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I am running a Vista/XP dual boot setup and just recently got rid of Ubuntu because of boot errors which eventually resulted in the inability to boot up into any OS at all. After getting rid of Ubuntu I was still unable to boot into Windows so I booted up with the Vista disc and went to command prompt and ran
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
bootrec.exe /fixbootAfter doing so it seemed that I was able to boot into Vista normally. I got to my desktop and tried to open an application. (Paragon Partition Manager.) However, after a few minutes I received an error message that said something similar to:
The instruction at 0x76a70a5a reference to memory and 0x76a70a5a. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0xc000000e.
Click on okay to terminate the program.I clicked on Okay and the computer rebooted. When it came back up I got this message:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart you computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair you computer."If you do not have this disc, contact you system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
Status: 0xc000000e
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.
So, I tried doing as instructed but when I tried to run Repair I got a message the repair could not be made automatically. After rebooting I just get the same message as stated above.
What else should I try now?
I am the Human!
You could try repairing the corruption by booting from the DVD > Repair > CMD prompt, type chkdsk /r and press Enter.
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Paragon Partition Manager may have a bug in it, causing your symptoms. If you were able to boot into Vista ok after running fixmbr/fixboot, it's probably PPM's fault. I'd try BurrWalnut's suggestion.
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I tried running chkdsk from the Vista DVD but I get a message saying that the disk is locked. Also, the command prompt is at X:\Source and when I try to change directory to my Vista partition it says that the volume cannot be found. However, I was able to boot into Safe Mode with command prompt and I ran chkdsk from there. I got the "disk locked" message there as well but it said it would run the operation on the next boot up. It took quite a while to boot back up, but it did come back up into Vista. I'm keeping my fingers crossed though. Yesterday I was able to get into Vista and it ran fine for about half the day. Then the computer again rebooted for no apparrent reason and came back up with same "failed to start" message as posted above. If I can run one entire day without that happening, I'll begin think maybe it is fixed.
Thanks
I am the Human!
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Go to Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Event Viewer. Go to the System category. If you can remember the time when your computer last rebooted without any apparent reason, look for any log entries that indicate a warning or error at around that time. A shot in the dark, but your problem points more to a failing circuit on your hard drive than a bug in PPM (although I can't say for sure). I've seen this happen before.
As a precaution, I'd backup any important stuff ASAP.
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Well, it did it again... left the house for several hours and when I got home the above message "windows failed to start" was up.
Can I reinstall Vista over my existing OS without losing anything?
I am the Human!
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OK, I checked out my event viewer and all of the errors I found were lxdn related, such as:
The lxdnCATSCustConnectService service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.and...
The lxdn_device service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s).
An error recorded from this morning's boot-up says
The previous system shutdown at 10:11:06 AM on 12/12/2008 was unexpected.
But there is no error or event recorded at that time. However the last event recorded on 12/12 is an error at 9:55:30 which was the lxdn_service terminated error. These lxdn errors are found throughout the event logs and are related to Linux (Ubuntu.) So obviously my computer is still running some sort of Linux service even though I have formatted all Linux partitions to NFTS.
Using Task Manager I can see that lxdn_device is running and that lcdnCATSCustConnectService is stopped. I wonder if I remove both of these from start up if it will help my problem or make it worse?
I am the Human!
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I've got no idea what that is, so therefore it probably has something to do with a program installed on your computer. It *shouldn't* hurt to disable them from loading at startup (do so at your own risk). Doing so *may* help the situation, but it might not. Since I have scrap parts laying around, I would try to install a spare hard drive (disconnecting the original one) and install windows on it and see if the problem still persists.
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