Windows 7 install from an SD card

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30-01-2010
Harend

Windows 7 install from an SD card

Hello everyone!

I have been purchasing a mini pc (Giata Slim N-10) without cd/dvd. I created a bootable SD card with my Windows CD and seven with the tool Windows7-USB-DVD-Tool.exe , I have chosen to boot the card reader of MiniPC in the bios.

I have this error at startup: error \BOOT\BCD

I also tried by using: diskpart, list disk, select disk, clean, create partition primary, format FS = NTFS etc. ...

But still Same error. My windows CD works perfectly on my second pc.

What to do?
30-01-2010
Nigel_123

Boot\BCD Error on Startup
This error occurs when one of the following conditions is met:
- The Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr) entry is not present in the data configuration boot (BCD) store.
- The Boot\BCD file on the active partition is damaged or missing.
30-01-2010
Humberto

Repair BCD store by Startup Repair option
Repair the BCD store by using the Startup Repair option. You can use the Startup Repair option in the Windows Recovery Environment to repair the BCD store. To do this, follow these steps:
- Place the installation disk of Windows Vista in the drive, then restart the computer.
- Press a button when prompted.
- Select a language, time, currency, and a keyboard or another input method, then click Next.
- Click Repair your computer.
- Click the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
- In the dialog box System Recovery Options, click Startup Repair.
- Restart the computer.
30-01-2010
Calvin K

Re: Windows 7 install from an SD card

Have you tried without your software? I've always succeeded at once by a simple copy and paste the contents of the DVD media (on a USB stick). The formatting you've done via cmd is not compulsory. Have you tried a standard USB key?
30-01-2010
Tillie

how to install VMware on an SD card

Sure you can install from a USB key, since VMware works very well for this, for example, accepts img ISO to install the system you want, here, in this case, Windows 7 ... I also seeks to this on a eeepc with LinuxMint XFCE, but .. I do not know how to install VMware on an SD card, you guys any idea?
30-01-2010
Lillebror

Rebuild Windows 7 BCD
First plugin your SD card into Windows PC and execute the following commands from an command prompt.
Quote:
diskpart
list disk (find the disk number for the removable media)
select disk #
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=fat32
assign letter=y (or any free drive letter)
exit
After running all of th boave commands, complete mount the ISO and run the following command.

Quote:

xcopy x:\*.* /s/e/f y:\

Where “x” is the drive letter of the mounted ISO.