Windows Vista Hardware/software change

Hello, I downloaded a video driver from HP that was not digitally signed and now I cannot get into my computer. I do not have a windows Install disc so I cannot get into add/remove programs to take it out.
It reads: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: Don't have the disc.
file: \Boot\BCD
status: 0xc000000f
Info: An error ocured while attempting to read the boot configuration data.
Thanks, Bev
This is a laptop HP Vista home Ed.

 

It tells you how to do Start Repair and System Restore here:
Windows Error Recovery: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause

How to do a Microsoft Startup Repair here:
Error: BOOTMGR is missing

Be careful not to perform a system recovery or you will lose your data.

Matt

 

Sorry I didn't respond right away....surgery!!! I did try all of the above. I had to take it where I bought it....had a lot wrong with the registry. (I had downloaded a program that was not digitally signed and that is when my computer would not start no matter what. )They sent it out....took two weeks but they did fix it. Sorry about the delay. Bev

 

Thanks for the feedback.

Do you have a backup system for your data in case it may happen again or say, that the hard disk drive becomes unreadable? It would allow you to run the HP system recovery yourself and not have to send it away to be repaired.

 

Hello, I have the "My Book" and have downloaded a lot of things in that but did not get a back up cd with my laptop.

 

Hp usually has a program in Windows that will allow you to create a set of back-up CD's or DVD's. I think it used to be 12 CD's or 3 DVD's. It will only let you do this ONCE. Once you do it or possibly specifically decline to do it, the option goes away. If HP re-imaged your machine, the option should be there. If Vista was re-installed and all the appropriate drivers were also installed by a third party other that HP, the option won't be there.
It saves HP the price and time involved to create a customer back-up.

 

Thank you so much for the Info Ski52. I will give it a try so I don't have to worry about it again. Thank you, Bev