Series of BSOD errors now can;t boot even in safe mode

[pgoughy]

I was getting recurring BSOD errors and now my computer won't boot at all, not even in safe mode.

I've tried heaps of stuff to fix it using bootrec, chkdsk and sfc (which doesn't work because it says there is a system repair pending). System repair does nothing. For some reason there is no restore points even though I should have some.

Scan result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) (x64) Version: 02.01.2018
Ran by SYSTEM on MININT-P7VAE9T (14-02-2018 13:23:21)
Running from G:\
Platform: Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 (X64) Language: English (United States)
Internet Explorer Version 11
Boot Mode: Recovery
ATTENTION: Could not load system hive.
ERROR: The system has attempted to load or restore a file into the registry, but the specified file is not in a registry file format.

Here is the Farbar report if any of you use that

Tutorial for Farbar Recovery Scan Tool: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/335081-frst-tutorial-how-to-use-farbar-recovery-scan-tool/

==================== Registry (Whitelisted) ===========================

(If an entry is included in the fixlist, the registry item will be restored to default or removed. The file will not be moved.)

HKLM\...\Run: [AdobeAAMUpdater-1.0] => C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\UWA\UpdaterStartupUtility.exe [446392 2012-04-03] ()
HKLM\...\Run: [AvastUI.exe] => C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\AvLaunch.exe [246120 2018-01-04] ()
HKLM\...\Run: [RTHDVCPL] => C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA\RAVCpl64.exe [18381792 2017-11-14] (Realtek Semiconductor)
HKLM-x32\...\Run: [Dropbox] => C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe [3567936 2018-02-08] ()
HKLM-x32\...\Run: [] => [X]
HKLM-x32\...\Run: [Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher] => C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\Acrobat_sl.exe [36760 2011-09-05] (Adobe Systems Incorporated)
HKLM-x32\...\Run: [IObit Malware Fighter] => C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\IObit Malware Fighter\IMF.exe [5783328 2017-09-18] (IObit)
HKLM\...\Winlogon: [Shell] explorer.exe [3229696 2016-08-29] ()
HKLM-x32\...\Winlogon: [Shell] explorer.exe [2972672 2016-08-29] ()
HKLM\...\InprocServer32: [Default-wbemess] <==== ATTENTION
HKLM\...D6A79037F57F\InprocServer32: [Default-fastprox] <==== ATTENTION
HKLM\...26dfa299cadb\InprocServer32: [Authentication UI Logon UI] <==== ATTENTION
HKU\Default\...\Run: [Sidebar] => C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe [1475584 2010-11-20] ()
HKU\Default User\...\Run: [Sidebar] => C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe [1475584 2010-11-20] ()

==================== NetSvcs (Whitelisted) ===================

(If an entry is included in the fixlist, it will be removed from the registry. The file will not be moved unless listed separately.)


==================== One Month Created files and folders ========

(If an entry is included in the fixlist, the file/folder will be moved.)

2018-02-14 13:22 - 2018-02-14 13:23 - 000000000 ____D C:\FRST
2018-02-13 21:16 - 2018-02-13 21:16 - 000024576 _____ C:\bcdbackup
2018-02-10 21:35 - 2018-02-10 21:35 - 000003624 ____N C:\bootsqm.dat
2018-01-28 21:55 - 2018-01-28 21:55 - 000000000 ____H C:\asc_rdflag

==================== One Month Modified files and folders ========

(If an entry is included in the fixlist, the file/folder will be moved.)

