Topic: Repairing Windows Startup from Win7PE SE  (Read 2722 times)

Repairing Windows Startup from Win7PE SE
« on: February 21, 2014, 01:16:14 PM »

tsherr

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Is there a way to repair the BCD on a hard drive when booted in Win7PESE?

I normally boot with a Windows 7 CD to the Recovery Console and then run the following:

bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
c:
cd \
cd boot
attrib bcd -s -h -r
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
bootrec /RebuildBcd

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /ScanOS

Today I have a computer that won't boot to from a Windows 7 disk, but will from my Win7PESE stick, so I was wondering if there is a way to try the same repair from there.

Thanks,

Thane

Re: Repairing Windows Startup from Win7PE SE
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2014, 06:11:04 PM »

JonF

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BCDEdit is included in Win7PE_SE, so you should be able to use it as before. Check the drive letters, the drive you want to repair may not be C:!

Re: Repairing Windows Startup from Win7PE SE
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2014, 08:04:15 AM »

newcoder

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Yes BCDedit is available in WinPE.

But bootrec isn't...

So: How to apply

bootrec /RebuildBcd
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot


to a non booting system on hdd after WinPE usb booting?

Thx...
« Last Edit: August 18, 2014, 08:05:14 AM by newcoder »

Re: Repairing Windows Startup from Win7PE SE
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2014, 12:07:09 PM »

JonF

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Bootrec is in my win7PE in Windows\System32.

Re: Repairing Windows Startup from Win7PE SE
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 01:41:17 PM »

newcoder

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Ok, after re-baking a fresh Win7PE, BCDedit and Bootrec are found  :embarrassed: ...

Next question  :sad::
If booting from USB Win7PE stick, how to show/configure the right partition(s) for bootrec with the hdd installed windows systems?

For example:
Drive K: and M: in WinPE are containing the two installed hdd Win7-systems, another hidden partition (100 Mb boot) is not shown in file manager.

How to transfer bootsector, mbr and so on to this hdd? Thx for help...


 

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