Boot bcd error vista without disc

I have software which only will run on an old Vista PC. It will not boot half the time and wants to go to startup repair. I created system repair disc 6 discs total few years ago. How can i restore my Vista to a new hard drive using these system repair discs?

Can somebody please give me a step by step procedure from BOOT? Sounds great. But during the create disc process it asks for my install disk…which I thought was the point of this article: not having an install disk. My pc on window 8 instal but now it is automatic repair mode i have not window 8 diskplz tell me how can repair it. I was able to follow the instructions and install recdisc on a bit Vista computer using the Manual option.

I verified that the version of recdisc on my computer is the version I installed today. The disc which you selected does not contain a valid Windows installation.

Do you want to try a different disc? A recovery disc cannot be created without the Windows installation disc. In Vista using the instructions for UAC on, it says the file location does not contain the file selected to be replaced. Only shows folders no programs. So what actually causes this error? So, the Windows setup CD is not required. Step 1. Insert an empty USB into a working Windows computer. Step 2. Then follow the wizard to make a bootable USB drive.

You can restore your system by running System Restore. This PC needs to be reset. You can run System Image Recovery after you have finished. Windows 10 must be reinstalled. Turn off the fast boot option.

The Command Prompt Interface should be opened. Restore your system or start it again. You may want to try rebuilding the BCD data file manually.

The computer should now be connected to your installation media. You need to start with the media… Go to the Windows Setup menu and click Next. Make sure you are choosing Troubleshoot. Your computer should be restarted after you have inserted the Windows installation disc. What Does Rebuild Bcd Mean? So right now I'm stuck having to have the vista cd in every time I restart my computer. Any ideas? Not sure, but my friend had the same problem he didn't get an error message, though with XP, and it just went away after a few weeks.

We never figured out why it was doing it, and he didn't do anything that he knows of to make it stop. I've experienced the same problem, and so have many others. Strangely, it's cause is that Western Digital hard drives cannot have their jumper settings on Master if it's the only drive on the IDE cable. You must switch the jumper to Cable Select and then you should be able to boot from that drive.

Hopefully That Helps. I had the identical problem the first time I tried to install Vista. I learned the hard way that redundancy in backups across different media types is your friend. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment.