Windows Boot problem

[JotaCe]

I have a computer with Windows 7 installed

Some days ago, Windows stopped with a BSOD ( 0x0000007A ). I don't know the reason because I haven't added any new device or so for a long time, but this is not the most important now ...

The important thing is that when I restart the computer, now it doesn't found Windows and after some seconds shows something like: "Reboot and select proper boot device"

So, I restarted the computer again and press F12 showing these entries ( both were created by Windows installer when I first installed Windows ):

1) Windows Boot Manager ( PO: WDCxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx )
2) PO: WDCxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx

If I manually select 1), Windows starts correctly
The problem is that I must do that every time I restart the computer

So, looks like something got misconfigured at boot level

Any solution to fix this boot problem?

Thanks

 

[AFFASocial]

Your drive may be going bad. From the command prompt in safe mode just run FIXBOOT and then FIXMBR if this fails you drive is bad. In cases like this I have replaced the drive and was able to insert the old drive into a docking station and was able to recover all my apps and files.

 

[DVDR_Dog]

Time to take that old girl out back and shoot her, put her out of her misery.
Is the HD making any clicking or buzzing soulds?
CLICK HERE

Honestly if you want a bit of a learning experience get yourself a 32gb or larger USB flash drive and head on over to:
MediCat USB CLICK HERE
Once you set up those utilities you can do just about anything you care or need to do on you system, sick or healthy, password protected or whatever including drive test/repair utilities.

This is a creation of Jayro and his crew, outstanding work.
(Don't tell Jayro, but my now decesed cat Brutus was cooler that any of his crew. Brutus was a cat among cats and I have had more than a few.)

 

[JohnnyBob]

I was gonna say the same thing as AFFASocial

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[laku1]

Aw MediCat is brilliant!

 

[ThumperTM]

Aw MediCat is brilliant!

Agree!

I first heard about MediCat from @DVDR_Dog

 

[AFFASocial]

Agree!

I first heard about MediCat from @DVDR_Dog

22gig Magnet DL WOW

 

[Diguelo]

If you love your PC as I do, I got into a habit many years ago of SHUFFLING partitions every 6 months or so on HDD, this gets rid of MFT burnout and definitely extends a drives life.

Ok so whats "Shuffling" I make a boot media either USB or CD (yes i do use coasters still, Im old what can I say) on that media I put some decent partiton software. That software can firstly find any naff sectors on a drive (time consuming but rewarding, it saves time in the long run) once done I will actively add some deadspace partition before anything else on the drive,

Dead partiton|| BOOT shrunk by a GB at the start || etc partitions.

Sticking a GB of deadspace at the start serves 2 purposes, firstly it shifts everything on the drive onto new sectors, this hopefully rewrites over any bad sectors. Secondly and most importantly it it rewrites completely the Master File Table so the whole drive gets a refresh.

If I found your error, firstly I would get yourself a new HDD for the system, Windows 7 doesnt like SSD or M.2 booting unless you have the drivers of course. New media will save your system. LONG LIVE WINDOWS 7

 

[Diguelo]

Downloaded MEDICAT and first thing you read is "Disable your Anti Virus. Erm why????

For a set of programs that are supposed to help why the warning. Or is the enclosed USB creation system a little suspect?