Solved Windows 7 BSOD after battery died, stop code 0x00000074

JingleXP

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Before I got the BSOD, I was using my computer normally. It was working fine. The battery died, so I plugged my PC in and booted it up. After choosing Windows 7 from the "Choose an Operating System" menu, I saw the "Starting Windows" screen for a LONG time. (Over 2 minutes) The BSOD error is BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO. After the BSOD, I tried to repair the PC. Here is what I have tried:
Startup Repair - Failed during setup (I don't understand what that means)
System Restore - It seems all restore points have damaged registry
CHKDSK - No errors
SFC - Repair pending which requires reboot?
I also tried to access Last Known Good Configuration, but F8 caused 1 of 3 things to happen:
-"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change may be the cause" menu.
-Nothing happens (After startup repair is ran)
-Motherboard beeps a single time (Only happened once, at splash screen)
I am able to access regedit from the Recovery Environment. I can also access my Windows 7 partition through Windows 10, so it is not an issue with my HDD. Let me know if any more details are needed.

UPDATE: I ran Startup Repair 3 times, all with the same error.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX
OS
Win10 Home 1607 x64/Win7 Home Premium SP1 x64/WinXP Pro SP3 x86
CPU
Intel Celeron CPU 900 @ 2.20 GHz (x64 based)
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 3612 (CPU)
Memory
2 GB of DDR2 RAM, planning to upgrade to 4 GB soon
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
CURRENT - 447 GB PNY SSD, SATA
FORMER - 220 GB Seagate HDD, SATA
PSU
PSU supplied with laptop, details to do
Case
Case supplied with laptop, details to do
Cooling
Laptop fan with active cooling pad, details to do
Keyboard
Built-in Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 (Blue, Model 1427)
Internet Speed
150 Mbps
Antivirus
Symantec / Norton
Browser
Microsoft Edge/Chrome 54/IE8
Other Info
Using Embedded theme port on Windows 7, no Hyper-V or Hardware Virtualization on processor
Hi JingleXP,

Please run Startup Repair another 3 times (preferrable more) and run chkdsk afterwards also a few times. With each startup repair & chkdsk reboot the system.

You want to run chkdsk with /r parameter on the Windows partition.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 10 Pro
CPU
i5-6500
Motherboard
Gigabyte B150-HD3P-CF
Memory
16GB DDR4 2133 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
Sound Card
Intel Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Liyama ProLite XB2483HSU-B2
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Crucial MX200 500GB & Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB
PSU
Corsair RM550x
Case
Fractal Design Define S
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 i
Keyboard
Func KB-460 (MX Red)
Mouse
Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
Antivirus
Bitdefender Total Security 2016 + MBAM Pro + MBAE Pro
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage V2 headset
Hi JingleXP,

Please run Startup Repair another 3 times (preferrable more) and run chkdsk afterwards also a few times. With each startup repair & chkdsk reboot the system.

You want to run chkdsk with /r parameter on the Windows partition.

