"Error loading operating system" in Boot Camp/VMWare OK

Hi, I'm getting "Error loading operating system" followed by the pc blinking _
when I try to boot directly into Windows XP Pro using the option key at startup now w/ Boot Camp. But the partition works fine when using VMWare Fusion from within Mac OS X.
It used to work fine booting both into boot camp and VMWare. Any ideas, I'm pretty stumped here....
Thanks!
Message was edited by: djohnsto77

Yes I am sure I've read of others, but on VMware Fusion forum.
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion

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Boot Camp "Error loading operating system" error

When I try to boot into Windows XP via boot camp I get "Error loading operating system"
The partition still works fine with VMWare.
Any suggestions?

Just an idea for you. There is an entire Apple Discussion forum dedicated to Boot Camp and Windows.
Whereas, not everyone here with an Intel iMac has installed, tried to install or has experience with BC & Windows, everyone there has or at least has an interest. You may attract help more quickly there.
The Forums are at the bottom of the main Apple Discussions page under Windows Compatible Technology. Here is a link;
Boot Camp: Installation and Storage

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when i hit restart and held down option, i clicked on windows but it loaded a black screen saying error loading operating system. I am running Os X 10.9.4. Does anyone know why boot camps is not working?

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X220 will boot up when on the dock but when off the dock : error loading operating system

When the laptop is on the dock it will boot up to xp, however, when off the dock the following error appears:
ERROR LOADING OPERATING SYSTEM
Checked the bios tried in COMPAT AND AHCI modestill the same, changed the boot up selection, still the same

hey sxmccr,
have you tried updating the BIOS for your unit ? Currently the X220 is at 1.21 and was released on Sept 7, 2011.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS018805
Do an update of your BIOS , though i would recommend updating everything.
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Error loading operating system (windows 7)

Macbook pro 8,2 (early 2011)
Samsung SSD 850 evo primary drive
OWC electra 3G secondary drive in place of the original DVD drive (with disk doubler).
My original HDD was removed for the two SSD configuration.
It contains two partition (OS X and Win 7 pro) and everything works fine.
I use Winclone to clone Win 7 partition to the new OWC drive.
My OS X partition was placed on the primary Samsung drive.
OS X works fine.
Win 7 works fine when i use Parallels Desktop (virtualization).
But when i try to boot with Win 7, i have the " error loading operating system" black screen.
I cannot repair Win 7 with the installation disc because when i try to boot with the DVD, i have à black screen with a white cursor and nothing happend. (original DVD drive is used in usb, inside a dedicated external cradle).
Here are some of terminal commands :
Last login: Sat Feb 14 17:26:06 on console
MacBook-Pro-de-Guillaume:~ Home$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Mac                     499.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data Windows 7               119.8 GB   disk1s2
MacBook-Pro-de-Guillaume:~ Home$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk1
Password:
gpt show: /dev/disk1: mediasize=120034123776; sectorsize=512; blocks=234441648
gpt show: /dev/disk1: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk1: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk1: Sec GPT at sector 234441647
      start       size index contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640       2008
     411648 234029056      2 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
234440704        911
234441615         32         Sec GPT table
234441647          1         Sec GPT header
MacBook-Pro-de-Guillaume:~ Home$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk1
Disk: /dev/disk1 geometry: 14593/255/63 [234441648 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [         1 - 234441647] <Unknown ID>
2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
MacBook-Pro-de-Guillaume:~ Home$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk1
gpt show: /dev/disk1: mediasize=120034123776; sectorsize=512; blocks=234441648
gpt show: /dev/disk1: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk1: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk1: Sec GPT at sector 234441647
      start       size index contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640       2008
     411648 234029056      2 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
234440704        911
234441615         32         Sec GPT table
234441647          1         Sec GPT header
MacBook-Pro-de-Guillaume:~ Home$
Thank you for your help !

