Windows error 0xC00000E9, -1073741591

An unexpected I/O error has occured during installation of windows 8

I have Dell inspiron n4050 laptop. Pre loaded with windows 7 basic (64-bit). I want to install windows 8 but it gives error before setup starts. Error says.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recovery There was a problem with a device connected to your PC An unexpected I/O error has occurred. Error code: 0xc00000e9 [...] read more

S.M.A.R.T Statues Bad

There are some similar questions already but I think this is different. I have a X554L Asus notebook with Windows 10 on it. When I push the power on button, after Asus logo, I see a black screen, black screen with a blinking "_", freezed windows logo without rotating dots, [...] read more

Windows 8 boot error: Boot Configuration Data is missing

When I try to boot to Windows 8 it gives me this message. Windows Boot Manager 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 [...] read more

File: \boot\bcd Status: 0xc00000e9 windows 8

I am having this error for quite a few months. When the problem occurs, my windows freezes at boot time with black screen. After few reset attempts, sometimes it shows the entitled error. after few attempts, the windows starts but everything become slow. If I again restart, it works well. [...] read more

Windows 10 error 0xc00000e9 on boot

When I try to boot Windows 10 I get a black screen and an error 0xc00000e9. Then Windows does not start or load. It is very frustrating situation. How to fix this? read more

Windows Installation Errors

Since yesterday I have been trying to install Windows on a Laptop I have. It used to have it, but for some reason when I booted up, it wouldn't boot, and it wasn't recognizing the hard drive. I replaced it and tried re-installing Windows 7, and everything goes well, until [...] read more

Windows To Go boot error 0xC00000E9 on USB 3.0 ports

I found a post (Windows to go usb 3.0 booting problems) which may be the answer but I wanted to throw this out there because the scenario described is not exactly the same and the error code is not mentioned there. When I use USB 2.0 ports my IronKey device [...] read more

7+ minute Windows 7 boot/restart time with SSD + HDD

I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I had Windows 7 x64 on my HDD for a while before begin gifted an OCZ Agility 64Gb SSD as a boot drive and to hold often-used applications. Because I had a lot of data and programs on the [...] read more

Status: 0xc00000e9

When I start up windows normally it just freezes , I click "Launch Startup Repair" I get this: "Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer. This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an external USB drive while the [...] read more

Deleted Windows Partition with Boot Files

I'm running a dual-boot setup with Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I accidentally deleted the partition that contains the boot files for Windows. Here is my output from fdisk -l in Ubuntu: /dev/sda1 * 330545152 369606655 19530752 83 Linux /dev/sda2 36944325 330543151 146799413+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda3 428199936 812201983 192001024 5 Extended [...] read more

Windows 10 0xc00000e9 error on boot - but I can access that hard drive on my Linux partition

From what I have read, this error "File: \Boot\BCD" should only happen if my power supply is busted or the connection with the hard drive / hard drive itself is faulty. However, I can see all of the files fine from my Ubuntu partition that boots correctly. What do I [...] read more

0xc00000e9 Windows Error and dual boot - can bootrepair, grub or Linux fdisk repair this?

I get a 0xc00000e9 error when I try to boot Windows 10 of my dual boot system. See picture below. I read many posts on this error, but they all feature Windows-based solutions - using a Win 10 install disk or stick. However, I dread using a Windows-based solution, I [...] read more

Can't Boot keep getting 0xc00000e9

After the June 2020 Update, my 2017 HP Notebook 15-ba015na using Windows 10 Home Build 1903, began shutting down after a few minutes. This persisted for a day, now it won't boot up at all, as it gets stuck whilst it is ‘Preparing Automatic Repair’. Then I get a Blue [...] read more

Laptop won't boot to either Ubuntu or Windows

I have an HP laptop with dual OS - Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.4. Yesterday when I booted into windows, it wouldn't go past the 'blue screen', it shows - > " your pc/ device needs to be repaired." > > The Operating system couldn't be loaded because the system [...] read more

Dell Inspiron 3521 is impossibly slow, even after formatting, and even while attempting to boot externally

