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neocronix2
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hello, 

 

when i boot the laptop i get a screen saying the laptop needs to be repaired with the error message 0xc0000034,

which means: Boot Configuration Data file missing. I made a recovery usb and followed the steps on this page

(http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-update/error-code-0xc0000034-in-windows-8-boot/15e63631-1f94-473f-83a8-8d7af48a83f7?auth=1),

but the automatic repair didn't do anything except saying that automatic repair couldn't fix it.

Then i tried entering the commands in cmd, but i received an error with the last command: Bootrec /rebuildbcd.

I was asked if i wanted to add installation to bootlist, i entered yes and it gave me an error and stopped the operation.

 

The other options were No and All, what happens when i enter one of those options? How do i fix this error?

I also tried to backup the bcd to my C-drive(the drive in the laptop) but that also failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Backup your data and reinstall Windows.

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lol  :P  i saw the mistake just as soon as i posted it...

Good luck. A fresh install is always nice. 

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yeah i tought about that, but how do you do that when you have an oem laptop and no windows image? Besides downloading it illegally i mean.

Actually, the windows key should be tied to the mother board or something. 

 

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A few months ago I installed windows 10 on my laptop which had a 7200 rpm HDD. I had major lag, long boot times, programs took forever to load, it sucked. It got so bad to the point that it was completely unusable. So i tried to reinstall windows but it failed, and I had failed because I forgot to grab the key before I did that. So now I have a dead boot drive, all my work gone, but hey, I just built my first PC which had an SSD boot drive and I was loving it. So I bought a new SSD for my laptop, got windows 10 ready on a USB, and installed it. The windows install worked, never asked for a key which I thought was weird cause I was hoping that I could attempt to get away with an unregistered windows 10. Well, as soon as it installed I checked if it was licensed and sure enough, it was. So yes, it is safe to do a completely fresh install. 

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Actually, the windows key should be tied to the mother board or something. 

 

Story time

A few months ago I installed windows 10 on my laptop which had a 7200 rpm HDD. I had major lag, long boot times, programs took forever to load, it sucked. It got so bad to the point that it was completely unusable. So i tried to reinstall windows but it failed, and I had failed because I forgot to grab the key before I did that. So now I have a dead boot drive, all my work gone, but hey, I just built my first PC which had an SSD boot drive and I was loving it. So I bought a new SSD for my laptop, got windows 10 ready on a USB, and installed it. The windows install worked, never asked for a key which I thought was weird cause I was hoping that I could attempt to get away with an unregistered windows 10. Well, as soon as it installed I checked if it was licensed and sure enough, it was. So yes, it is safe to do a completely fresh install. 

Thats good to hear! I'll probably just do a fresh install, thanks! :)

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Actually, the windows key should be tied to the mother board or something.

Story time

A few months ago I installed windows 10 on my laptop which had a 7200 rpm HDD. I had major lag, long boot times, programs took forever to load, it sucked. It got so bad to the point that it was completely unusable. So i tried to reinstall windows but it failed, and I had failed because I forgot to grab the key before I did that. So now I have a dead boot drive, all my work gone, but hey, I just built my first PC which had an SSD boot drive and I was loving it. So I bought a new SSD for my laptop, got windows 10 ready on a USB, and installed it. The windows install worked, never asked for a key which I thought was weird cause I was hoping that I could attempt to get away with an unregistered windows 10. Well, as soon as it installed I checked if it was licensed and sure enough, it was. So yes, it is safe to do a completely fresh install.

Your laptop has a UEFI BIOS I take it? Because that's one of the benefits of UEFI, your Windows key is stored in the BIOS itself and can be retrieved.

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Your laptop has a UEFI BIOS I take it? Because that's one of the benefits of UEFI, your Windows key is stored in the BIOS itself and can be retrieved.

I think so

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Thats good to hear! I'll probably just do a fresh install, thanks! :)

 

 

Your laptop has a UEFI BIOS I take it? Because that's one of the benefits of UEFI, your Windows key is stored in the BIOS itself and can be retrieved.

Make sure you follow what Apollo said.

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