Changing HDD to SSD bit windows won't boot or shut down? HELP PLZ

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  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

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    JackE said:
    Were you pressing & holding the F2 key BEFORE you tried to push the power button? Jack E/NJ
    YES. Before I pressed the power button.
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Retry it from a totally off state. Don't let go of the F2 button at any time after pressing the power button. If it still doesn't go into the BIOS menu, then disconnect the SSD.  And try to re-enter the BIOS menu again without the SSD connected. Jack E/NJ 

    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    Retry it from a totally off state. Don't let go of the F2 button at any time after pressing the power button. If it still doesn't go into the BIOS menu, then disconnect the SSD.  And try to re-enter the BIOS menu again without the SSD connected. Jack E/NJ 
    Finally, I am at the Command Prompt screen now... 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Is the SSD still connected? Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    Is the SSD still connected? Jack E/NJ
    Yes. 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    (1) OK. At the X prompt enter 'diskpart'
    (2)  At the DISKPART> prompt enter the following commands one by one
    (3) list disk (two disks should be listed Disk 0 and Disk 1 the USB stick which must be MUCH smaller than Disk 0)
    (4) list volume
    (5) select volume number that is marked as EFI or FAT32
    (6) assign letter=Y:
    (7) exit

    You should now be back to the X: \> prompt. Then wait for further instructions.

    Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    (1) OK. At the X prompt enter 'diskpart'
    (2)  At the DISKPART> prompt enter the following commands one by one
    (3) list disk (two disks should be listed Disk 0 and Disk 1 the USB stick which must be MUCH smaller than Disk 0)
    (4) list volume
    (5) select volume number that is marked as EFI or FAT32
    (6) assign letter=Y:
    (7) exit

    You should now be back to the X: \> prompt. Then wait for further instructions.

    Jack E/NJ
    I applied the above commands. just to be sure, I chose volume 3 as it was the only one from the SSD with the FAT32 label. Was that correct?  
  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    (1) OK. At the X prompt enter 'diskpart'
    (2)  At the DISKPART> prompt enter the following commands one by one
    (3) list disk (two disks should be listed Disk 0 and Disk 1 the USB stick which must be MUCH smaller than Disk 0)
    (4) list volume
    (5) select volume number that is marked as EFI or FAT32
    (6) assign letter=Y:
    (7) exit

    You should now be back to the X: \> prompt. Then wait for further instructions.

    Jack E/NJ
    I am still waiting for your next instruction. can you please let me know the next step? 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Yep. Volume 3 is the one to assign label Y. Did you assign it already? Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

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    JackE said:
    Yep. Volume 3 is the one to assign label Y. Did you assign it already? Jack E/NJ
    Yes I did. But as I didn’t hear anything from you I had to turn it off. 
    Shall I do it again and what’s the next step?! 
    Thanks 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Aye! Did you properly exit Diskpart before you turned it off? Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    Aye! Did you properly exit Diskpart before you turned it off? Jack E/NJ
    Yes I did exit. 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    OK. Good.

    Try to get back to the X prompt. At the X prompt, enter the following commands one by one in the order presented. If you get any errors, stop and report back.

    (1) Enter 'Y : '  (You should then be changed from the X prompt to the Y prompt)
    (2) At the Y prompt, enter 'cd \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\'
    (3) Then enter 'bootrec /fixboot'
    (4) Then enter 'ren BCD BCD.backup'
    (5) Then enter 'bcdboot c:\windows /l en-us /s Y: /f ALL'
    (6) Then enter 'exit'

    Then shut the machine off. Then cross your fingers. Then while still crossing your fingers, press the power button to turn the machine on. Then hold your breath as long as possible or till something good or bad happens,   :)  If it still resists running properly, we then still have the option of first repairing or bypassing the obviously bad read sections of your old HDD and then try to migrate it to the new SSD. Jack E/NJ


    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    OK. Good.

    Try to get back to the X prompt. At the X prompt, enter the following commands one by one in the order presented. If you get any errors, stop and report back.

    (1) Enter 'Y : '  (You should then be changed from the X prompt to the Y prompt)
    (2) At the Y prompt, enter 'cd \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\'
    (3) Then enter 'bootrec /fixboot'
    (4) Then enter 'ren BCD BCD.backup'
    (5) Then enter 'bcdboot c:\windows /l en-us /s Y: /f ALL'
    (6) Then enter 'exit'

    Then shut the machine off. Then cross your fingers. Then while still crossing your fingers, press the power button to turn the machine on. Then hold your breath as long as possible or till something good or bad happens,   :)  If it still resists running properly, we then still have the option of first repairing or bypassing the obviously bad read sections of your old HDD and then try to migrate it to the new SSD. Jack E/NJ


    Hi Jack,

    there is a problem. at step 3 when I press Enter, I got the message "Access is Denied". Can you advise please? 
  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    OK. Good.

