Windows 8.1 - Won't boot (0xc000000f), bcdedit fails
- by user3014097
I’m pretty much stuck at this point. So, backstory:
Windows was installed on one of the SSDs currently in my tower. I bought a new SSD to install Windows (8.1 64 bit) on. Windows installation went fine, booted up, and formatted the old SSD from within Windows (this seems to have been a mistake, but I didn’t realize that at the time).
Despite formatting the old SSD, whenever I tried to boot I was told that there were 2 Windows installations. Apparently, when I formatted the old drive, not all of the partitions were removed.
So, I booted up with the repair utility, went into cmd, and deleted the non-primary partitions on the old SSD (there were 2 – think they were system and recovery, although I’m forgetting now).
Reboot – computer won’t boot. Getting the 0xc000000f “The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible” error.
Troubleshooting so far:
Automatic repair doesn’t fix anything (I’ve never had luck with it though)
If I go to install a new version of Windows, the drives and partitions are all there. The SSD is functioning, I at least know that.
I’ve essentially gone through this guide: https://neosmart.net/wiki/recovering-windows-bootloader/
Unfortunately, I’m not getting anywhere. I’m not even entirely sure how to describe the errors I’m getting, so I’ve just included pictures of every step (I can't actually post them though so I just included a photobucket link).
http://s319.photobucket.com/user/DGalt11/library/Computer%20Issue
Am I completely screwed here (i.e. reformat and reinstall?)?
Thanks
