After Partition Changes, 0xc0000225 and cannot boot

[robdog09]

So i had two partitions on a physical disk, and wanted to delete the first and enlarge the second. I usually use gparted off the ubuntu live cd because it completely separates itself from windows details and allows a lot of disk changes in one interface; no conflicts. I moved forward with my changes and rebooted the computer.

I now find myself standing at this boot screens with error 0xc0000225 and a "corrupt" /boot/bcd file. Googling that information, the first hit was a solution about using gparted and getting this error. I thought perfect, but going through the steps, i still have no resolve. I have now been in and out of every boot problem thread on the internet and cannot figure it out. I have tried:

- windows 7 repair startup tools
- rebuilding the bcd from scratch
- bootrec /fixmbr and /fixboot

When i boot into ubuntu or repair mode, i can browse the file system fine. i can see the /boot files, create a new bcd file, and so on. One thing to mention is every test i have tried yeilds the same consistent error. The error has not changed whatsoever. My assumption is not that the /bcd file is corrupt or configured wrong (as the gparted solution/post suggested), but rather my disk is jacked and it cant find any data.


Any help pls?

 

[theog]

Try this:
You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html?ltr=R

 

[robdog09]

done it a 100. No dice.

 

[theog]

Did you try Repair Install.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html?ltr=R

 

[robdog09]

says you need to have the computer booted.

 

[iseeuu]

So i had two partitions on a physical disk, and wanted to delete the first and enlarge the second. I usually use gparted off the ubuntu live cd because it completely separates itself from windows details and allows a lot of disk changes in one interface; no conflicts. I moved forward with my changes and rebooted the computer.

I now find myself standing at this boot screens with error 0xc0000225 and a "corrupt" /boot/bcd file. Googling that information, the first hit was a solution about using gparted and getting this error. I thought perfect, but going through the steps, i still have no resolve. I have now been in and out of every boot problem thread on the internet and cannot figure it out. I have tried:

- windows 7 repair startup tools
- rebuilding the bcd from scratch
- bootrec /fixmbr and /fixboot

When i boot into ubuntu or repair mode, i can browse the file system fine. i can see the /boot files, create a new bcd file, and so on. One thing to mention is every test i have tried yeilds the same consistent error. The error has not changed whatsoever. My assumption is not that the /bcd file is corrupt or configured wrong (as the gparted solution/post suggested), but rather my disk is jacked and it cant find any data.

Any help pls?

Hello robdog09, and welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

We see this situation asked about a lot here, and as you have offered little detail I will have to guess at a few things. Windows allows one partition per hard drive to be flagged "Active". When Windows 7 is installed on a hard drive where another OS is in place, that partition is usually already "Active" and the installer automatically places the boot code in the "Active" partition. When you deleted the partition you deleted the boot code. When you tried to boot to Windows 7, did you mark its partition "Active" with GParted or from the Windows 7 Disk Management utility? The "Startup Repair" cannot repair your BCD Store if it cannot find an "Active" partition with the boot code. You may be able to restore your Windows 7 boot code if you mark the partition "Active" and then run the "Startup Repair" as many as three times.

Alternatively, after marking the 7 partition "Active", you may be able to restore the BCD store with this command:

bootrec /rebuildbcd

after booting to the DVD or "Repair CD" and using the "Command Prompt" option.

If this does not help you, you might consider adding some detail like the OSs, the order of installation, which one you deleted, and anything else that might help us help you. You could also take a screen shot of the GParted drive map from the live CD and attach it to a post here for us to see.

Cheers!
Robert

 

[sqr47]

I'm having the same problem

I was simply making a new partition with an outdated partedmagic and i have this error at startup

 

[sqr47]

I was simply making a new partition with an outdated partedmagic and i have this error at startup

actually i cannot access startup repair at startup, is there any way to do it from a disc or anything like that?

 

[theog]

Use your Win7 DVD.

 

[iseeuu]

I was simply making a new partition with an outdated partedmagic and i have this error at startup

actually i cannot access startup repair at startup, is there any way to do it from a disc or anything like that?

Hello sqr47;

Please check out method two here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

The free Partition Wizard is an up-to-date partition utility to replace outdated ones. Check it out as well?

