Avoid starting up after moving System Reserved components
Avoid starting up after moving System Reserved components
Hello! I'm still getting used to sharing updates but finally I'm posting about a problem I'm struggling to solve. When Windows was installed, the System Reserved partition ended up on my D drive while all my regular files stayed on C. I just put in a new SSD and wanted to expand the D drive to fit it, but since the drive needs boot files to work properly, I followed some guides. I made sure the old System Reserved on C was set as the active primary, removed the old one from D, allocated the full space and turned it into a logical drive. Then things went wrong – my system froze and wouldn’t respond. When I restarted, it crashed again and failed to boot.
You mentioned hearing “Jayjaxs” – you said to use the system backup you made before. I didn’t do that, which probably made things worse. I tried booting into EaseUs, checking the C drive’s system reservation, using a Windows repair disc, and even copying the System Reserved partition back to D, but all those steps failed. Now I’m stuck except for a system wipe.
Most of my stuff is in one drive, but there are some game files and side projects not in the cloud. They’re not critical, but I’d really like to keep them.
Operating system: 64-bit Windows 10
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
RAM: Corsair 32GB @ 2133 MHz
GPU: GeForce 3070
Storage: 2 x Samsung 970 EVO 1TB (C drive), 1 x Samsung 870 EVO 2TB (D drive)
PSU: Not sure
BIOS version: V2.20.1271
Error: 0xc0000034 in \boot\BCD
File path: boot\BCD Error Code: 0xc0000034
Anyone have ideas?
You can transfer your data to an external storage device (connect it to another machine or a USB case). Clear the boot drive completely. Ensure only the boot drive remains connected before installing a new Windows version. Import your files from the backup and reconnect your secondary drives. The issue occurred because the bootloader was damaged when moving the partition. Windows is very strict about partition recognition, so a clean install is usually more efficient than trying to patch it. Good luck!
Showing progress after a fresh reset and following your tips! To be honest, it’s not as bad as I expected—just installing Windows on my latest M.2 and swapping in the other SSDs, like you suggested. I pulled some old files back in and reformatted everything. Redownloading large game packs (like MS Flight Sim and Baldur's Gate) is still a bit of a hassle.