BCD Registry is missing or corrupt
The bcdedit.exe was sucessful except for the following:
F:\Windows\system32
F=\Windows\system32>bcdedit /create <globalsettings> A description for the new entry must be specified. Run "bcdedit /?" for command line assistance.
F=\Windows\system32>bcdedit /set <globalsettings> inherit <dbgsettings> <emssetings> <badmemory>
An error occurred while attempting to reference the specified entry. The system cannot find the file specified.
F=\Windows\system32>
F=\Windows\system32>bcdedit /create <bootloadersettings> A description for the new entry must be specified. Run "bcdedit /?" for command line assistance.
F=\Windows\system32>bcdedit /set <bootloadersettings> inherit <globalsettings> An error occurred while attempting to reference the specified entry. The system cannot find the file specified.
F=\Windows\system32>
F=\Windows\system32>bcdedit /create <resumeloadersettings> A description for the new entry must be specified. Run "bcdedit /?" for command line assistance.
F=\Windows\system32>bcdedit /set <resumeloadersettings> inherit <globalsettings>
An error occurred while attempting to reference the specified entry. The system cannot find the file specified.
F=\Windows\system32>
F=\Windows\system32>[b]bcdedit /set <current> locale en
Maybe there might have been a paste issue either from here to there or from there to here. But we will find out what is going on cause you should not get those errors. I made sure that they were in the correct order.
- jbullard
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I retried them and even retyped them. Here is a list it rejected:
EMS Settings
1. bcdedit /create {emssettings}
2. bcdedit /set {emssettings} bootems yes
Debugger Settings
1. bcdedit /create {dbgsettings}
2. bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugtype Serial
3. bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugport 1
4. bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} baudrate 115200
RAM Defects
1. bcdedit /create {badmemory}
Global Settings
1. bcdedit /create {globalsettings}
2. bcdedit /set {globalsettings} inherit {dbgsettings} {emssettings} {badmemory}
Boot Loader Settings
1. bcdedit /create {bootloadersettings}
2. bcdedit /set {bootloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
Resume Loader Settings
1. bcdedit /create {resumeloadersettings}
2. bcdedit /set {resumeloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
Windows Boot Loader
1. [b]bcdedit /set {current} locale en-US
EMS Settings
1. bcdedit /create {emssettings}
2. bcdedit /set {emssettings} bootems yes
Debugger Settings
1. bcdedit /create {dbgsettings}
2. bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugtype Serial
3. bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugport 1
4. bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} baudrate 115200
RAM Defects
1. bcdedit /create {badmemory}
Global Settings
1. bcdedit /create {globalsettings}
2. bcdedit /set {globalsettings} inherit {dbgsettings} {emssettings} {badmemory}
Boot Loader Settings
1. bcdedit /create {bootloadersettings}
2. bcdedit /set {bootloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
Resume Loader Settings
1. bcdedit /create {resumeloadersettings}
2. bcdedit /set {resumeloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
Windows Boot Loader
1. [b]bcdedit /set {current} locale en-US
My bad man. I completly forgot to add some stuff to those /create commands.
bcdedit /create {emssettings} /d "EMS Settings"
bcdedit /set {emssettings} bootems yes
bcdedit /create {dbgsettings} /d "Debugger Settings"
bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugtype Serial
bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugport 1
bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} baudrate 115200
bcdedit /create {badmemory} /d "RAM Defects"
bcdedit /create {globalsettings} /d "Global Settings"
bcdedit /set {globalsettings} inherit {dbgsettings} {emssettings} {badmemory}
bcdedit /create {bootloadersettings} /d "Boot Loader Settings"
bcdedit /set {bootloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
bcdedit /create {resumeloadersettings} /d "Resume Loader Settings"
bcdedit /set {resumeloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} locale en-US
bcdedit /set {current} locale en-US
bcdedit /create {emssettings} /d "EMS Settings"
bcdedit /set {emssettings} bootems yes
bcdedit /create {dbgsettings} /d "Debugger Settings"
bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugtype Serial
bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} debugport 1
bcdedit /set {dbgsettings} baudrate 115200
bcdedit /create {badmemory} /d "RAM Defects"
bcdedit /create {globalsettings} /d "Global Settings"
bcdedit /set {globalsettings} inherit {dbgsettings} {emssettings} {badmemory}
bcdedit /create {bootloadersettings} /d "Boot Loader Settings"
bcdedit /set {bootloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
bcdedit /create {resumeloadersettings} /d "Resume Loader Settings"
bcdedit /set {resumeloadersettings} inherit {globalsettings}
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} locale en-US
bcdedit /set {current} locale en-US
- jbullard
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I don't know if this means anything but when the computer first boots up, the first screen, where you can enter the bios setup system by pressing F-1, will also open a "Boot Menu" if you press the "ESC" key. When the Boot Menu opens, it lists both hard drives by their bios names. If you hi-light the one that has XP installed (drive c:), it open the boot manager that lists Vista and WindowsXP. If I select XP, it opens XP. If I select Vista, it opens Vista.
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