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Win7 cloned from one PC to another fails to boot with error "0xc000000e" & STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE

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Stormy
2014-05-08
2021-03-05
  • Stormy

    Stormy - 2014-05-08

    After several days of work, finally got this to work.
    Laptop1 had disk on IDE, and laptop2 (newer) on SATA, tried ALL the tricks in the book, like MergeIDE from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082, and resetting video/disk drivers to STANDARD as per:

    http://www.answersthatwork.com/Download_Area/ATW_Library/Windows_7/Win7__2-How_to_SYSPREP_Create_a_standard_image_of_a_Windows_7_setup.PDF

    to no avail, the new image kept failing to boot with:

     0xc000000e " boot selection failed because the required device is inaccessible"
     0x0000007b 0xfffff880009a97e8 0xffffffffc0000034 
     Crashed at: classpnp.sys
    
    The TRICK was to enable AHCI in Win7 before the clonezilla:
      http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61869-ahci-enable-windows-7-vista.html
      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976
       Set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci to "0".
    

    Please update the FAQ at:

    http://drbl.sourceforge.net/faq/fine-print.php?path=./2_System/86_Win_7_0xc00000e_error.faq#86_Win_7_0xc00000e_error.faq

    that would have saved me all these days of work :)

    Enjoy!

     
    • Alana K

      Alana K - 2021-03-05

      Hi Stormy,

      Do you know if it's still necessary to enable AHCI in Win7 before using Clonezilla to ensure it will boot without the Win7 CD? I have an OEM Win7 that I very much do not want to lose on a rapidly failing hard drive.

      Thanks!

      Alana

       
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2014-05-17

    Thanks for sharing that. The FAQ has been updated.

    Steven.

     

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