    Try to get back to the X prompt. At the X prompt, enter the following commands one by one in the order presented. If you get any errors, stop and report back.

    (1) Enter 'Y : '  (You should then be changed from the X prompt to the Y prompt)
    (2) At the Y prompt, enter 'cd \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\'
    (3) Then enter 'bootrec /fixboot'
    (4) Then enter 'ren BCD BCD.backup'
    (5) Then enter 'bcdboot c:\windows /l en-us /s Y: /f ALL'
    (6) Then enter 'exit'

    Then shut the machine off. Then cross your fingers. Then while still crossing your fingers, press the power button to turn the machine on. Then hold your breath as long as possible or till something good or bad happens,   :)  If it still resists running properly, we then still have the option of first repairing or bypassing the obviously bad read sections of your old HDD and then try to migrate it to the new SSD. Jack E/NJ


    Hi Jack,

    there is a problem. at step 3 when I press Enter, I got the message "Access is Denied". Can you advise please? 
    I tried to skip the step 3 and see if with other steps anything would change or if they would work. 
    at step 4 after pressing Enter, nothing happened. 
    at step 5 I received a message "bcboot" is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

    this was just to give you some heads up. 

    Thanks 
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Try to get back into the Diskpart prompt. Then enter the follow commands.

    (1) List Disk
    (2) Select Disk 0 (the biggest disk)
    (3) attributes disk clear readonly
    (4) exit

    Then try to get back to the Y prompt and repeat
    (1) Enter 'Y : '  (You should then be changed from the X prompt to the Y prompt)
    (2) At the Y prompt, enter 'cd \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\'
    (3) Then enter 'bootrec /fixboot'
    (4) Then enter 'ren BCD BCD.backup'
    (5) Then enter 'bcdboot c:\windows /l en-us /s Y: /f ALL' (please note the command is bcdboot not bcboot)
    (6) Then enter 'exit'

    Jack E/NJ


    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    Try to get back into the Diskpart prompt. Then enter the follow commands.

    (1) List Disk
    (2) Select Disk 0 (the biggest disk)
    (3) attributes disk clear readonly
    (4) exit

    Then try to get back to the Y prompt and repeat
    (1) Enter 'Y : '  (You should then be changed from the X prompt to the Y prompt)
    (2) At the Y prompt, enter 'cd \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\'
    (3) Then enter 'bootrec /fixboot'
    (4) Then enter 'ren BCD BCD.backup'
    (5) Then enter 'bcdboot c:\windows /l en-us /s Y: /f ALL' (please note the command is bcdboot not bcboot)
    (6) Then enter 'exit'

    Jack E/NJ


    Hi Jack

    i get the message “Diskpart failed to clear attributes”

    God knows why this playing with me? 😕
  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    Try to get back into the Diskpart prompt. Then enter the follow commands.

    (1) List Disk
    (2) Select Disk 0 (the biggest disk)
    (3) attributes disk clear readonly
    (4) exit

    Then try to get back to the Y prompt and repeat
    (1) Enter 'Y : '  (You should then be changed from the X prompt to the Y prompt)
    (2) At the Y prompt, enter 'cd \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\'
    (3) Then enter 'bootrec /fixboot'
    (4) Then enter 'ren BCD BCD.backup'
    (5) Then enter 'bcdboot c:\windows /l en-us /s Y: /f ALL' (please note the command is bcdboot not bcboot)
    (6) Then enter 'exit'

    Jack E/NJ


    Hi Jack

    i get the message “Diskpart failed to clear attributes”

    God knows why this playing with me? 😕
    Is there anything else I can do?! 
    Thanks
  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Yes, indeed. It's just being stubborn in order to annoy you.  :) . Go back to diskpart. Enter the following commands.

    (1) Select Disk 0 (the biggest disk)
    (2) List volume
    (3) Select volume # (whichever volume # you earlier labelled Y)
    (4) Attribute volume clear readonly
    (5) Exit

    Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • HRVPictures
    HRVPictures Member Posts: 60

    Tinkerer

    JackE said:
    Yes, indeed. It's just being stubborn in order to annoy you.  :) . Go back to diskpart. Enter the following commands.

    (1) Select Disk 0 (the biggest disk)
    (2) List volume
    (3) Select volume # (whichever volume # you earlier labelled Y)
    (4) Attribute volume clear readonly
    (5) Exit

    Jack E/NJ

    This time i get the message “Virutal disk service error: the object is not found.”
     :/ photo attached