Solved BSOD at startup, error 0x000000ED

[EpicJungle]

Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron N5110 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit pre-installed.
When I try to startup, it gets past the Windows logo then goes to the BSOD, error 0x000000ED.

I've tried booting in the Last Known Good Configuration, and Safe Mode.
The 'Repair Your Computer' option doesn't do anything either.

I have backup disks made from the Dell Backup and Recovery Manager and tried using it.
It came up with this:

"Windows has failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
To fix the problem:

1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings and click next.
3. Click repair your computer.

If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

File: \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
Status: 0xc00000011
info: the selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt."

I've also tried using my second backup. It loaded successfully into a normal looking screen, but no window popped up with options to choose from.

Please help, I need it fixed ASAP!
Thank you!

 

[writhziden]

Use http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/666-advanced-boot-options.html to select Repair Your Computer and get to the http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html. Then select the command prompt. Do the following:

chkdsk /r c:
chkdsk /r d:
chkdsk /r e:
chkdsk /r f:​

.etc until you get the message that the volume could not be opened for direct access. For any drives that do not give the message:
"Windows has checked the file system and found no problems"
run chkdsk again as above. In other words, if it says:
"Windows has made corrections to the file system"
after running the disk check, run the disk check again.

I realize you may only have one disk show up in Windows explorer, but you may have more than one disk through recovery options. This is because the system creates a hidden boot partition (which will be C: in recovery), you may have a recovery partition for your PC that is hidden (which will be D: in recovery), and you will have your primary Windows partition (which may be E: in recovery). A custom PC will likely have at least C: and D: to scan.

 

[EpicJungle]

Hi, thanks for the reply -
I went tried the "Repair Your Computer" option in the Advanced Boot Options to get to the System Recovery Options. It would show it was loading the files, but then it would switch to the Windows Error Recovery, with the options:

Launch Startup Repair (recommended)
Start Windows Normally

I tried the startup repair option, and it acted the same way as the Repair Your Computer option.
Start Windows Normally just makes me go back to the BSoD.

 

[writhziden]

You will probably need to use a repair disc to get into the recovery options then. Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc — MAXIMUMpcguides – Windows 7 tips, tricks, help, and how-to guides

 

[EpicJungle]

I only have access to a different Netbook (Windows 64bit also) with no CD drive available, and I cannot get my hands on an external one. Is it possible to make one with a USB?

Also, I have another laptop (from work) with a CD drive available, but it runs on Windows XP. Is it possible to create one with that? Or maybe use it's CD drive for the Netbook?

Thanks.

 

[writhziden]

You can make a USB version. Get Gentoo Linux Bootable USB Maker for Kaspersky (I know it says Kaspersky, but it is actually a Gentoo bootable USB creator for ISO files). You unzip Gentoo, put the ISO file into the Gentoo folder, and run fixgt2.bat to create a bootable USB. You will have to find an ISO of the repair disc.

 

[EpicJungle]

I have successfully created a USB version or the repair disk.
Now, how can I use it?

 

[writhziden]

You need to make sure in your BIOS that you have USB boot devices enabled. Most of the time, the BIOS has this option, especially in newer computers. Just make sure the boot order includes such devices.

 

[EpicJungle]

I tried booting the USB. However, it came up with a screen showing:

"SYSLINUX 3.51 2007-06-10 EBIOS Copyright (C) 1994-2007 H. Peter Anvin
Could not find kernel image: linux
boot: _ "

From there I could type anything beside the "boot: ".
What seems to be the problem?

 

[writhziden]

It's trying to find a linux based bootable USB and yours is Windows based. I just learned something new. See if http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/92177-boot-windows-7-system-repair-disc-usb-using-grub4dos.html works better.

 

[EpicJungle]

I love how you reply so fast.
Anyways, I booted up the USB successfully. It wants me to apply repairs to my computer and restart.
I thought I was supposed to select the command prompt and do the chkdsk action.
Should I "apply the changes and restart" ?

EDIT: I have the option to say no, which brings me to two other options:

1: Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows.
2. Restore your computer using a system image I created earlier (does that remove files and programs?).

 

[writhziden]

I love how you reply so fast.
Anyways, I booted up the USB successfully. It wants me to apply repairs to my computer and restart.
I thought I was supposed to select the command prompt and do the chkdsk action.
Should I "apply the changes and restart" ?

EDIT: I have the option to say no, which brings me to two other options:

1: Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows.
2. Restore your computer using a system image I created earlier (does that remove files and programs?).

Do you have a system image? That would restore the computer to the state it was in at the date the system image was created. Using recovery tools would allow you to run the disk check. Repairing your computer would have tried to do a startup repair and probably a disk check, as well, but it would have happened without notifying you of what it was doing.

 

[EpicJungle]

No, it's likely I didn't make a system image. So what are you trying to say, should I "apply the changes and restart" ? Or say no, and use those recovery tools?

 

[writhziden]

Use the recovery tools. Running a disk check will not prevent you from using the repair tools later, so it is a good first step to make sure the disk is clean and does not have any errors or to fix any errors it does have.

 

[EpicJungle]

OK, so I did
chkdsk /r c:
and
chkdsk /r d: (this one took 5 hours, ugh)

However, at the end of both chkdsk, it said at the end it failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50.
Also, you said to run the chkdsk again it it says "Windows has made corrections to the file system," and this happened to chkdsk /r d: but it said it was in use by another process, and it gave me the option to force to dismount it. Should I?

 

[writhziden]

OK, so I did
chkdsk /r c:
and
chkdsk /r d: (this one took 5 hours, ugh)

However, at the end of both chkdsk, it said at the end it failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50.
Also, you said to run the chkdsk again it it says "Windows has made corrections to the file system," and this happened to chkdsk /r d: but it said it was in use by another process, and it gave me the option to force to dismount it. Should I?

Yes, dismount it.

 

[EpicJungle]

I have used the disk check on c: and d: .
Do I restart it and see if it doesnt have the BSoD?

 

[writhziden]

You can try to start Windows normally now that errors have been corrected on the disks if both came up saying that no problems were found.

 

[EpicJungle]

Thank you so much, it worked!
Everything seems to be running normally now! Thank you again!

Just one more thing, how can I prevent this from happening in the future?

 

[writhziden]

Hard disk errors usually occur due to improperly shutting down your computer. If you live in an area prone to electrical outages, think about buying a UPS. If your system becomes slow/unresponsive, try to shut down the computer normally even if it takes a long time. I know this can be annoying (believe me, I had application hangs that took up to 53 minutes for shut down), but it will save your hard disk from having errors and prevent damage to the disk.

Also, it is a good idea to run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html with both boxes checked at least once a month. You should run with Automatically fix file system errors twice a month (one of those times will be covered by having both boxes checked).