Is your Windows computer unbootable? Are you unable to access your critical files from Windows hard drive? Can’t you log into your Windows computer and use your computer? This problem occurs due to boot errors in Windows computer. Boot errors are usually caused by corrupt boot loader, master boot record, and other similar data structures. In such situations, you must format the hard drive to replace damaged data structures. But, formatting removes all the data from hard drive and require file recovery software to be sorted out.

In a practical scenario of boot issues in Microsoft Windows, you may come across any of the below errors after POST (Power On Self Test) operation, while booting your system:

  • Invalid Boot.ini

  • Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
    Windows\System32\Hal.dll

  • PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
    Technical Information:
    STOP: 0×00000050 (0×80097004, 0×00000001, 0×80515103, 0×00000000).

  • STOP 0×000000ED (0xaaaaaaaa,0xbbbbbbbb,0xcccccccc,0xdddddddd)
    UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

  • File: \Boot\BCD
    Status: 0xc0000034
    Info: The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information

  • BOOT: Couldn’t find NTLDR Please insert another disk.

  • Error Opening NTDETECT Press any key to continue

After you get any of the above error messages, boot process gets halted. It occurs every time you try to boot the system. In such situations, you need to find out the cause of boot issues and fix it through file recovery solutions.

Root of the problem

The boot problems are usually caused due to missing, corrupt, or damaged system data structures or operating system. These data structures including boot loader, file system, MBR (Master Boot Record), and system files. The problem may also occur due to corrupt or damaged boot partition.

Resolution

In order to sort out this behavior, you can try booting your system using boot CD of Microsoft Windows operating system. Get into Windows Recovery Console and replace the damaged files with new one.

If it does not help, you need to format your Windows hard drive, reinstall operating system, and then restore data from current backup. If backup is not available, file recovery software become need of hour.

The file recovery applications are particularly designed to thoroughly scan the affected drive and extract all lost files from it. They come equipped with simple graphical user interface to offer easy recovery.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the best data recovery software ever made to recover all types of lost files. The software successfully recovers files from NTFS, NTFS5, FAT32, VFAT, FAT16, and FAT12 file system partitions. It is designed for Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP, and 2000.