Hello all,

I have two laptops with a problem that arises every time windows update
installs an update. Even uninstalling an update causes this.

The Windows Boot Manager complains that it cannot read the boot
configuration data.

File: \boot\BCD
Status: 0x000000f

I can get this fixed using the vista dvd repair option whics takes care
of the problem in 5 minutes, but the problem reappears when updates are
installed / uninstalled.

The first computer is a Fujitsu-Siemens laptop and the other computer
is a Macbook with vista as the only OS.


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I'm not sure how much of this applies to your MacBook.

It should fix this problem on a pc. Startup Repair is also valuable in
fixing significantly broken Vista as well as problems booting into Windows.

1) Try Startup Repair:

How to Use Startup Repair: (Any of the links provide screen shots)
[url]http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm[/url]

[url]http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png[/url]

2) You can use the Vista DVD or F8 to the Options Menu to try the
bootrec.exe tool switches:

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to
troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392[/url]

Windows Vista no longer starts, and Startup Repair does not fix problem
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934540[/url]

The commands I use are:

bootrec /Rebuild BCD
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /Fixboot

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They can either be used from a command prompt reached from the Vista DVD or
you can F8 to the options menu and select Safe Mode with Command:

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

3) You can F8 to the Options menu and try 3 Safe Modes to reach a system
restore point, and you can also try Last Known Good Configuration. I
recommend trying all 3 Safe Modes except with VGA because often one works
when the others won't.

Good luck,

CH

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> Hello all,
>
> I have two laptops with a problem that arises every time windows update
> installs an update. Even uninstalling an update causes this.
>
> The Windows Boot Manager complains that it cannot read the boot
> configuration data.
>
> File: \boot\BCD
> Status: 0x000000f
>
> I can get this fixed using the vista dvd repair option whics takes care
> of the problem in 5 minutes, but the problem reappears when updates are
> installed / uninstalled.
>
> The first computer is a Fujitsu-Siemens laptop and the other computer
> is a Macbook with vista as the only OS.
>
>
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Chad Harris;4101245 Wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm not sure how much of this applies to your MacBook.
>
> 1) Try Startup Repair:
>
> How to Use Startup Repair: (Any of the links provide screen shots)
> [url]http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm[/url]
>
> [url]http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png[/url]
>
> [/color][/color]

Hi,

the startup repair works but after next windows update install or
uninstall it all happens again.


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You can use the Vista DVD or F8 to the Options Menu to try the
bootrec.exe tool switches:

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to
troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392[/url]

Windows Vista no longer starts, and Startup Repair does not fix problem
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934540[/url]

The commands I use are:

bootrec /Rebuild BCD
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /Fixboot

_________________

They can either be used from a command prompt reached from the Vista DVD or
you can F8 to the options menu and select Safe Mode with Command:

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

Good luck,

CH

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> Chad Harris;4101245 Wrote:[color=green]
>> I'm not sure how much of this applies to your MacBook.
>>
>> 1) Try Startup Repair:
>>
>> How to Use Startup Repair: (Any of the links provide screen shots)
>> [url]http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm[/url]
>>
>> [url]http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png[/url]
>>
>> [/color][/color]
>
> Hi,
>
> the startup repair works but after next windows update install or
> uninstall it all happens again.
>
>
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The problem is not the repairing, I can do that. But every time istall
or uninstall an windows update I get the same problem.

1. Windows update installation
2. Startup error Boot\BCD
3. Startup with vista dvd. repair using command line or automatic
repair process
4. Windows starts ok
5. Next week a new windows update arrives and is installed successfully
6. Startup error boot\BCD
7. After repair it works again


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Did you ever find a solution to this recurring issue? I suspect updates
are also causing this problem to recurr with a client's laptop.


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I installed Vista again by launching the setup from the OS, the setup
initially failed but after that the problem was gone and hasn't appeared
again.

This worked on two computers.


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This error is still consistently happening everytime a windows update
runs.


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I ran the vista setup again from the OS, the setup failed but the
problem was fixed. So I still don't know what the cause of this problem
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