Windows 7/64 boot BCD error 0xc000000d (solution)
So I turned on my new Dell M4500 this morning only to be greeted with the following message:
File: \BOOT\BCD
Status: 0xc000000d
Info: An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data
Definitely not the message you want to see. I booted of an installation disk as suggested, and it couldn’t find any system recovery images or restore points. Tried the “Solve Boot Problems” in the repair menu with no luck. A quick web search turned up this posting and response as the first link. It worked like a champ. I copied it here in case that site goes away and I need this again. Thanks SIW2! Note he assumes you’ve booted off the W7 install disk and selected the “Rescue” option and from there opened a cmd prompt.
Drive letters in WinPe will probably be different from what you see in windows – that is normal. (FYI: My system drive was F:)
I would delete the bcd store and run the commands again. Yes you should be pointing them at the reserved system partition .
Otherwise, at cmd prompt, type:
diskpart
lis vol
( Look to see the drive letter for your main windows partition – if it is D then type as below, otherwise replace D with the letter diskpart gives for the main windows partition)
sel vol d
act
exi
bcdboot d:\windows /s d:
bootsect /nt60 all /mbr
restart the pc – you’re good.
