Fix The Boot Configuration Data For Your PC is Missing or Contains Errors

Boot Configuration Data File (BCD) is a database which is responsible for loading and running the operating system. BCD is a file which located in different locations.  Wherever it is, if it gets corrupted you may come across this error,

'' The Boot Configuration Data for your PC is missing or contains errors ''

What generally means from this message is that the data is lost temporarily or corrupted for some reason. But with little effort the data can be retrieved. Most often this problem can be easily fixed if you have a windows installation CD/DVD.

In this article, I will be examining about Fixing The Boot Configuration Data For Your PC is Missing or Contains Errors. The methods used here will help you to avoid this error in the future.

Let's get started,

1. Perform Startup Repair

The most reliable method to solve the boot configuration data for your pc is missing is to use the startup repair/automatic repair. But for this method, you need to have an installation media such as a USB drive or a DVD.

To perform Startup Repair,

1. Insert the installation media
2. Restart the PC
3. Boot from the installation media
4. Choose your language
5. Select troubleshoot
6. Select Automatic Repair

This process will repair your operating system.

2. Rebuild BCD

Windows recovery environment comes with bootre.exe tool which allows you to rebuild BCD. You can try this method via command prompt. What rebuilding BCD does is that it scans all the installation disks. 

To Rebuild BCD,

1. Insert the installation media
2. Restart the PC
3. Boot from the installation media
4. Choose your language
5. Press Shift + F10
6. Type the commands (Press Enter after each command)

                    bootrec.exe /Rebuildbcd

                    bootrec.exe /Fixmbr

                    bootrec.exe /Fixboot

Once typed restart the PC.

3. Check Partition

If the partition where the operating system is installed is inactive it could cause the boot configuration data for your pc is missing error. Therefore, you need to manually set windows partition to active. 

To set correct partition,

1. Insert the installation media
2. Restart the PC
3. Boot from the installation media
4. Choose your language
5. Press Shift + F10
6. Type the commands (Press Enter after each command)

                     Disk part

                     List disk

                     Select disk * (system drive number)

                     List volume

                     Select volume * (system volume number)

                     Active

                     Exit

Once typed restart the PC.

4. Create BCD

If the problem is stubborn and it cannot be fixed by the above mentioned methods, then you have to proceed to the step of creating BCD. The BCD file present in the windows partition will be copied to the windows partition already existing. This will make sure that BCD is not created in different partition. 

To create BCD,

1. Insert the installation media
2. Restart the PC
3. Boot from the installation media
4. Choose your language
5. Press Shift + F10
6. Type and press Enter after the command

                           bcdboot c:\windows

Once typed restart the PC.