Windows refuses to boot after system restore

AxSxH

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Hi there! Recently I got the horrible 0xc00000e error. I've had this error before, so I ran EasyRE from a mounted thumb drive and successfully loaded a previous snapshot from yesterday. Well, the problem is that after restore, it just stays black. No response but the beeping from the computer if you press anything. I also believe it is running in bios still at I can ctrl-alt-del to reboot and restart the cycle. I've also tried repairing the system and to no successful result. If it's the hdd going out, can I still extract the data from it? Also, if it is not the HDD, are there any steps I am missing? Or am I just sol? Thanks for any help!
 

Lutfij

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Can you share your full system's specs? Have you tried booting off a bootable USB installer for your OS? If you can you can use the command line to copy paste your critical data and reinstall your OS. A 0e error can be caused by a number of things and if you've been facing it for a number of times, you've got to look into it...which can be caused by a corrupt installer.

If you can hear multiple clicks from your drive, it's possible it's on it's way out but that will have to wait until your specs come through. Please include the components/builds age as well.
 

AxSxH

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When I said previous times, I meant on other PC's, I should have specified, my bad.
My specs are :
Intel i5-2400 Quad Core 3.1 Ghz
8 Gbs of ram
Standard Dell Optiplex 790 mobo
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

I have not physically altered the pc yet either. I was in the middle of playing a non-demanding game and it froze, when I restarted it gave me the error.
 

Lutfij

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1| All 8GB's are from one stick or multiple sticks? Are they all the same make and model, if they are multiple sticks of ram?
2| Game? Did you drop in a discrete GPU? What game were you playing?
3| The sign of a reboot in the midst of activity would indicate that your PSU is failing. If you heard a click prior to the reboot then the culprit can be nailed to a failing HDD.

I'd ask you to look into your Windows 7 installer as corrupt if it was used on other systems that have also resulted in the 0e BSOD.
 

AxSxH

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4x2gb ddr3 ram sticks.

I was running off of the basic chipset.

It's the beeping when you press a key on the keyboard no clicking involved.

If it's the psu, that's not too big of a worry. I can easily replace the stock one with a replacement of the same kind.
 

AxSxH

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I was playing league. The ram is :
4 Samsung M37B5673FHO-CH9

 

Lutfij

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^ Which is not something you should be running off the iGPU.

In any case, first make sure your installer isn't corrupt, where did you get your copy of Windows 7? You should also begin with reinstalling your OS, there's not much you can do if recovery is unavailable and if the recovery images themselves are corrupt. You can also drop in a new HDD, install your OS and later connect the older drive to take off critical data(provided the drive is intact and not damaged).
 

AxSxH

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Alright. Thanks. I have a spare hdd is I have to use it. Thanks again for the help.