Apr 17, 2018  To run the Bootrec.exe tool, first start the Windows RE: Put the Windows Vista or Windows 7 media in the DVD drive, and then start the computer. Press a key when you are prompted. Select a language, a time, a currency, a keyboard, or an input method, and then click Next.

You have Windows 10 on your laptop. It was there yesterday. But now, when you turn on your computer, you're greeted with error code 0xc0000034, 'The Boot Configuration Data file is missing.' The good news is that your data isn't lost, and you can get it all back (we'll show you how).

The bad news is that you'll have to do a little work to restore that missing file. Here's how to fix a 'configuration data file' boot error in Windows 1o: First, you'll need a DVD or USB stick containing Windows installation media. You can download a that will create that for you. Next, follow these steps: 1.

Insert your installation media into the computer. Boot to the media.

We had to press F12 during bootup on the Dell we fixed up to reach this menu, though these keys can differ depending on your laptop's make and model. Click Next on the Windows Setup menu. Click 'Repair your computer.' Choose Troubleshoot. Select 'Advanced options.'

Pick 'Command Prompt.' Type Bootrec /fixmbr and press the enter key. Type Bootrec /fixboot and press the enter key. Type Bootrec /scanos and press the enter key. Type Bootrec /rebuildbcd and press the enter key. Type 'A' to add the installation to the boot list and hit enter.

Exit the command prompt with the X button on the top of the window. Click 'Continue' to go to your desktop.

Charles Says: Ok it doesnt work at all. This problem is happening to me in the installation of 8.1 and the method cant repair something that missing in the first place, right?

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The HD is blank and the 8.1 DVD is a locked or fixed value, so from where is the error coming? I have installed Windows many times and never had this problem. In an installation of Windows, from where is this problem coming? If the BDC has to be created, how would you create it and get it into the PC? A naked file thrown onto the HD?