\EFI\BOOT\BCD Error While Booting On Windows 7 USB Installation

[SweeX]

Hi, i'm new here.
I am trying to install windows 7 on UEFI but i am getting an \EFI\BOOT\BCD Error while i boot to the USB, some times i boots, but it gets stuck at Starting Windows, some time instead, i get this error.
Is There A Way To Fix This?

 

[SIW2]

Is that the exact wording of the error message?

 

[SweeX]

Is that the exact wording of the error message?

It is, and the error message or code or whatever is 0xc000000f if i was right. (Note: You have the profile picture like my diary)

 

[Megahertz07]

Welcome to the Forum.

Are you trying to install Win 8.1 64 on a Asus Vivobook Max with MB X541NA?
Is the current OS also Win 8.1 or Win 10?

For installing as UEFI:
- Boot the installation disk as UEFI, not Legacy.
- Go to install - Advanced - Delete all partitions - Create new.
It will create, at least, 3 partitions
- EFI - 100M - Fat32
- MS Reserved - 120M RAW (un formatted)
- Big NTFS
Choose the big NTFS to install on.

 

[SweeX]

Welcome to the Forum.

Are you trying to install Win 8.1 64 on a Asus Vivobook Max with MB X541NA?
Is the current OS also Win 8.1 or Win 10?

For installing as UEFI:
- Boot the installation disk as UEFI, not Legacy.
- Go to install - Advanced - Delete all partitions - Create new.
It will create, at least, 3 partitions
- EFI - 100M - Fat32
- MS Reserved - 120M RAW (un formatted)
- Big NTFS
Choose the big NTFS to install on.

sorry but my pc won't let me boot onto Windows 7 USB Installer

 

[SweeX]

Welcome to the Forum.

Are you trying to install Win 8.1 64 on a Asus Vivobook Max with MB X541NA?
Is the current OS also Win 8.1 or Win 10?

For installing as UEFI:
- Boot the installation disk as UEFI, not Legacy.
- Go to install - Advanced - Delete all partitions - Create new.
It will create, at least, 3 partitions
- EFI - 100M - Fat32
- MS Reserved - 120M RAW (un formatted)
- Big NTFS
Choose the big NTFS to install on.

i am dual booted with Windows 8.1 Pro x64 and Windows 10 x64 and my pc does NOT support Legacy

 

[Megahertz07]

If I understood, you have Win 8.1 and Win 10 (both EFI) and you want to install Win 7 64, correct?

Did you disabled Secure boot and Fast boot on BIOS? Win 7 isn't compatible with Secure boot.
Under Win 8.1 or Win 10, did you shrink last partition and then formatted the new partition to install Win 7?

 

[SIW2]

BIOS i/o security disable the sd card reader thing (it might say Lock instead of disable )

It is, and the error message or code or whatever is 0xc000000f if i was right. (Note: You have the profile picture like my diary)

Disable Fast Boot

Enable CSM






With a bit of hunting around you might able able to find drivers, except perhaps for touchscreen. In some bios you can set touch to legacy ( which will probably work).

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/X541UAK/0409_E11966_X441_X541_V2_A.pdf

 

[SweeX]

If I understood, you have Win 8.1 and Win 10 (both EFI) and you want to install Win 7 64, correct?

Did you disabled Secure boot and Fast boot on BIOS? Win 7 isn't compatible with Secure boot.
Under Win 8.1 or Win 10, did you shrink last partition and then formatted the new partition to install Win 7?

i already did that. everything in bios is disabled

 

[SweeX]

BIOS i/o security disable the sd card reader thing (it might say Lock instead of disable )




Disable Fast Boot

Enable CSM


View attachment 405418



With a bit of hunting around you might able able to find drivers, except perhaps for touchscreen. In some bios you can set touch to legacy ( which will probably work).

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/X541UAK/0409_E11966_X441_X541_V2_A.pdf

there is no Launch CSM Option and i already find drivers for windows 7

 

[SIW2]

Are you sure you disabled the card reader in bios? It can cause the error message you posted.

 

[SweeX]

Are you sure you disabled the card reader in bios? It can cause the error message you posted.

yes i did, but the error i think i fix it but now i get stuck at starting windows logo

 

[SweeX]

Stuck at Starting Windows logo while booting up windows 7 installation

THIS WAS FROM THIS POST HERE ---> https://www.sevenforums.com/install...while-booting-windows-7-usb-installation.html

ok so after the \EFI\BOOT\BCD Error i finally manage to fix it (maybe)

but now i just get stuck at starting windows logo.

i don't know if it's a problem or i have to wait a little bit longer, By the way here is the image:

sorry but i forgot to take a picture of booting up normally, so here is the safe mode way:

is there a fix for it?

 

[hazel123]

Not an expert or techie solution here but you could try burning a dvd and installing that way instead of via usb. I have a linux distro that will only load from dvd and gives errors using usb (not the same thing I know but worth a try).

 

[Vineet Garg]

Hi All,
Greets,
SweeX : Sir, I hold almost the same opinion as sir SIW2 , but want to confirm/ask somethings to avoid any problems/confusions.
1. You have successfully installed Win7 64 on the same hard drive disk as with win8 & win10 ?
2. Now that you have disabled the sd card thing as said, you have only one problem that is ''it does not start fully & hangs on windows starting logo'' & no other repeating/new errors/errors code ?
3. Please boot into Win8 & Win10 and get 2-2 snaps of Disk Management windows views'. It should work for Win 8 & win 10 as well.
Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
(a) Standard View
(b) From 'Menu' bar in the Disk Management window, click & navigate View > Top > List Disk & take the snap. ( Inspired by sir Megahertz07 )

Let us know.

