How to Fix BCD Corruption and Data Loss in Microsoft Windows Vista

Are you getting startup errors in Microsoftdoes not present in BCD (Boot Configuration
Windows Vista? Is your Windows Vista operatingData) store.
system-based computer unbootable and yourThe Boot\BCD system file on active Windows
data totally inaccessible? The problem generallyhard drive partition is either missing or damaged.
occurs due to some missing or damaged bootHow to Fix BCD Errors in Windows Vista?
files from your Windows Vista computer. In suchFollow the below steps in ordered fashion to work
cases, the operating system can not get enougharound this problem:
resources to start up and throws errors. At thisRepair Boot Configuration Data store with the
point, you can not get into your system andhelp of Startup Repair option. The Startup Repair
access your hard drive partitions. It leads tooption can not be accessed in Windows Recovery
critical partition loss and requires Windows partitionEnvironment.
recovery.Rebuild the Boot Configuration Data store with
When you try to boot your Microsoft Windowsthe help of Bootrec.exe utility. You should opt for
Vista computer, you may run across the belowthis option if the above method does not help.
error message:Rebuild the Boot Configuration Data store
"File: \Boot\BCDmanually with the help of Bcdedit.exe utility. The
Status: 0xc0000034tool is accessed through Windows Recovery
Info: The Windows Boot Configuration Data file isEnvironment.
missing required information."When all else fails, format your hard drive and
The boot process is halted with this errorreinstall Microsoft Windows Vista operating
message. It occurs every time you try to bootsystem. It replaces all the damaged system and
your system from Windows hard drive. Toboot files.
access your Windows hard drive partitions in suchThough, formatting fixes all the system related
situations, you are required to identify the causeissues, but also removes hard drive partitions and
of this behavior and recover partition usingraises 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 Microsoftextracting all missing, corrupt, deleted, and
Windows Vista operating system if any of theinaccessible 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) entryuse.