| Are you getting startup errors in Microsoft | | | | does not present in BCD (Boot Configuration |
| Windows Vista? Is your Windows Vista operating | | | | Data) store. |
| system-based computer unbootable and your | | | | The Boot\BCD system file on active Windows |
| data totally inaccessible? The problem generally | | | | hard drive partition is either missing or damaged. |
| occurs due to some missing or damaged boot | | | | How to Fix BCD Errors in Windows Vista? |
| files from your Windows Vista computer. In such | | | | Follow the below steps in ordered fashion to work |
| cases, the operating system can not get enough | | | | around this problem: |
| resources to start up and throws errors. At this | | | | Repair Boot Configuration Data store with the |
| point, you can not get into your system and | | | | help of Startup Repair option. The Startup Repair |
| access your hard drive partitions. It leads to | | | | option can not be accessed in Windows Recovery |
| critical partition loss and requires Windows partition | | | | Environment. |
| recovery. | | | | Rebuild the Boot Configuration Data store with |
| When you try to boot your Microsoft Windows | | | | the help of Bootrec.exe utility. You should opt for |
| Vista computer, you may run across the below | | | | this option if the above method does not help. |
| error message: | | | | Rebuild the Boot Configuration Data store |
| "File: \Boot\BCD | | | | manually with the help of Bcdedit.exe utility. The |
| Status: 0xc0000034 | | | | tool is accessed through Windows Recovery |
| Info: The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is | | | | Environment. |
| missing required information." | | | | When all else fails, format your hard drive and |
| The boot process is halted with this error | | | | reinstall Microsoft Windows Vista operating |
| message. It occurs every time you try to boot | | | | system. It replaces all the damaged system and |
| your system from Windows hard drive. To | | | | boot files. |
| access your Windows hard drive partitions in such | | | | Though, formatting fixes all the system related |
| situations, you are required to identify the cause | | | | issues, but also removes hard drive partitions and |
| of this behavior and recover partition using | | | | raises need of partition recovery software. |
| appropriate tools. | | | | The partition recovery programs are capable of |
| What Causes BCD Errors in Windows Vista? | | | | thoroughly scanning whole hard drive and |
| You may encounter this behavior of Microsoft | | | | extracting all missing, corrupt, deleted, and |
| Windows Vista operating system if any of the | | | | inaccessible hard drive partitions after all partition |
| below mentioned conditions is true: | | | | loss scenarios. They are totally safe and easy to |
| The Bootmgr (Windows Boot Manager) entry | | | | use. |