You are creating a new protective MBR, not a Hybrid MBR. A protective MBR encapsulates the disk into a single entry the size of the disk so legacy partitioning tools leave it untouched to 'protect' the GPT.
In your case, since disk1 has only two partitions, GPT1 and GPT2, you should have two entries.
Here is an example, where GPT3, 4 and 5 are hybridized.
Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR.
Use defaults for other questions (for example Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): AF).
Sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
P (Print list of parts)
R   (Recover)
H (chooses Hybrid)
Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 3 4 5
Y (Good for GRUB question)
N (part 3 boot flag)
N (part 4 boot flag)
Y (part 5 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
P (Print list of parts again)
W (Write the new MBR)
Y    (Yes! write the new MBR)
Reboot
Please ensure that the following questions get appropriate defaults or correct values for the MBR hex codes as suggested by Gdisk. These are examples using a standard, your partition numbers will have a differential of 1. Given the prior Gdisk steps, your mapping will look as follows
GPT1+2 (EFI+OSX) = MBR1 (You lose read visibility to OSX from Windows).
GPT3 = MBR2 (Recovery HD).
GPT4 (Shareddisk) = MBR3 (Shareddisk)
GPT5 (Bootcamp) = MBR4 (Bootcamp - This should be made bootable).
You can create variants of which partitions get mapped to which MBR). If you use 2 4 5, then Recovery will look like Free Disk space to Windows and can be corrupted. If you use 4 5, then EFI+OSX+Recovery HD will end up in MBR1. Try and see which works the best for you. In this configuration, I would also recommend not using any third-party NTFS tools.
The following is an example for 2 3 4
Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): AF
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): n
Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): AB
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): n
Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): 07
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): y
In your case the steps will become...
Sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
P (Print list of parts)
R   (Recover)
H (chooses Hybrid)
Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2
Y (Good for GRUB question)
Y (part 2 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
P (Print list of parts again)
W (Write the new MBR)
Y    (Yes! write the new MBR)
Reboot
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Hello, Im trying to boot up my windows 7 and its giving me "Error loading operating system". But the wierd thing is from Mac OS X i can access my bootcamp without any problem "browsing it", all my music is on it actually. Any solutions guys?

Hi guys,
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I am suddenly having a very similar problem and maybe one of you can help me. I have searched the problem using many different phrases but have not found a solution to my specific issue anywhere so I turned here.
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I got the "Error Loading Operating System" message when restarting widows. Been pulling my hairs off the past few days looking for solutions, but with no dice. anyone have a solution??
I think the problem occurred when my computer got crashed, so I forced to turn off the computer buy hitting the power button, the next time I started the computer and it gives me a "Error Loading Operating system".
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326676
Other solutions that recommended from varied resources, recommanding to set the drive from LBA to Large. But I don't see that option in the Bios setup.. maybe because my HD's was setup as RAID 0?
and other recommended to use a startup disk boot into DOS and use the fixboot/mbr to fix the mbr. But when I tried to boot with a startup disk I can't seems to find my C:\ (which is the RAID 0). How can can boot to the into the RAID?
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CPU: P4 3.0
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Hey Stu, Thanks for your reply. Yes, I think the bios is configured correctly and the Raid is configured as the way it use to be.
About the crashed, last time when I shutted down widow, using the Shut down button in the Start Menu, Window got got freezed and the power is still on, due to frustration I hit the Power button to turn off the computer, the next day I turn on the computer, and it gives me the error message.
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I am using Amibios version 3.31a,
Harddrives I have the following:
2X80GB Seagate SATA figured as RAID 0 for C:
80GB Maxtor on Primary ID Master
80GB Western on Primary ID Slave
Samsung CDRW/DVD on Secondary IDE Master
NEC DVD RW ND on Secondary IDE Slave
Bios setting > Intergrated Peripherals > On-Chip IDE Configuration I have the following setting:
On-Chip ATA Operate Mode: Native Mode
ATA Configuration: S-ATA Only
S-ATA Keep Enabled: Yes
P-ATA Channel Selection: Both
Combined Mode Option: P-ATA 1st Channel
S-ATA Ports Definition: p0-1st./P1-2nd.
Configure S-ATA as RAID: Yes
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PS: Is there a way to boot into the C: (Raid 0 drive) Using Dos? or maybe I can check the files is still in C drive? If the files are there, means the drives are OK? and Maybe I can use the "Fixboot" the problem? Please advise, again thanks for your help.
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my computer is displaying "error loading operating system" so I insert a DVD and try to boot but still displaying the same ..its still new and I have the warranty with me

