:\Program Files"
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E8E-0BC2

 Directory of c:\program files

File not found

> dir "c:\Program Files"
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is 2E8E-0BC2

 Directory of c:\program files

03/22/2012  11:06 PM    <DIR>          .
03/22/2012  11:06 PM    <DIR>          ..
05/09/2011  04:32 AM    <DIR>          7-Zip
08/22/2011  02:16 AM    <DIR>          Application Verifier (x64)
01/30/2012  05:45 AM    <DIR>          Applications
11/25/2010  03:50 AM    <DIR>          Ask.com
09/23/2011  04:36 AM    <DIR>          Canon
02/27/2012  01:07 AM    <DIR>          CCleaner
10/18/2010  07:18 AM    <DIR>          Codessentials
03/05/2012  07:31 AM    <DIR>          Common Files
08/22/2011  02:17 AM    <DIR>          Debugging Tools for Windows (x64)
01/25/2011  07:35 AM    <DIR>          Dell
01/03/2012  05:30 AM    <DIR>          Development
10/16/2011  10:05 PM    <DIR>          DVD Maker
09/26/2011  01:08 AM    <DIR>          Evernote
05/05/2010  11:12 PM    <DIR>          factormystic.net
09/05/2011  07:45 AM    <DIR>          Google
03/02/2012  12:49 AM    <DIR>          Hardware
02/17/2012  01:54 PM    <DIR>          Internet Explorer
02/20/2012  08:09 AM    <DIR>          Java
04/26/2011  01:15 AM    <DIR>          Microsoft
08/04/2010  11:14 PM    <DIR>          Microsoft Network Monitor 3
02/04/2010  06:01 PM    <DIR>          MSBuild
10/13/2011  01:59 AM    <DIR>          NVIDIA Corporation
02/20/2012  07:57 AM    <DIR>          Oracle
11/15/2011  11:57 PM    <DIR>          Panda Security
03/19/2012  03:11 AM    <DIR>          PDFCreator
06/01/2011  06:31 AM    <DIR>          Prevx
02/04/2010  06:01 PM    <DIR>          Reference Assemblies
02/09/2012  06:03 AM    <DIR>          Sony Ericsson
09/26/2010  10:02 PM    <DIR>          Syncplicity
03/19/2012  03:10 AM    <DIR>          Tools
09/26/2011  01:51 AM    <DIR>          Tracker Software
09/15/2011  02:10 AM    <DIR>          Windows Defender
10/16/2011  10:05 PM    <DIR>          Windows Journal
09/15/2011  02:10 AM    <DIR>          Windows Mail
10/16/2011  10:05 PM    <DIR>          Windows Media Player
02/04/2010  06:01 PM    <DIR>          Windows NT
09/15/2011  02:10 AM    <DIR>          Windows Photo Viewer
09/15/2011  02:10 AM    <DIR>          Windows Portable Devices
09/15/2011  02:10 AM    <DIR>          Windows Sidebar
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
              41 Dir(s)  340,570,234,880 bytes free
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz8 GB256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Precision T5400 (Service Tag: 4YHSY3J)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Xeon E5420 @2.5 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
256MB PCIE X16 NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 290
Hard Drives
2 x Hitachi 500 GB HDP725050GLA360
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