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Boot up Error while attempting to read boot config data

by Chris78jc Dec 4, 2009 11:30PM PST

Please help as i dont want to lose my family photos! (i should of backed up!)

When i boot my pc up it comes up with =

INFO: an error occured while atempting to read the boot configuration data

FILE: \boot\bcd

STATUS: 0x000000f

it tells me to try the installation cd and click on repair but its a recovery cd and dosent have a repair section just a reformat or non destructive recovery i have tried non destructive but the same screen appears at start up! i have a HP media center pc m 7000 m7635uk

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Re: boot error

by Kees Bakker Dec 4, 2009 11:51PM PST

See http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/Windows_Vista/Q_23940872.html (just page down).

If you are SURE the BIOS is set to boot from the recovery DVD (check the BIOS) and it doesn't - or it does and then gives this error - the machine needs repair. It should work.
If you want to backup your photo's first, there are 2 good ways:
1. Boot from a Linux Live CD and burn to DVD using that.
2. Get the disk out, buy an USB2 to IDE/SATA cable and connect it to another PC to read it.
If the disk is broken, none of the two will work, alas.

Kees

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