Dear Customer,
Welcome to HP Support Forum and we are glad to assist you.
It looks like you are having lot of difficulties to get to the Windows Desktop as its not responding
We will surely assist you with this.
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I would kindly request with you to perform the below shown steps to resolve the issue:
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Step 06. Please reboot/restart the PC the normal way
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Hi, I have a laptop satellite a300 and when I boot the system I get an error message 'Error loading operating system' - if some kind poster can help me on this matter it would be much appreciated.
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Do the BIOS recognize the HDD? Check this in BIOS.
Can you boot in safe mode?
If you can go in the advanced boot menu, choose repair my computer and select the Toshiba recovery option. This procedure reinstalls the OS.
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My pc becomes lag and i did defrag the c driver. it took almost 2 hours, so i stopped it. after i restart my pc back, there was a message "error loading operating system". anyone can help me? please im stuck.... i cant do anything and i can access
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try to repair OS or choose last known good configuration
update your BIOS (bit risky)
a few restart sometimes help
You have windows 7 CD's?
If yes, you can use start up repair
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3.Press any key when you see “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD”
4.Click Repair your computer after selecting your language, time and keyboard method
5.Select the drive of your Windows installation and click Next. The standard drive is usually C:\.
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or you can perform system restore from the disk
1.Insert the Windows 7 install disc
2.Restart your computer and boot from the install disc
3.Press a key when “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” message appears on your screen
4.Click on Repair your computer after selecting a language, time and keyboard method
5.Select the drive where you installed Windows (usually C:\)
6.ClickNext
7.Select System Restore from the System Recovery Options window
8.Follow the System Restore instructions to select a restore point
9.Restore your PC by clicking Finish
or bootrec.exe and rebuild the BCD
1.Insert your Windows 7 install disc
2.Restart your computer and boot from the CD
3.Press any key at the “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” message
4.Choose Repair your computer after you select the language, time and keyboard method
5.Select your Windows installation drive (usually C:\)
6.Click Next
7.Select Command Prompt from System Recovery Options
8.Type the following command and press Enter: bootrec /rebuildbcd
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/what-are-system-recovery-options#what-are-system-recovery-options=windows-7
http://neosmart.net/EasyRE/

[Solved] Error loading operating system (USB install, unetbootin)

Hi!
I was planning on reinstalling Arch on my netbook (Asus EEE T91MT), because I messed it up a bit too far.
It still boots fine and I can log in on the console, but I can not move the mouse in xserver/xfce, wifi stopped working, and I have various other problems and errors when running commands, so I figured a reinstall would be easier.
Now I followed the same steps as last time: put arch x86 netinstall on an empty 2GB FAT32 USB stick, using the Unetbootin tool.
But when I boot from USB (press escape during boot, select the USB drive instead of SSD, press enter), it just gives me a black screen with the text:
Error loading operating system
When I look on the USB stick, it looks very normal, like an arch install medium usually looks.
Thanks for any tips in advance!
Last edited by Feroxium (2012-10-17 14:24:45)

Ah, thanks a lot!
I'll be more careful in trusting tools like unetbootin. It even clearly says on the website "arch up to 2010.05"...
Gonna try one of the alternative methods.
(editing topic title --> solved)
Last edited by Feroxium (2012-10-17 14:25:29)

Neo2 "Error Loading Operating System" solved

hi, i've been struggling with this frikkin error for a while now and i've finally figured it out, after reading a gazillion posts and not finding an answer i thought i should post mine here for anyone who gets the same problem
my setup: msi k8n neo2 platinum, amd 64 3500, some ram and vid card, 200GB SATA drive
PLUG YOUR SATA DRIVE INTO SATA3or4 if you only have one or two, SATA1and2 are unstable(for ocing) and just dont work for some folks
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well don't go and enable RAID in your bios (unless you really want to use RAID) just goto the bios --> integrated peripherals --> IDE function setup
now look for SATA1/SATA2 DMA transfer and SATA3/SATA4 DMA transfer, enable these, or at least the one that you're using
reboot, boot from windows cd, quick format the partition you want to install windows on, do the windows thing and reboot, viola! your windows installation should now be booting
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I had the same problem, easy solution, use Nforce 6.37 beta driver pack. and It will work OK! A way to enter the system is:
That is a probelm with SATA drivers, you may also install WIN XP making a disk for SATA driver from the Nforce 6.37 drivers in IDE\WINXP
Press F8,
Wait about 10 Secs.
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I run the windows version of TestDisk. Is there any specific reason for me to make a Live CD? It seems to work just fine in windows. Anyway, I run all the analysis tests with it. It did NOT find any problems. Is there some specific test I should run?
Some further testing has shown me that the problem happens sometime during using windows and not upon restarting... When it does happen I can no longer use chkdsk - it gives the following error message:
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