JayMina Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Recently I had a problem with my internet, for some reason it only showed as Local connection and refused to connect (this hasn't happened before). So I tried to fix it, although I didn't do anything to it in the end beside run a few scans. However a few hours later I restarted my computer and before the log in screen I was blue screened with the error 0x0000c1f5. I don't want to be reformatting my hard drive because I haven't backed up so important files. I know it was silly not to back up the files but if there's some way the blue screen can be fixed that would be great. I'm running Vista Home Premium. Please help! Quote
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Hello and Welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Jay. :) Please read the following article from the Microsoft Knowledge Base and perform the troubleshooting instructions suggested. See if it helps or not. Stop error message when you start a Windows Vista-based computer: "0x0000C1F5" Good Luck. :) -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Unfortunately I've read that about 8 times? No it doesn't help seen as I can't load my computer up. Quote
DirtyPolo Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 at the bottom of that article, it says: "To work around this issue, use one of the following methods. Method 1 If you have multiple disks installed, and the disk on which the $TxfLog file is corrupted does not contain Windows Vista, remove the offending disk from the computer. Method 2 If you have only one disk installed, and if you have access to Windows XP or Windows 2000 installation media, restart the computer by using the Windows XP or Windows 2000 installation media. Next, format the offending disk, and then reinstall Windows Vista." that means if you have access to your windows XP CD. Do you? Quote Cooler Master HAF 932Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.3GHzAsus P5K Premium Black Pearl2GB OCZ reaper 1066MHZATI Radeon HD4850Pictures! Click Here To Register And Get Started In The World Of Free PC Help Forums! If Free PC Help Has Helped You, Please Consider Leaving A Donation By Clicking Here!We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 No I don't unfortunately. No other disks and no CD. Quote
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Have you tried booting into Safe Mode? -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Yes but it goes as far as normal booting - doesn't get as far as the log in screen still. Quote
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Well, that is bad news indeed. Have a read of the below article and perform the troubleshooting instructions suggested. See if they help or not. Workaround for STOP 0x0000C1F5 / 0xC1F5 / C1F5 / BSOD / CLFS.SYS / KB946084 - Delmartian Technologies Good Luck. -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Yes I found this a while after my problem first started, I only realised about an hour ago I need an image burner to put it on. Although now I'm not quite sure I'm doing it right regardless of there being steps =/ Quote
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Well, if you need a software to burn then there are plenty out there that you can use but if you are saying that your CD / DVD reader doesn't have burning capabilties, then I am at a loss to advise you any further as you need a bootable media to resolve the least of your problems. Can you afford burning the image on some other computer if your computer doesn't support it? -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Oh I've already burned off a disc and it's worked thanks now I'm just trying to do step 2 (Sorry if I don't make much sense at times) Quote
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 You need to type the command at the command prompt screen. I am not very experienced with Linux but I think it says that first you need to identify the device which you are going to mount. To do so, enter the following in command prompt. /dev/hd* OR /dev/sd* After you have identified the volume that you are required to mount, type in the following command: ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o force Just replace the sda1 with the device name and number you are required to mount. Then, continue with step 3. Also, please follow the instructions from here as they are more readable. If you are stuck somewhere, then please post back and I or someone else will try to help you out. Good Luck. :) -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Well I've done that up to step 6 but it didn't seem to work so I tried again and it says that the $TxfLog file isn't there , any ideas? Quote
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 If you ran through the procedure once then it means that you successfully deleted the file on your first attempt. Now comes the trickier part as you have no Windows installation disk. Here is a download from Microsoft that allows you to make a disc containing the recovery features in Vista. However, you will need to create an ISO from the package and that is a tricky procedure. Instead, please download the direct ISO version from their partners NeoSmart Technologies and continue with the second step of instructions provided in the article. Please let us know how it goes though. Good Luck. :) -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 Is there a direct download version? This isn't my laptop and the owner doesn't have a torrent downloader, nor wants me to install one. Quote
BeeCeeBee Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Is there a direct download version?Goku has given you two alternatives and download sites. I do not know what you mean by a direct download. Your friend has chosen wisely and our rules specifically forbid any help with p2p software (torrents) with the sole excpetion being advice on how to remove them. We have a Vista recovery iso located here. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/downloads/4256-windows-vista-recovery-console.html Quote "Familiarity breeds contempt - and children." Mark Twain
Goku Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Is there a direct download version? This isn't my laptop and the owner doesn't have a torrent downloader, nor wants me to install one. Here is a direct download version. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) All seemed to be going well, put the disc in and it still went to blue screen It boots from the disc but then still gets the blue screen before getting to the log in page. Edited January 5, 2009 by JayMina Quote
Goku Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 OK, this is a tediuous one but please describe what exactly did you do. Please keep it as detailed as possible as I need to know what you have tried to advise you further. Await your response. -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 7, 2009 Author Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Sorry about not replying sooner. Well I followed the steps in the walk through solution: ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o force (It opened the right drive) cd /mnt/windows/\$Extend cd \$RmMetadata rm -rf \$TxfLog cd / umount /mnt/windows init 6 Then I put in the Vista CD and it said, booting from disc, loading then blue screened. I then thought maybe I'd done it wrong and repeated the steps above but I could not remove the $TxfLog it says "cannot remove '$TxfLog': Input/output error" Edited January 7, 2009 by JayMina Quote
Goku Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 OK, lets try the above procedure again. But this time, please type in the commands as listed in the order below. ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows -o force ls /mnt/windows cd /mnt/windows/\$Extend/RmMetadata rm -rf \$TxfLog ls /\$Txflog cd / umount /mnt/windows init 6 Now, try and perform the second part and see if you are able to repair Windows or not. Good Luck. :) -- Goku Quote
JayMina Posted January 8, 2009 Author Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) When I type cd /mnt/windows/\$Extend/RmMetadata It says: cd: no such file or directory: mnt/windows/$Extend/RmMetadata EDIT: Found the reason it needs to be $RmMetadata Oh and the error is still appearing after I've put the Vista disc in Edited January 8, 2009 by JayMina Quote
JayMina Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 Well I went to another help site and they suggested taking out the hard drive and making it a slave to check it and get the data. Any other suggestions are still welcomed. Quote
Goku Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Hello Jay. Please forgive the delay in reply as your thread slipped my mind. I am still trying to search for a solution that might be able to save your data and resolve the error message too. -- Goku Quote
Goku Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Hello Jay. Can you try slaving the drive and installing the Hotfix on it and see if you can boot into the system or not? -- Goku Quote
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