Windows nodisk startup error

The partition where the operating system is installed is called as primary partition. It needs to be set as active for an OS boot success. So if it is set as inactive by mistake, the "no boot device found" issue will be triggered. Thus please set it back as active. Insert the Windows installation DVD into your computer and boot from it.

Select the language and keyboard layout, and click on "Repair your computer". Select "Command Prompt" on the subsequent window. Step 3. In the elevated Command Prompt window, write the following commands one by one and press "Enter" afterward.

If the internal hard disk has some disk errors, the "no bootable device found" error might pop out during Windows startup. To do so, you can refer to the method 3 to open Command Prompt window. When the boot information including BCD or MBR is corrupted by virus attack, power outage or bad sectors, you may get an error "no bootable devices found".

You can repair or rebuild such crucial information through Command Prompt commands. Also, you need to first enter Command Prompt window, then execute below commands in order.

Then connect this bootable USB drive to your computer with "no bootable devices found" issue, and boot computer from the bootable media. Now you can rebuild MBR within three steps. Furthermore, you can use this freeware to check system disk status: right click the system disk and select " Surface Test " and wait for the process to be finished.

If you deleted your system partition by mistake and BIOS cannot find the boot drive, either, Windows will also fail to find the boot device. Refer the following Microsoft KB article for more information on how to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7?

Note: After troubleshooting, make sure to put the computer to start as usual as mentioned in Step 7 in the above KB article. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Here's the message she gets: userinit. Here's the message I get: outlook. She's been getting the error for a couple of weeks now. I started getting the error yesterday. This thread is locked.

You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Hi, Thanks for posting your query to Microsoft forum. Method 1: Startup repair To run Startup repair from Advance boot option, follow the below steps: Press and hold Shift key and click on Restart in Power icon.

Click on Troubleshoot. Click on Advanced Options. Now click on Startup Repair. Follow the further instructions Method 2: Run Check Disk We need to run check disk and check if it helps. How satisfied are you with this reply?