So a few months ago, I clean installed a copy of Windows 8, and then upgraded to 8.1 when it released. The issue started right away, but has gotten more annoying the more often I have to turn my computer back on (we're having brown outs/black outs due to weather, so I shut my computer off when we have alerts).
Windows 8 is the only OS installed on my computer. I had Windows 7 previously, but the primary hdd has been completely wiped.
If there is no disk in the drive, it will try to boot to Vista, an OS that hasn't been on the computer since I installed 7 when it was released, but if I put in my Windows 7 disk (I don't have a disk for 8, digital download), and have BIOS set to boot from disk, but don't push a key to let it boot from disk, it starts Windows 8 just fine.
The hdd with Windows 8 is the only hdd on my boot list.
Vista would not have been installed on any of my 3 1.5TB drives, they're data drives.
I copied this from BCDEdit, but I can't read it, I missed that portion of my computer class:
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=H:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {28431c53-3bbd-11e3-92c4-fed5ac1eb732}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 8.1
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {bda0be8a-3bbd-11e3-92c4-fed5ac1eb732}
recoveryenabled Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \WINDOWS
resumeobject {28431c53-3bbd-11e3-92c4-fed5ac1eb732}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
useplatformclock Yes
My HDD list
C Drive 500GB Seagate Drive (Operating System)
D Drive 1.5 TB Seagate Drive (Media -Music, Videos, Pictures)
E Drive 1.5 TB Seagate Drive (Games)
F Drive Blu-Ray Drive
G Drive DVD Drive
H Drive 1.5 TB Seagate Drive (Data and Program Installers)
If my other hardware is needed, I can supply it.
I don't know what to do at this point. I've never seen this issue, coworkers and other technologically inclined people have never seen this issue. I'm hoping that someone here has seen or heard of this issue and has a fix for it, or can point me in the correct direction for resolving this issue.
Windows 8 is the only OS installed on my computer. I had Windows 7 previously, but the primary hdd has been completely wiped.
If there is no disk in the drive, it will try to boot to Vista, an OS that hasn't been on the computer since I installed 7 when it was released, but if I put in my Windows 7 disk (I don't have a disk for 8, digital download), and have BIOS set to boot from disk, but don't push a key to let it boot from disk, it starts Windows 8 just fine.
The hdd with Windows 8 is the only hdd on my boot list.
Vista would not have been installed on any of my 3 1.5TB drives, they're data drives.
I copied this from BCDEdit, but I can't read it, I missed that portion of my computer class:
Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=H:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {28431c53-3bbd-11e3-92c4-fed5ac1eb732}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 8.1
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {bda0be8a-3bbd-11e3-92c4-fed5ac1eb732}
recoveryenabled Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \WINDOWS
resumeobject {28431c53-3bbd-11e3-92c4-fed5ac1eb732}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
useplatformclock Yes
My HDD list
C Drive 500GB Seagate Drive (Operating System)
D Drive 1.5 TB Seagate Drive (Media -Music, Videos, Pictures)
E Drive 1.5 TB Seagate Drive (Games)
F Drive Blu-Ray Drive
G Drive DVD Drive
H Drive 1.5 TB Seagate Drive (Data and Program Installers)
If my other hardware is needed, I can supply it.
I don't know what to do at this point. I've never seen this issue, coworkers and other technologically inclined people have never seen this issue. I'm hoping that someone here has seen or heard of this issue and has a fix for it, or can point me in the correct direction for resolving this issue.
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