Volume in the drive c is system reserved

Conall Cernach · 18-12-2017 8:23pm #1

Here's an annoying problem I've encountered. My Windows 7 laptop is stuck in some sort of reboot loop. I can get to the command prompt and I discover that my files are now in a drive called D and when I dir the c drive I get the message in the thread title. I can't boot windows 7 even from a cd.
The hard drive must be physically ok as I can see all my files and even copy them to a usb stick which I suppose is something to be grateful for.

Any solutions for this?

smuggler.ie · 18-12-2017 10:09pm

First get you data of it while you can.

To boot to CD try disconnect data cable from HDD/SDD - usually PC boot into CD/DVD as II'nd boot option.

Ooops, scratch that ... missed "laptop".

smuggler.ie · 18-12-2017 10:17pm

How you getting CMD, are you able to get into BIOS?
Can you boot from USB?

And how you got to this state altogether?

bonzodog2 · 19-12-2017 1:05pm

Try Startup Repair, booting from a DVD. I suspect the system reserved partition may be corrupted. This may also be a sign of a failing disk, so backup any data you need while you can.

Conall Cernach · 19-12-2017 1:16pm

I don't know how I ended up like this, I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary, I actually think I was on boards! I left it running while I was doing something else and when I came back 10 minutes later it was hibernating and then when I tried to waken it up that's when it started doing this unable to boot thing.

I can get to the command prompt via F4 and repair options at startup. That will show I'm in x: drive. So naturally I go to c: and dir and thats when I get the system reserved thing.

will take me to what was once my c: and all my stuff is there including Windows. I guess I have to somehow rename the c: as something else and then change d: to c: but how?

Extra frustratingly I got to safe mode via F8 last night and that opened ok with my desktop etc. Then this morning I went back at it for another crack and now safe mode won't go past a black screen with "safe mode" in the 4 corners.

smuggler.ie · 20-12-2017 12:23am

Sounds like your disk could be at the end of a days, windows craped up for sure.
Firs get your data out if you can.

Once able to get to repair options go ahead as it was suggested ...

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Try Startup Repair, booting from a DVD. I suspect the system reserved partition may be corrupted. This may also be a sign of a failing disk, so backup any data you need while you can.

CMD you getting is in WinPE (that is why you see X:\windows\system32) and in this environment letters might/do differ from what you see in Windows
Read this through:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/17101/windows-7-system-recovery-options
https://www.lifewire.com/how-do-i-automatically-repair-windows-problems-2624907

Volume in the drive c is system reserved

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