Thanks & Regards. ...

EDIT : 4. Be very careful making changes in Bios. You can Backup Bios Setup before making any changes, in case something goes wrong!
5. Probably, you have not disabled the secure boot in Bios Setup properly & So, you are not able to enable CSM. One can check secure boot status from within the windows 8 & 10. I think you should determine the above queries before enabling CSM. May be you don't need to do that at all Or may be!
6. you can download & extract this zip file to a folder, login as admin in win8 64 & run Confirm-SecureBootUEFI64.bat from the extracted folder to know the status of Secure Boot. The file is here :

View attachment Confirm-SecureBootUEFI.zip

 

[SweeX]

Not an expert or techie solution here but you could try burning a dvd and installing that way instead of via usb. I have a linux distro that will only load from dvd and gives errors using usb (not the same thing I know but worth a try).

i try it already, won't boot to the dvd

 

[SweeX]

Hi All,
Greets,
SweeX : Sir, I hold almost the same opinion as sir SIW2 , but want to confirm/ask somethings to avoid any problems/confusions.
1. You have successfully installed Win7 64 on the same hard drive disk as with win8 & win10 ?
2. Now that you have disabled the sd card thing as said, you have only one problem that is ''it does not start fully & hangs on windows starting logo'' & no other repeating/new errors/errors code ?
3. Please boot into Win8 & Win10 and get 2-2 snaps of Disk Management windows views'. It should work for Win 8 & win 10 as well.
Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
(a) Standard View
(b) From 'Menu' bar in the Disk Management window, click & navigate View > Top > List Disk & take the snap. ( Inspired by sir Megahertz07 )

Let us know.

Thanks & Regards. ...

EDIT : 4. Be very careful making changes in Bios. You can Backup Bios Setup before making any changes, in case something goes wrong!
5. Probably, you have not disabled the secure boot in Bios Setup properly & So, you are not able to enable CSM. One can check secure boot status from within the windows 8 & 10. I think you should determine the above queries before enabling CSM. May be you don't need to do that at all Or may be!
6. you can download & extract this zip file to a folder, login as admin in win8 64 & run Confirm-SecureBootUEFI64.bat from the extracted folder to know the status of Secure Boot. The file is here :

View attachment 405519

1. Windows 8.1 Is Now Gone From My Hard Drive And Now I Only Have Windows 10, Windows 7 Still Not Installed.
2. The Sd Card Reader Is Disabled From BIOS.
3. I did NOT understand.
4. I always.
5. Secure Boot Is Disabled + I'm Keep Saying That My PC Does NOT Support CSM
6. Windows 8.1 Partition Is Gone

 

[Vineet Garg]

Hi All,
SweeX : Sir, As per current status, you have corrupted & lost the windows 8 installation. Now what you have to do is :
1) Boot into windows 10. Open Disk Management functionality window & take two types of snaps. One snap of the standard/default Disk Management window view. To take the second type of view : in the Disk Management window, click View in the top menu bar, select Top & then Disk List & take the snap. Now you have to upload the two snaps & share with us. Make sure that the snaps are clear enough.
It may help here from sir gregrocker :
Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of | Windows 10 Tutorials

For eg.
The Disk Management window's standard view is below that has to be taken snap of:



To get the other view, click View button from the standard view which is marked with green circle in the below image.



From View menu, select Top & then Disk List & the view is ready for the snap.
Then you will get the desired view which has to be snapped. It would be something like :



Let us have snaps & I am checking the other things in between.

Thanks & Regards. ...

 

[SweeX]

Hi All,
SweeX : Sir, As per current status, you have corrupted & lost the windows 8 installation. Now what you have to do is :
1) Boot into windows 10. Open Disk Management functionality window & take two types of snaps. One snap of the standard/default Disk Management window view. To take the second type of view : in the Disk Management window, click View in the top menu bar, select Top & then Disk List & take the snap. Now you have to upload the two snaps & share with us. Make sure that the snaps are clear enough.
It may help here from sir gregrocker :
Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of | Windows 10 Tutorials

For eg.
The Disk Management window's standard view is below that has to be taken snap of:

View attachment 405551

To get the other view, click View button from the standard view which is marked with green circle in the below image.

View attachment 405552

From View menu, select Top & then Disk List & the view is ready for the snap.
Then you will get the desired view which has to be snapped. It would be something like :

View attachment 405553

Let us have snaps & I am checking the other things in between.

Thanks & Regards. ...

Here Are The Two Snaps:

 

[Vineet Garg]

Hi All,
SweeX : Sir,

TASK-1

1) What is that Detta (D partition ? Is that for Data purposes only ?
2) Not even residuals of windows 8! Windows 10 booting/working good & flawlessly ?
3) Where do you plan to install windows 7, Where is that partition ? I think you should shrink (c to make 100 GB partition for Win 7 installation. Be careful & do that. Can you do that ? Get us Disk Management window's view after doing that.

TASK-2

4) What is the win7 iso's name, version, etc. Where did you find/download that ?

TASK-3

5) Open elevated Windows PowerShell in Win10 :
Open Elevated Windows PowerShell in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Then type in that PowerShell Window exactly as :
Confirm-SecureBootUEFI

& Press enter.

What are the results/outcome in the PowerShell Window ?

Let us know.

Thanks & Regards. ...