Recovery

1. Recovery

2. Genuine status

3. Questions and answers

4. UEFI motherboards

5. Checksums

6. Changes

7. Arguments

8. Extra

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# 1 - Recovery

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Is Windows failing to boot after you installed the loader? Just do the following.

* Boot up the PC from your Windows installation disk

* Select the "Repair your computer" option

* Select "Command Prompt"

* Input "bootsect.exe /nt60 SYS /force" (without quotes)

* Restart the PC

Note: If the above doesn't fix your boot issue then use the command "bootsect.exe /nt60 ALL /force" instead. Just make sure you remove all USB flash drives before you use the command.

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# 2 - Genuine status

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Have you installed the loader but you're not genuine? Just check the following.

* Check the details line contains "v2.1"

* Try to validate online at http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate/

Note: If the details line doesn't read v2.1 then go to the advanced tab, select to disable type 4 memory and reinstall the loader. If that doesn't work then use the legacy mode instead.

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# 3 - Questions and answers

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Q. The loaders status says "Unsupported partition table", why is this?

A. You're either using GPT on a UEFI motherboard or you've got a locked OEM partition. Both problems can be fixed by fully formatting your entire hard drive.

Q. I received the error message "Error finding your systems active partition", what do I have to do?

A. You need to format the whole hard drive with a program like Active@ Kill Disk. This issue is caused by your locked OEM partition. http://software.lsoft.net/boot-cd-iso.zip

Q. I received the error message "Failed to add loader to the boot code", what do I have to do?

A. Disable any system protection. Some types of software block the loader application from installing to the boot code.

Q. I've used a version of the loader before and it failed to work, what do I have to do?

A. If you previously used bootsect to get back into Windows then you first need to press uninstall, reboot and then install the newest version of the loader.

Q. Why was table sorting changed so that it's now disabled by default?

A. Some machines don't like the table order being changed so to make the loader more system compatible we disabled it by default.

Q. I've previously used another activation solution and I think it's modified my systems files, can I fix it?

A. You can first try to uninstall what you originally installed and then try running "sfc.exe /scannow" from command prompt as an administrator.

Q. I've got Linux on another partition/drive, is there anything I should know?

A. Use the preserve current boot code option.

Q. How can I use BitLocker, TrueCrypt or another boot manager?

A. First setup the software and then install the loader with the option selected to preserve the current boot code.

Q. I lose activation status after my systems been to sleep or has been in hibernation, can I fix it?

A. Go to the advanced options and select to disable type 4 memory, install the loader again and see if that cures it. If you're not cured try to disable type 3 memory instead. If it still fails try selecting the legacy setting.

Q. I installed the loader and my system hangs during the boot process, can I fix it?

A. Go to the advanced options and select to disable type 4 memory, install the loader again and see if that cures it. If you're not cured try to disable type 3 memory instead. If it still fails try selecting the legacy setting.

Q. I installed the loader and rebooted but I'm not activated. The loader application displays the message "BAD SLIC SIZE" or "BAD SLIC DATA", can I fix it?

A. Uninstall the loader, power down and then boot up the system again. Go to the applications advanced options and select to ignore the existing SLIC and then press install.

Q. Why not use an E edition of Windows 7?

A. Because they were never officially released and I can't guarantee the E editions will remain activated.

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# 4 - UEFI motherboards

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The loader doesn't work when the systems using GPT via UEFI. The workaround is to pre-format your hard drive so that it uses MBR instead.

From your BIOS select to boot the Windows DVD without UEFI, go to the repair options, select command prompt and then enter this:

diskpart

list disk

select disk 0

clean

convert mbr

create partition primary

select partition 1

format fs=ntsf quick

Boot the Windows DVD the same way you did the first time and then continue with the installation of Windows. Once complete you can install the loader.

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# 5 - Checksums

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File : Windows Loader.exe

CRC-32 : 72e06b89

MD4 : b9c850a215abab87640df25ca041a9eb

MD5 : e382b9155801214ca8938a438853be95

SHA-1 : 449eb5dd581e6f9f2b0da3d4c199d30e621cc478

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# 6 - Changes

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Version 2.0.5

* Added a new GRLDR version

* Added a new option to patch all OEM table ID's

* Added CCE, Chuangzhicheng and Crea SLIC's and certificates

* Added CCE Windows

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