problems restoring machine back to factory settings

[jaylaw17]

I made a mistake. This is the correct command

bcdedit /store  f:\boot\bcd /enum  all > c:\bcd_f.txt

ok attachement updated

 

[Kaktussoft]

In elevated command prompt:

bcdedit /enum  all > c:\bcd.txt
bcdedit /store  f:\bcd\boot /enum  all > c:\bcd_f.txt

Post files c:\bcd.txt and c:\bcd_f.txt. You may delete them after successful post

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Compare the files yourself. They look great... except:

device partition=E:
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe

device partition=F:
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe


What is the 12GB partition called? It's called E or F?
Is \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe on E or F, or both?

 

[jaylaw17]

View attachment 300544
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Compare the files yourself. They look great... except:

device partition=E:
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe

device partition=F:
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe


What is the 12GB partition called? It's called E or F?
Is \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe on E or F, or both?

F is the 12GB partition. E is the storrage HD

 

[Kaktussoft]

bcd.txt is a little bit strange. It refers to E drive!!

device partition=E:
osdevice partition=E:

to fix: open again elevated command prompt. Now do:

bcdedit/set  {default}  osdevice  partition=F: 
bcdedit/set  {default}    device  partition=F:

Both commands successful?

Other strange thing is:
{default} is an alias for the default boot entry to load. It is "Windows Recovery Environment" that is defined to start by default! But lucky you... you only have 1 boot entry in displayorder, so the boot selection isn't shown at all. The "default" isn't in the list and doesn't start.

Anyway do the 2 commands please... both succesfull?

 

[Kaktussoft]

I changed #44 a bit. Bit sure you do it correct!
Afterward:

bcdedit/enum  {default}

osdevice and device point to "partition=F:"?

 

[jaylaw17]

bcd.txt is a little bit strange. It refers to E drive!!

device partition=E:
osdevice partition=E:

to fix: open again elevated command prompt. Now do:

bcdedit/set  {default}  osdevice  partition=F: 
bcdedit/set  {default}    device  partition=F:

Both commands successful?

Other strange thing is:
{default} is an alias for the default boot entry to load. It is "Windows Recovery Environment" that is defined to start by default! But lucky you... you only have 1 boot entry in displayorder, so the boot selection isn't shown at all. The "default" isn't in the list and doesn't start.

Anyway do the 2 commands please... both succesfull?

both successful!

 

[Kaktussoft]

bcdedit/enum {default}

osdevice and device both point to partition=f: ? If so, and only if so!!!

diskpart
select  vol  f:
set  id=27  override
exit

This makes F RECOVERY and hidden again... just as it was.

All succesfull?

 

[Kaktussoft]

What we did so far

• We changed type form 27 to 07 for 465 MUSIC partition.
• We changed osdevice and device parameter in bcd menu. It pointed to E instead of F.

 

[jaylaw17]

bcdedit/enum {default}

osdevice and device both point to partition=f: ? If so, and only if so!!!

diskpart
select  vol  f:
set  id=27  override
exit

This makes F RECOVERY and hidden again... just as it was.

All succesfull?

all present and correct.

 

[Kaktussoft]

In disk management F is not called F anymore, but has the state as it was at start of this thread. Maybe you have to boot first to see(?)
Please boot. All still fine? shutdown, and power off. Detach the 465GB Music drive.


boot again (without the 465GB music drive) and do f8->repair your computer. Works.. should work.

 

[jaylaw17]

In disk management F is not called F anymore, but has the state as it was at start of this thread. Maybe you have to boot first to see(?)
Please boot. All still fine? shutdown, and power off. Detach the 465GB Music drive.


boot again (without the 465GB music drive) and do f8->repair your computer. Works.. should work.

Reinstall worked great. Nice new computer again. Put the extra hard drive back in and now seem to be getting random blue screens and the pc reboots itself. Could there still be something wrong with the setup? Hard drive was in perfect working order and has only been unplugged for the system restore.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Is 465GB partition (Music) in state as is always was? All files/folders are still there? No windows folders on it?

 

[Kaktussoft]

Are you 100% sure the system is fine again (without connecting the new harddrive)? Are you sure you did do a factory restore with new hard drive attached before and it was working fine then? Seems impossible to me because the factory restore with new harddrive attached causes all the troubles

 

[Kaktussoft]

Disable automatic restart on bluescreen Disabling Automatic Restart on System Failure in Windows 7 - YouTube
What BSOD stopcode do you get? Any DLL, SYS or EXE listed in message?

 

[gregrocker]

Sometimes Recovery is not marked Active in which case the Fkey does this.

Since you can still boot Windows we can help you manually boot the Recovery partition as shown in Boot Recovery Partition using EasyBCD,

but I wouldn't waste any more time with an inferior Factory Recovery with preinstalled bloatware which no tech enthusiast would run in the first place. Instead do a vastly superior Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 during which you delete all partitions on the target HD to create and format a new one for install, first unplugging the other HD.