Cheers!
Robert

 

[karlsnooks]

sqr47,
Do you have a Recovery CD or UFD?

If yes, boot from it, choose command prompt, and use the DiskPart command.

If you do not have a Recovery CD or UFD, then boot from your Win7 CD and when that first dialog comes up, then type SHIFT + F10. This will get to a command prompt where you can run DiskPart.

To clean up your situation and start fresh, first use following diskpart commandss:
List Disk
Select Disk 0 (Here 0 is an example and is the most common selection in this case)
Clean (this will wipe out the first and last sectors on your disk and be just like starting afresh with a blank virgin disk)
Now shutdown your computer and install Win7 on a clean disk.
Once again when you get to that first dialog, you can use Shift+f10 to get to a command prompt and to partition the hard disk as you would like. after partitioning, Exit your way back to the Win7 install procedure and tell Win7 to install where you want it.

I suggest you go to a command prompt and type DiskPart ?
to familiarize yourself with the power and potential of Diskpart.

 

[sqr47]

@iseeuu Ok thanks, I'll try out that out. And I hope I'll never have the need to partition again... Though GParted on the Ubuntu LiveCD seems a much better choice than Partedmagic 2.1, as the current version is 4.7... Also, I saw this tutorial a while back... How to resize a Windows Vista partition Do you think it would be a good, safe choice, as it is actually a Windows program, even though it is more complicated? And also, would it even work on Windows 7?

Thanks,
Sam

 

[SIW2]

It works fine on 7.

Can't see the point , though. If you use Partition Wizard, it will move the files during the partitioning process.

 

[iseeuu]

@iseeuu Ok thanks, I'll try out that out. And I hope I'll never have the need to partition again... Though GParted on the Ubuntu LiveCD seems a much better choice than Partedmagic 2.1, as the current version is 4.7... Also, I saw this tutorial a while back... How to resize a Windows Vista partition Do you think it would be a good, safe choice, as it is actually a Windows program, even though it is more complicated? And also, would it even work on Windows 7?

Thanks,
Sam

Actually Sam, I have both Partition Wizard and GParted. Partition Wizard is very easy to use with Windows and GParted works for both Windows and Linux.

Besides having a live Ubuntu CD, I also use the System Rescue CD with GParted on it.

Cheers!

 

[sqr47]

So when I have the Windows 7 Startup Repair Disc, I simply boot with it in... Select "Repair My Computer" and repeat the process 3-4 times until it works? It doesn't matter that I have GRUB installed does it?

 

[iseeuu]

I was simply making a new partition with an outdated partedmagic and i have this error at startup

I was simply making a new partition with an outdated partedmagic and i have this error at startup

actually i cannot access startup repair at startup, is there any way to do it from a disc or anything like that?

So when I have the Windows 7 Startup Repair Disc, I simply boot with it in... Select "Repair My Computer" and repeat the process 3-4 times until it works? It doesn't matter that I have GRUB installed does it?

sqr47;

You have not provided nearly enough info for anyone to answer these questions specific to your situation. Evidently your setup is not anything like the Original Poster's, so perhaps it would be more productive and less confusing if you started a thread of your own where you could describe your setup and post a screen shot of your Drive Management drive map?

The answer to your question in the second quote above is both the install DVD and the "System Repair" CD that Windows 7 will burn for you allow for a "Startup Repair" to be performed from bootable media. There are several links in the posts above that describe how to do that, with pictures similar to this one: http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/51100-repair-cd-system-repair-disk.html

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Please let up know how we can assist you best?

Cheers!
Robert

 

[sqr47]

No I had created a disc that I downloaded (I don't have access to any other machines running Windows 7) from http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html but I was just not 100% sure on how to run it, and if it mattered that GRUB was installed.

 

[sqr47]

So when I have the Windows 7 Startup Repair Disc, I simply boot with it in... Select "Repair My Computer" and repeat the process 3-4 times until it works? It doesn't matter that I have GRUB installed does it?

So is that what I need to do, and DOES it matter if GRUB is installed?

 

[karlsnooks]

sqr47,
What's up lad? So many people trying to help you. Most are very experienced. I'm trying to refrain from willing blasting out, but my god, man, get off the pot and do it.

 

[sqr47]

Ok Windows is fixed I just need to fix Ubuntu, thanks for the help