abarbarian Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 After a recent update my W7 pc refused to boot with a blck screen and a "winload.efi" error. Seems that the files signature or the file is corrupted. I tried using the W7 install disk to repair the fault. I got a command line up and entered, BOOTREC/FIXMBR BOOTREC/FIXBOOT which both suggested they had completed OK then entered, BOOTREC/REBUILDBCD which told me everything was OK but it also told me there were no window os installed. Can anyone offer any insight to my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 first off, are you sure you didn't switch to/from UEFI? did you do already see https://appuals.com/steps-to-fix-winload-efi-error-0xc0000001/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 In your linux thread you said this I dual boot Arch and W7 on a GPT UEFI set up. So you shouldn't be using BOOTREC/FIXMBR if the hd is partitioned GPT. Perhaps this article, under Windows 7 will help. Note: I've never used GPT. I don't run Win 10 and all my boot hard drives are way under 1TB. https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln300987/how-to-repair-the-efi-bootloader-on-a-gpt-hdd-for-windows-7-8-8-1-and-10-on-your-dell-pc?lang=en 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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