Solved Boot Critical File

[SIW2]

It is a different f key on your machine, then - look for it at pc startup.

 

[bl1tz]

Hey Thx S1W2 i will try all of that 2moro if I dont trow this laptop up against the wall , but if u come up withanything that might be useful i will appreciate it thx again

 

[bl1tz]

Im able to boot thru dvdrom by hitting the esc key thx but here is another question if u dont mind? It asking me to select with one i want to do 1. Recover Windows first Partition only 2. Recover Windows to entire HD 3. Recover Windows to entire HD with two Partitions. I know ive been a pain all weekend and i hope U enjoy Ur Easter but u dont know how Yall kept me sane so thx to Carolyn and S1W2 I really appreciate ur help on this

 

[belikexp]

If you have an external hard drive (USB) use Macrium Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download to backup a full image. This way when you reinstall Windows 7 you won't lose your files.

 

[Carolyn]

Recover files from Windows 7 hard disk using Puppy Linux | help.artaro.eu

 

[bl1tz]

I just want to say thank u to everyone who assist on the problem i was having, I ended up restoring and losing everything i got ur msg too late Carolyn & thx belikexp but ur was late too lmao im ok though starting over is good right? Well anyway Thx to all in I want to say thx to u too SiW2. Now if any one could tell me why i keep getting this annoying loading circle and how to speed thing up a little not much but at least back to normal that would be greatly appreciated. Thx

 

[belikexp]

"restoring and losing everything". That means you should buy a copy of Win 7. Next time you could do a custom install and not lose any data.

You can also sign up for Microsoft skydive (25 gigs online free) and dropbox (2 gigs free). Or use ImgBurn and copy files to dvd. And use MozBackup to save and restore Firefox and Thunderbird files.

Good luck!

 

[bl1tz]

Wow that was a lot I could have done lmao but hey it is what it is! Now can u help me with getting my laptop to run up to speed or it this the result of the heart attack It just had (crash) and that would be 2 for a 2 year old machine. Its taking me forever to download software like Zune yea u heard Zune lol sh*t is took forever to get AVG back on here please help

 

[belikexp]

I would start a new thread. It's now a different problem.

 

[bl1tz]

Wow! I just want to thx the people who did try to help me with my problem, but it seem people are more concern with where im posting than actually trying to help me out! Everyone may not have as much knowledge as some of u do when it come to thing like this i dont know where to thread are post im just looking for help! Thx I just feel u could have help me instead of telling me to start a new post smfh thx for ur help!

 

[Pran199]

Computer wont startup by virus CURE

due to a virus I had the same problem : infinite loop recovery and ci.dll corrupt...
i've solved the problem :
recopy the ci.dll to c:\windows\system32
and next repair the bootloader ( the virus delete infos in c:\boot...)
restart & enjoy

 

[Toakr]

Hey pran199 I am having the same problem you had. I got a virus and now my laptop is just looping the recovery which is not working. What exactly were the steps you took to take care of your problem if you wouldn't mind helping me out.

 

[mikruzo]

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[mikruzo]

pran199 PLEASE DO post your exact steps. I have followed the tutorial in the beginning of this thread but had no luck. I have also tried deleting ci.dll from c:\windows\system32 and then re-copying from x:\windows\system32 but no luck!! Not sure what you mean by
”next repair the bootloader ( the virus delete infos in c:\boot...)”

HELP!! I do not what to have to reinstall all my programs!!

 

[Pran199]

Hey pran199 I am having the same problem you had. I got a virus and now my laptop is just looping the recovery which is not working. What exactly were the steps you took to take care of your problem if you wouldn't mind helping me out.

Download Ubuntu and burn iso image to disc and insert disc when booting your computer and boot from Ubuntu disc and click try now, not install. Then do steps 1-2 with Ubuntu!!!

1) Download the ci.dll file for your Windows 7 here:
ci.dll
2) Go to ‘C:\Windows\System32’ and ‘drag n’ drop ‘the ci.dll file into the file and choose ‘copy and replace’.
3) Use a system recovery disc and boot your computer up with that and when it gives you a choice of what to do (Disc Check, System Restore, Command Prompt) choose Command Prompt.
4) Type in: bootrec.exe /fixmbr
5) Then type in: del C:\boot\bcd
6) Then type in: bootrec.exe/rebuildbcd
7) Then close the command prompt by clicking the ‘x’ or the exit button located in the top-right hand corner of the command prompt.
8) Restart computer and eject recovery disc and boot computer normally and done!!!