The problem, simply stated, is that my Dell 3521 notebook has become so slow that I can't even successfully boot from it, not from its internal hard drive and not from an external USB drive with a bootable copy of Windows 7 or even Hiren's BootCD. Details: A few weeks [...] read more

Can't boot into windows months after install Kali on a partition

A few months ago I installed Kali and GRUB using this tutorial, http://docs.kali.org/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-windows and it's been great, but recently after about two weeks of not using windows I tried to boot into it and I ran into some issues. When I power on the computer and select windows 7 from [...] read more

Dual boot Arch Linux and Win 7 ultimate

I have the followin setup: I installed win7 ultimate in a dos disklabel (not gpt). On some free space left at the end of the disk, I installed Arch Linux. I have installed grub on Arch Linux with these commands: grub-install --target=i386-pc --disk-module=native /dev/sda grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg I had to [...] read more

Windows 7 won't start up

Can anyone help me fix my problem? My laptop has a windows 7 os and it won't start, and it has an status code of 0xc00000e9. I'm looking for system repair after the bios boot but there is not. It also won't boot on safe mode. How can I fix [...] read more

Error 0xc00000e9 when trying to install Win8.1 from CD on a new SSD device

I've just connected my new old SSD drive into my main computer. I have Win7 already installed on the old HDD and I want to install a new one (Win8.1) on the SSD. When I try booting from the CD drive, I get that error: http://i.imgur.com/ZyGP93u.jpg [https://i.stack.imgur.com/3EQOv.jpg] All runs normally [...] read more

Asus k43s Laptop windows 7 installation

I somehow formatted the OS drive so now when I try to install windows 7 on my Asus k43s laptop (boot via DVD) I get the " I/O unexpected error, error code: 0xc00000e9 " I tried win XP and 8, same error, I guess I need some recovery partition/dvd to [...] read more

Windows won't start and system repair can't fix it

I get a black screen with the error 0xc00000e9. Windows recovery can't fix my problem and system restore points aren't working. I have: * changed cables (power and SATA) * put a different HD from another computer into the tower and Windows starts up just fine. Anything left to try [...] read more

An Unexpected Error while installing Windows 7

Windows boot manager is showing error while installing windows 7 > Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to > your computer If you continue to receive this error message contact the > hardware manufacturer > > Status: 0xc00000e9 > > Info: An unexpected I/O error has [...] read more

Acer Aspire 4715 boot error

> RECOVERY > > Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to > your computer. > > This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an > external USB drive while the device is in use, or by faulty hardware such as [...] read more

Vista 64-bit, DISK BOOT FAILURE

So I have this Acer Aspire AX3200-U3600A with Windows Vista (64-bit). Every night I turn it off and turn it back on in the morning. Around three weeks ago, I did a fresh factory reimage. Good as new. Then around two days ago, when I turned it on, I noticed [...] read more

How to access NTFS partition and erase files on clicking hard drive (part-success)

Had a new laptop for 4 days and when turned on today, the hard drive (Hitachi) was clicking (hardware fault) and Windows won't load: "0xc00000e9 error - hardware fault". Definitely not dropped the laptop or anything like that. Loaded UBCD (USB) - Hitachi Drive Fitness Test found no drives. Then [...] read more

Cant get into Advanced Boot Options on Acer with Windows 7

I have a laptop (Acer 5742) which suddenly is refusing to boot into windows. It gives me the error: 0xc00000e9. I have googled it and tried many solutions to this problem. My only hope to be able to fix it without having to do a format and reinstall is probably [...] read more

HDD cannot be booted from

I have an ASUS A52F, no mods, with Win7 preinstalled. There is one hard drive, two partitions, one for the OS (C:) and one for data (D:) After laptop trauma, i.e. I dropped it, it still worked fine. However, when chkdisk was run on the C: drive chkdisk crashed, and [...] read more

Hard Disk fail?

I'm having curious (but somewhat fatal) behaviour of a HDD since yesterday night. My pc was happily doing a backup of my photo collection from an internal HDD to an external one while I was reading on my bed and I heard the reset beep. I just ignored it (thought [...] read more