Windows 10: Can I repair my BCD files from the system on a secondary drive?

Hi guys.


Last week, my laptop was down and went to bluescreen due to the following error:


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The boot configuration data file is missing some required information


File: \Boot\BCD


Error code: 0x000000d


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I tried many ways in repairing the laptop, including using a windows 10 usb and get in to the command prompt using bootrec to fix and rebuild mbr and bcd files but none of them works. The access was all denied.


Luckily I got a secondary drive and the files on it was not so important. So I installed the windows 10 onto that drive. And now I am running my laptop on my secondary drive.


I successfully gained the access to my primary drive and unbitlockering it.


I am now wondering, is there any ways I can fix the boot information on my primary drive?


Thanks a lot.

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Cortana search IGNORES secondary hard drives!!

Hi,

Thank you for update and reply.

I suggest you to follow the Methods below and check if that helps.

Method 1: Try to add your secondary drive in the indexing options.

• Type in the Indexing options in the start search box and click on
  Indexing options from the search bar results.
• Click on Modify on the Indexing options window. (Enter
  
• Check the secondary drive (which you need to fetch the results from the search box) and click on
  OK button. (If the secondary drive is not visible, click on
  Show all locations, enter the administrator credentials if prompted))
• Now, try to search and check if you are able to fetch the results.

If issue persists follow next Method.

Method 2: System file check is a utility built into the Operating System that will check for system file corruption the
sfc /scannow command (System File Check) scans the integrity of all protected operating system files and replaces incorrect, corrupted, changed, or damaged versions with the correct versions where possible.

I suggest you to try the steps provided, in the link below in order to run SFC scan on your computer.

System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with the issue. We are glad to assist you.

Thanks

 

System restore and secondary drives


So my setup. I have 2 drives in my computer an SSD and HDD. The SSD came shipped with my computer and I installed the HDD as a secondary drive. I've been using it as storage for all my pictures music etc. I've also installed a couple programs on there. My question is if I do a system restore can I do it without wiping out the secondary drive? How would I go about doing it? Step by step. What would happen to the program's installed on there after the restore?

Thank you.

 

file:\boot\bcd 0xc0000034 - Restore & Repair NOT Working

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Boot Configuration Data error occurs when Windows is not able to find the boot sector when try to boot the OS or the boot (sector/file) is corrupted.

• I have checked your system with the
  
  manufacturer I see that your system is only compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.
  
• You can follow the steps on this article to repair the
  
  Boot Configuration Data (BCD).
  

Hope it helps.



Amit Sunar

Microsoft Community - Moderator