So where would one acquire this free windows repair disc you speak of?
An unexpected I/O error has occured.File:\Boot\BCD
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My Toshiba Satellite with Vista Premium 64 stopped working.I get the black screen and only F2,or F12 work(not F8)If I don't press anything, I get a message
"Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your pc.This error can be caused by unplagging a removable storage device...,or by faulty hardware such as a hard drive or CD-ROM.Make sure any removable storage is properly connected and then restart your pc.
File:\Boot\Bcd
Status:0xc00000e9
Info an unexpected I/O error has occured."
Nothing is connected to my laptop.
Can't go to any safe modes.Tapping F8 not doing anything.Tried recovering my system with Vista recovery disc' with no luck.When I get to System Recovery Options screen,no systems come up.I tried trun System repair,get the same massage at the end.Tried to do restore points,get error message about not having any restore points.Is there a way I can restore it to factory settings with pressing some magic buttons?Or do anything else to get it to work.I must've spent at least 20 hrs trying to fix it,with no results.Thanks for any suggestions.
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Anonymous
2014-11-28T22:57:22+00:00 -
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2014-09-23T03:23:31+00:00 - Berating someone for their answer when they are trying to be helpful doesn't accomplish anything.
- You should at least thoroughly READ the answer if you are going to critique it. It clearly instructs people to boot from their installation disk to make the bcd repairs. You could also download a free Windows repair disc and boot from that to repair a Windows installation even if you can't boot into Windows itself.
Thank you Debleena for trying to help and outlining some useful steps (even if they won't work for everyone).
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Anonymous
2014-09-19T14:05:04+00:00 It was already explained that they can't boot into Windows, and you are telling them how to solve the problem from within Windows??
Thought you were Microsoft trained?? lol
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Anonymous
2014-05-09T20:00:53+00:00 I have the same exact problem and don't know what to do. Any suggestions welcome. I keep pressing esc to clear or enter to continue but it comes back to the same screen.
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Anonymous
2014-04-28T19:39:47+00:00 The computer responded that the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error? What to do now.