Should I force dismount on this volume to run chkdsk?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX
OS
Win10 Home 1607 x64/Win7 Home Premium SP1 x64/WinXP Pro SP3 x86
CPU
Intel Celeron CPU 900 @ 2.20 GHz (x64 based)
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 3612 (CPU)
Memory
2 GB of DDR2 RAM, planning to upgrade to 4 GB soon
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
CURRENT - 447 GB PNY SSD, SATA
FORMER - 220 GB Seagate HDD, SATA
PSU
PSU supplied with laptop, details to do
Case
Case supplied with laptop, details to do
Cooling
Laptop fan with active cooling pad, details to do
Keyboard
Built-in Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 (Blue, Model 1427)
Internet Speed
150 Mbps
Antivirus
Symantec / Norton
Browser
Microsoft Edge/Chrome 54/IE8
Other Info
Using Embedded theme port on Windows 7, no Hyper-V or Hardware Virtualization on processor
Yes, /r cannot be done without a unmounted partition.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 10 Pro
CPU
i5-6500
Motherboard
Gigabyte B150-HD3P-CF
Memory
16GB DDR4 2133 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
Sound Card
Intel Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Liyama ProLite XB2483HSU-B2
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Crucial MX200 500GB & Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB
PSU
Corsair RM550x
Case
Fractal Design Define S
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 i
Keyboard
Func KB-460 (MX Red)
Mouse
Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
Antivirus
Bitdefender Total Security 2016 + MBAM Pro + MBAE Pro
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage V2 headset
OK, I got it to work, but I have one last issue. Speccy thinks my temperature is 96 C, but the fan isn't blasting. The fan is barely running, and the temperature sometimes directly drops to 50, then directly to 96. (Raises my suspicion that it is just the program) Also, the CPU and HDD aren't hot either. Is it just a faulty temperature sensor?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX
OS
Win10 Home 1607 x64/Win7 Home Premium SP1 x64/WinXP Pro SP3 x86
CPU
Intel Celeron CPU 900 @ 2.20 GHz (x64 based)
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 3612 (CPU)
Memory
2 GB of DDR2 RAM, planning to upgrade to 4 GB soon
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
CURRENT - 447 GB PNY SSD, SATA
FORMER - 220 GB Seagate HDD, SATA
PSU
PSU supplied with laptop, details to do
Case
Case supplied with laptop, details to do
Cooling
Laptop fan with active cooling pad, details to do
Keyboard
Built-in Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 (Blue, Model 1427)
Internet Speed
150 Mbps
Antivirus
Symantec / Norton
Browser
Microsoft Edge/Chrome 54/IE8
Other Info
Using Embedded theme port on Windows 7, no Hyper-V or Hardware Virtualization on processor
See if you get the same result with HWMonitor :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 10 Pro
CPU
i5-6500
Motherboard
Gigabyte B150-HD3P-CF
Memory
16GB DDR4 2133 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
Sound Card
Intel Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Liyama ProLite XB2483HSU-B2
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Crucial MX200 500GB & Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB
PSU
Corsair RM550x
Case
Fractal Design Define S
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 i
Keyboard
Func KB-460 (MX Red)
Mouse
Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
Antivirus
Bitdefender Total Security 2016 + MBAM Pro + MBAE Pro
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage V2 headset
Same temperatures, but the issue seemed to fix itself. Thanks for all your help. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX
OS
Win10 Home 1607 x64/Win7 Home Premium SP1 x64/WinXP Pro SP3 x86
CPU
Intel Celeron CPU 900 @ 2.20 GHz (x64 based)
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 3612 (CPU)
Memory
2 GB of DDR2 RAM, planning to upgrade to 4 GB soon
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Sound Card
Conexant Pebble High Definition SmartAudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Laptop LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366x768 pixels
Hard Drives
CURRENT - 447 GB PNY SSD, SATA
FORMER - 220 GB Seagate HDD, SATA
PSU
PSU supplied with laptop, details to do
Case
Case supplied with laptop, details to do
Cooling
Laptop fan with active cooling pad, details to do
Keyboard
Built-in Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 (Blue, Model 1427)
Internet Speed
150 Mbps
Antivirus
Symantec / Norton
Browser
Microsoft Edge/Chrome 54/IE8
Other Info
Using Embedded theme port on Windows 7, no Hyper-V or Hardware Virtualization on processor
Good to hear :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 10 Pro
CPU
i5-6500
Motherboard
Gigabyte B150-HD3P-CF
Memory
16GB DDR4 2133 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
Sound Card
Intel Display Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Liyama ProLite XB2483HSU-B2
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Crucial MX200 500GB & Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB
PSU
Corsair RM550x
Case
Fractal Design Define S
Cooling
Cooler Master TX3 i
Keyboard
Func KB-460 (MX Red)
Mouse
Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
Antivirus
Bitdefender Total Security 2016 + MBAM Pro + MBAE Pro
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage V2 headset
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