Consider the following scenario:

• You install Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on a GUID partition table (GPT) disk.
• Then, you convert the GPT disk from the Basic disk type to the Dynamic disk type.
• Later, you increase or reduce the size of the boot partition on the dynamic disk by using the Disk Management snap-in.

In this scenario, the system cannot start. When you try to start the system, you receive the following error message:

Windows Boot Manager
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click “Next.”
3. Click “Repair your computer.”
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: boot_file
Status: 0xc0000225
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.

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CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive the following error message during Windows Vista setup after booting from the DVD:

A required CD/DVD driver device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now.

After you wake a Windows Vista-based portable computer from hibernation, you may receive the following error message:

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Information
The system boot information has changed since BitLocker was enabled.
You must supply a BitLocker recovery password to start this system.
Confirm that the boot changes to this system are authorized.
If the changes to the boot system are trusted, then disable and re-enable BitLocker.
This will reset BitLocker to use the new boot information.
Otherwise, restore the system boot information.
ENTER=Continue
Operating System: Windows Vista

This problem occurs after you enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature on the portable computer and then put the computer in hibernation. This problem occurs even after you disable and then re-enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature, as suggested in the error message.

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Consider the following scenario:

• You try to use an unattended answer file (Unattend.xml) to install Windows Vista.
• To do this, you specify the value of the InstallToAvailablePartition XML element as “true” in the Unattend.xml file.
• The computer does not have an existing system volume. For example, there is no valid active partition on the boot disk.

In this scenario, you may receive the following error message during the installation of Windows Vista:

Windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase of installation.

Note: The InstallToAvailablePartition XML element is in the following section of the Unattend.xml file:
[ImageInstall]\[OSImage]\[InstallToAvailablePartition]

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