I just restored my Windows Vista installation from a Ghost 8 image and now
Windows won't start. I get the following error message:

----------------------------------------------------------
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the
cause...

File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe

Status: 0xc000000e

Info: The selected entry would not be loaded because the application is
missing or corrupt.
----------------------------------------------------------


There was no virtually no h/w or s/w change actually. I initially imaged my
Vista installation just to temporary use the hard drive for something else
for a day. When I was done I then restored the image and ran into to this
problem upon boot. No hardware was moved, removed or added and the software
or image was modified.


How do I get my Vista installation working again?

Boot up from the Vista Retail DVD and do a startup repair. I have seen your
exact problem about a dozen times and have been able to correct it each
time.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)


"News Groupie" <newsgroupie@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
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>I just restored my Windows Vista installation from a Ghost 8 image and now
>Windows won't start. I get the following error message:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the
> cause...
>
> File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
>
> Status: 0xc000000e
>
> Info: The selected entry would not be loaded because the application is
> missing or corrupt.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> There was no virtually no h/w or s/w change actually. I initially imaged
> my Vista installation just to temporary use the hard drive for something
> else for a day. When I was done I then restored the image and ran into to
> this problem upon boot. No hardware was moved, removed or added and the
> software or image was modified.
>
>
> How do I get my Vista installation working again?
>

Hey NG--

I don't know what the Ghostie people at Symantec might say to do with this,
because I haven't used ole Ghost since XP SP2 back in the day--what fond
memories--it could BSOD with XP SP2 you if you didn't add a line to boot.ini
to fend that off.

But here's what I'd try:

***Startup Repair from the Vista DVD***

How to Use The Vista DVD to Repair Vista (Startup Repair is misnamed by the
Win RE team and it can be used to fix many Vista components even when you
***can boot to Vista):

http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm

If you elect to run Startup repair from the Vista DVD (it can fix major
components in Vista--I've verified this many many times; it's good for more
than startup problems, and the Win RE team simply screwed up when they named
it not understanding its full functionality):

Startup Repair will look like this when you put in the Vista DVD:

http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content...r-computer.png

You run the startup repair tool this way (and system restore from here is
also sometimes effective):

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us

How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm

It will automatically take you to this on your screen:

http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content...r-computer.png

That will allow you to go to the Vista setup that has a Repair link on
thelower left corner>click it and then you'll see a gray backgrounded list
and I want you to click Startup Repair from it and follow the directions.

The gray screen after you click the first link in the above pic will look
like this:

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winv...ir/Image17.gif

Click Startup Repair, the link at the top and after it scans>click OK and
let it try to repair Vista. It will tell you if it does, and if it
doesn't, try System Restore from the Recovery Link on the DVD. If these
don't work booting into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 key and using System
Restore from one of the safe modes besides VGA may work. That means you
have the option to try 4 different safe modes to get to system restore, (one
from the Recovery link on the DVD) and sometimes one will work when the
others won't.


You could also try a Repair Install with Vista which is done exactly the
same way as in XP:

***Repair Install Steps*** (can be used for Vista) MVP Doug Knox
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ps/doug92.mspx


***Using the F8 Environment***

***Taking Full Advantage of the F8 Options (Windows Advanced Options Menu)
by starting the PC and tapping F8 once per second when the firmware screen
with the pc manufacturer's name shows a few seconds after restarting***:

The F8 options in Vista are the same as XP, and the link for Safe Mode Boot
options is labled XP by MSFT but they are the same for Vista (they haven't
updated to add Vista to the title as they have with several MSKBs that apply
to both).

Again, pressing F8 repeatedly when you seem the firmware screen may be is a
generic way to launch Windows RE on some OEM Vista computers.

You could also:

Think: I have 4 different ways to get back my XP at F8 and try 'em in order.
1) Safe Mode 2) Safe Mode with Cmd to Sys Restore which is simply a cmd
prompt in safe mode 3) Safe Mode with Neworking 4) LKG or Last Known Good
Configuration


Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives you a
choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with Command
Prompt.

These methods are outlined in

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore from MSFT:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../faqsrwxp.mspx

System Restore can be run from the Win RE recovery environment from the same
link as Startup Repair, and sometimes it will work from one F8 safe mode
location or from the Win Recovery Environment when it won't work from other
locations.

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304449

Good luck,

CH


"News Groupie" <newsgroupie@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
news:47030568$0$16484$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I just restored my Windows Vista installation from a Ghost 8 image and now
>Windows won't start. I get the following error message:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the
> cause...
>
> File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
>
> Status: 0xc000000e
>
> Info: The selected entry would not be loaded because the application is
> missing or corrupt.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> There was no virtually no h/w or s/w change actually. I initially imaged
> my Vista installation just to temporary use the hard drive for something
> else for a day. When I was done I then restored the image and ran into to
> this problem upon boot. No hardware was moved, removed or added and the
> software or image was modified.
>
>
> How do I get my Vista installation working again?
>

I solved the problem. I popped in the Vista setup disc and did a repair. the
problem was the hard drive's partition table. Setup detected that and fixed
it in a matter of milliseconds. i guess the partition table got corrupted
during the drive imaging and re-imaging.

thanks Rich and Chad for your help.

"News Groupie" <newsgroupie@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
news:47030568$0$16484$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>I just restored my Windows Vista installation from a Ghost 8 image and now
>Windows won't start. I get the following error message:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the
> cause...
>
> File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
>
> Status: 0xc000000e
>
> Info: The selected entry would not be loaded because the application is
> missing or corrupt.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> There was no virtually no h/w or s/w change actually. I initially imaged
> my Vista installation just to temporary use the hard drive for something
> else for a day. When I was done I then restored the image and ran into to
> this problem upon boot. No hardware was moved, removed or added and the
> software or image was modified.
>
>
> How do I get my Vista installation working again?
>

NG--

Thanx for the follow up. Glad you got it fixed.

CH

"News Groupie" <newsgroupie@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
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>I solved the problem. I popped in the Vista setup disc and did a repair.
>the problem was the hard drive's partition table. Setup detected that and
>fixed it in a matter of milliseconds. i guess the partition table got
>corrupted during the drive imaging and re-imaging.
>
> thanks Rich and Chad for your help.
>
> "News Groupie" <newsgroupie@newsgroups.com> wrote in message
> news:47030568$0$16484$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>I just restored my Windows Vista installation from a Ghost 8 image and now
>>Windows won't start. I get the following error message:
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>> Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be
>> the cause...
>>
>> File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
>>
>> Status: 0xc000000e
>>
>> Info: The selected entry would not be loaded because the application is
>> missing or corrupt.
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> There was no virtually no h/w or s/w change actually. I initially imaged
>> my Vista installation just to temporary use the hard drive for something
>> else for a day. When I was done I then restored the image and ran into to
>> this problem upon boot. No hardware was moved, removed or added and the
>> software or image was modified.
>>
>>
>> How do I get my Vista installation working again?
>>
>
>