Error message

[moveit]

I have been trying Windows 7 Professional and this morning it booted the bios then I got the error message, SYSINIT::ERROR 0-0! verifysysdatavar returns false

As I am new to Windows 7, having had a good life with XP, this problem has warned me off 7.

Any advice would be gratefully taken.

 

[goombawaho]

That does NOT compute as a Windows 7 error. Are you sure you don't have a bootable linux CD in the machine?? If not, try resetting the BIOS to defaults and boot again.

Don't project your fears onto Windows 7. From my experience it is at least as stable as XP and probably about 20% more.

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[moveit]

As I can interchange my hard drives, I have put my XP one in and the computer works fine so I do not think it can be a bios issue. I do not have any linux CD in the machine. When I put the hard drive with 7 on it back the machine comes up with the error message.

 

[strongm]

As goombawaho suggests, sysinit is not a Windows thing; sysinit is a system initialization and daemon management scheme for Linux

Is it even remotely possible that this disk once supported dual booting between Linux and Windows?

 

[moveit]

When I use a different OS such as between XP & 7 I have always used seperate disks. I have never used dual booting and have not used Linux. The hard drive with 7 is a new disk. When I closed down the night before all this happened it shut down as usual. When I get that error message pressing any key makes the computer re-boot and again gets the error message. Am I looking to have to reformat the drive and reload the software?

 

[goombawaho]

You should boot up the computer with some type of Windows PE or live linux bootable CD and check the partitions on that hard drive. Something bizarre happened that put some type of linux partition on that drive. How?? Unknown. But the facts speak for themselves IF you have no CD in the optical drive or a bootable USB drive in a USB port.

The hard drive with 7 is a new disk.

Meaning what?? You bought a new hard drive, loaded it with Windows 7 and it had been working for a number of days/weeks (starting up and shutting down) without a problem?? And then, WHAM, a problem.

It just feels like there's a missing element here - logic.

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[goombawaho]

Am I looking to have to reformat the drive and reload the software?

I didn't answer the question. YES, if you can't find the missing windows partition and modify the boot record to make it boot from that first!!!!!! This just doesn't happen spontaneously though, so please don't blame Windows 7 or Microsoft.

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[moveit]

Hi goombawaho

It was a brand new unopened hard drive and after I had installed 7 it had been starting and shuting down with no problems. I just went to start it on Christmas morning and there was the error message. Is there any repair tool on the actual 7 installation disk?

 

[rclarke250]

Yes there is a repair tool, boot the windows 7 disk, and choose startup repair. Sometimes it works. If windows 7 sees the partition, if not, it will just look like a new install.

 

[goombawaho]

I don't understand how this could have happened without human intervention.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[moveit]

No one but myself uses the computer and I know that I have not done anything to cause the problem. The only thing I wonder if the hard drive has a fault on it. I do run checkdisk and nothing has ever shown.

 

[moveit]

I have just tried to use the 7 install disk but it wanted to install and did not give me the chance to repair. It looks like a day formating and re-installing everything.

 

[ChrisHirst]

You have to hold the F8 key down when booting to initiate the repair options manually.


Have you run an SFC check in an elevated command prompt?

Chris.

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[moveit]

Managed to get into the repair but it would not do it. It could not access the hard drive. As the computer cannot access the drive at all I think it would be easier to format it and reinstall the 7 OS. I know some of you have said that 7 is as good as XP and I will give it a chance.

 

[goombawaho]

Is there any chance that some laptops are shipping with Linux-based recovery/management partitions now?? I personally have NOT seen one, but I don't touch many NEW computers/laptops. But how else did a piece of linux get on the laptop if O.P. said he didn't f around with it?

Windows 7 is very stable. My new PC (February 2013) has only misbehaved or crashed twice to date. Both times due to a temporary wireless adapter I was using that had a buggy driver. Besides, XP is being de-supported and you don't want to be using it without security updates.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[moveit]

I do not use laptops only PCs. That is why I can interchange the hard drives. The Linux part you have mentioned is a complete mystery to me.

 

[moveit]

I put the 7 disk into a spare bay and using XP was able to checkdisk it. There were several bad clusters which I think were found the last time it was checked. I did notice that the 7 drive keeps making a clicking sound so I now wonder if it is faulty. I have a new spare one so will use that to install 7 again.

 

[ChrisHirst]

I know some of you have said that 7 is as good as XP

Actually it is better

I did notice that the 7 drive keeps making a clicking sound so I now wonder if it is faulty.

Wonder no more, 'ticking' is a sure sign of imminent failure.

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[goombawaho]

Is there any chance that some laptops are shipping with Linux-based recovery/management partitions now??

Desktop/laptops - same difference. The both COULD have a linux recovery partition.

'ticking' is a sure sign of imminent failure.

Ticking is a sign of failure in the past tense.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[moveit]

The dekstop had a new hard drive so nothing was on it. I did notice that when the error message came up the ticking, which repeated itself, was at the point of the error message. I think the reason for the error message will be unknown.