Question : XP refuses to boot after OS boot order changes were made using EasyBCD

I made an attempt to change the order of the OS at boot time using EasyBCD. After I made the changes I rebooted the computer. The Windows Boot Manager appears. It says:

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 your computer.
2.      Choose your language settings, and then click “Next.”
3.      Click “Repair your computer.”

If you do not have the disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacture for assistance.

File: \ntldr
Status: 0xc000000f
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.

I have my XP disc. When I insert and run the program (XP CD) it goes through its normal start and setup.

I now have three options:
1.      To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
2.      To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R
3.      To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

For some reason I remember there is a second repair option if I select option 1.

I don’t think that option 2 “To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R” will work for me either. When I selected this option earlier the XP install program asked me which OS I want to select. The first option is the one I want but thinks that the BOOT info is on another drive other than C! (The mistake I made using EasyBCD)

How do I find a way out of this situation? I do have a backup of my C drive but it is a week old. I rather not use my backup of the C drive.

Thanks!

Answer : XP refuses to boot after OS boot order changes were made using EasyBCD

I'm afraid there was a misunderstanding in your last thread: you and garycase seem to have misunderstood one another.

EasyBCD only works whem installed on Vista and Win7, it does not work from within XP. So you should have installed it on Win7 - which wasn't possible since your Win7 no longer booted.

The correct way to get your old Win7 bootloader back would have been to boot off the Win7 installation DVD and have it repair/reinstall the boot files. For this, please refer to "Method 1" in this resource:
http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-7/how-to-reinstall-windows-7-boot-loader/

If repairing with the Win7 installation DVD should not be able to resolve the issue for some reason, reinstalling Win7 would have bee the solution: it would detect your existing XP and integrate it into the bootloader.

I guess both options should still be available, although I am not quite sure what the failed EasyBCD installation could have broken.