 

[Pran199]

pran199 PLEASE DO post your exact steps. I have followed the tutorial in the beginning of this thread but had no luck. I have also tried deleting ci.dll from c:\windows\system32 and then re-copying from x:\windows\system32 but no luck!! Not sure what you mean by
”next repair the bootloader ( the virus delete infos in c:\boot...)”

HELP!! I do not what to have to reinstall all my programs!!

Download Ubuntu and burn iso image to disc and insert disc when booting your computer and boot from Ubuntu disc and click try now, not install. Then do steps 1-2 with Ubuntu!!!

1) Download the ci.dll file for your Windows 7 here:
ci.dll
2) Go to ‘C:\Windows\System32’ and ‘drag n’ drop ‘the ci.dll file into the file and choose ‘copy and replace’.
3) Use a system recovery disc and boot your computer up with that and when it gives you a choice of what to do (Disc Check, System Restore, Command Prompt) choose Command Prompt.
4) Type in: bootrec.exe /fixmbr
5) Then type in: del C:\boot\bcd
6) Then type in: bootrec.exe/rebuildbcd
7) Then close the command prompt by clicking the ‘x’ or the exit button located in the top-right hand corner of the command prompt.
8) Restart computer and eject recovery disc and boot computer normally and done!!!

 

[SpenderH]

I had the same problem with my Toshiba laptop. The system rebooted on its own and would not boot properly. It said that c:\ci.dll was corrupt and it could not fix it. I fixed it thanks to the advice on this forum. Here is what I did:

1. I took the drive out and plugged it into my desktop.
2. took ownership of the files so I could modify them (they had all been read-only)
3. downloaded a copy of ci.dll from the link above.
4. replaced the defective ci.dll in the c:\windows\system32\ directory with the newly downloaded copy
5. returned my drive to my laptop
6. booted through recovery to the command prompt
7. ran "bootrec.exe /fixmbr"
8. ran "del c:\boot\bcd"
9. ran "bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd" (it said it found zero windows installations?)
10. rebooted and it worked perfectly!

Thanks for the great advice!

 

[Pran199]

I had the same problem with my Toshiba laptop. The system rebooted on its own and would not boot properly. It said that c:\ci.dll was corrupt and it could not fix it. I fixed it thanks to the advice on this forum. Here is what I did:

1. I took the drive out and plugged it into my desktop.
2. took ownership of the files so I could modify them (they had all been read-only)
3. downloaded a copy of ci.dll from the link above.
4. replaced the defective ci.dll in the c:\windows\system32\ directory with the newly downloaded copy
5. returned my drive to my laptop
6. booted through recovery to the command prompt
7. ran "bootrec.exe /fixmbr"
8. ran "del c:\boot\bcd"
9. ran "bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd" (it said it found zero windows installations?)
10. rebooted and it worked perfectly!

Thanks for the great advice!

You're Welcome. It is nice helping out people. Have a great day.

 

[Tetchystar]

Hope this isn't too totally random, but I just had this exact issue today, and thanks to this thread I'm back in the clear! So thanks very much for the excellent help, I'm on a deadline and this seriously saved my skin. Cheers!

 

[haemogoblin2]

pran199 PLEASE DO post your exact steps. I have followed the tutorial in the beginning of this thread but had no luck. I have also tried deleting ci.dll from c:\windows\system32 and then re-copying from x:\windows\system32 but no luck!! Not sure what you mean by
”next repair the bootloader ( the virus delete infos in c:\boot...)”

HELP!! I do not what to have to reinstall all my programs!!

Download Ubuntu and burn iso image to disc and insert disc when booting your computer and boot from Ubuntu disc and click try now, not install. Then do steps 1-2 with Ubuntu!!!

1) Download the ci.dll file for your Windows 7 here:
ci.dll
2) Go to ‘C:\Windows\System32’ and ‘drag n’ drop ‘the ci.dll file into the file and choose ‘copy and replace’.
3) Use a system recovery disc and boot your computer up with that and when it gives you a choice of what to do (Disc Check, System Restore, Command Prompt) choose Command Prompt.
4) Type in: bootrec.exe /fixmbr
5) Then type in: del C:\boot\bcd
6) Then type in: bootrec.exe/rebuildbcd
7) Then close the command prompt by clicking the ‘x’ or the exit button located in the top-right hand corner of the command prompt.
8) Restart computer and eject recovery disc and boot computer normally and done!!!

hi I have got to step 6 and it says
"total identified windows installation: 1
[1] C:\Windows
Add installation to boot list? Yes <Y>/No<N>/All<A>:"

Should I close it as you lot have?