2018-02-11 22:31 - 2016-10-01 22:19 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\Documents\Outlook Files
2018-02-11 22:31 - 2016-09-30 17:07 - 000000920 _____ C:\Windows\Tasks\DropboxUpdateTaskMachineUA.job
2018-02-11 22:30 - 2016-10-01 01:16 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Roaming\qBittorrent
2018-02-11 22:22 - 2016-10-11 22:27 - 000000000 ____D C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera
2018-02-11 22:18 - 2016-09-30 17:07 - 000000916 _____ C:\Windows\Tasks\DropboxUpdateTaskMachineCore.job
2018-02-11 22:17 - 2009-07-13 21:08 - 000000006 ____H C:\Windows\Tasks\SA.DAT
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2017-06-03 03:37 - 000000000 ____D C:\Program Files\TAP-Windows
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-11-16 06:14 - 000000000 ____D C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-10-03 18:07 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Local\HP
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-10-02 18:14 - 000000000 ____D C:\Program Files\Gramblr
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-10-01 07:04 - 000000000 ____D C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-09-30 17:25 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Roaming\MyPhoneExplorer
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-09-30 17:07 - 000000000 ____D C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-09-30 02:49 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Roaming\ProductData
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-09-30 02:44 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Roaming\vlc
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-09-30 02:12 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Roaming\IObit
2018-02-11 22:16 - 2016-09-30 02:12 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\LocalLow\IObit
2018-02-08 05:00 - 2016-11-21 00:57 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\LocalLow\Mozilla
2018-02-07 02:35 - 2016-10-30 13:31 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Local\CrashDumps
2018-02-06 07:29 - 2016-09-30 02:14 - 000002190 _____ C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Google Chrome.lnk
2018-02-04 21:58 - 2017-11-22 05:31 - 000002269 _____ C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Advanced SystemCare 11.lnk
2018-01-28 21:55 - 2016-12-06 22:27 - 088207360 _____ C:\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE.iodefrag.bak
2018-01-28 21:55 - 2016-12-06 22:27 - 000266240 _____ C:\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT.iodefrag.bak
2018-01-28 21:55 - 2016-12-06 22:27 - 000024576 _____ C:\Windows\System32\config\SECURITY.iodefrag.bak
2018-01-28 21:55 - 2016-12-06 22:27 - 000024576 _____ C:\Windows\System32\config\SAM.iodefrag.bak
2018-01-24 01:26 - 2017-12-17 22:40 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\Philip Gough\AppData\Roaming\DVDVideoSoft
2018-01-18 21:09 - 2016-09-30 02:49 - 000000333 _____ C:\users\Philip
2018-01-18 21:09 - 2016-09-30 02:12 - 000002274 _____ C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Driver Booster 4.lnk

==================== Known DLLs (Whitelisted) =========================


==================== Bamital & volsnap ======================

(There is no automatic fix for files that do not pass verification.)

C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\System32\wininit.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininit.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\explorer.exe => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
[2016-10-11 19:36] - [2016-08-29 06:55] - 002972672 _____ (Microsoft Corporation) 4B9F2F4AF9A3B4B68A07F7ABAC74DEC0

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\services.exe IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\User32.dll
[2016-12-14 01:39] - [2016-11-10 08:32] - 001009152 _____ () D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E

C:\Windows\System32\User32.dll => D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E (0-byte MD5) <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\User32.dll
[2016-12-14 01:39] - [2016-11-10 08:19] - 000833024 _____ () D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\User32.dll => D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E (0-byte MD5) <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\userinit.exe
[2010-11-20 19:24] - [2010-11-20 19:24] - 000030720 _____ (Microsoft Corporation) D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\userinit.exe
[] - [] - 000000000 _____ () D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\userinit.exe => D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E (0-byte MD5) <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\rpcss.dll IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\dnsapi.dll IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dnsapi.dll IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\volsnap.sys IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\codeintegrity\Bootcat.cache IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION
C:\Windows\System32\winsrv.dll IS MISSING <==== ATTENTION

==================== Association (Whitelisted) =============


==================== Restore Points =========================


==================== Memory info ===========================

Percentage of memory in use: 7%
Total physical RAM: 8152.92 MB
Available physical RAM: 7538.92 MB
Total Virtual: 8151.12 MB
Available Virtual: 7525.34 MB

==================== Drives ================================

Drive e: (Windows_7_Home_P_64_Bit) (CDROM) (Total:2.96 GB) (Free:0 GB) UDF
Drive f: (Windows_7_Home_P_64_Bit) (Removable) (Total:14.93 GB) (Free:11.87 GB) NTFS
Drive g: () (Removable) (Total:14.54 GB) (Free:14.53 GB) FAT32
Drive x: (Boot) (Fixed) (Total:0.03 GB) (Free:0.03 GB) NTFS
Drive y: (Files) (Fixed) (Total:2048 GB) (Free:0 GB) NTFS ==>[system with boot components (obtained from drive)]

==================== MBR & Partition Table ==================

========================================================
Disk: 0 (MBR Code: Windows 7 or 8) (Size: 2794.5 GB) (Disk ID: E16B9613)
Partition 1: (Active) - (Size=2048 GB) - (Type=07 NTFS)

========================================================
Disk: 2 (Size: 14.9 GB) (Disk ID: 0BB85321)
Partition 1: (Active) - (Size=14.9 GB) - (Type=07 NTFS)

========================================================
Disk: 3 (Size: 14.6 GB) (Disk ID: 0186C971)
Partition 1: (Active) - (Size=14.6 GB) - (Type=0C)

==================== End of FRST.txt ============================

 

[H_Frank]

A few quick questions, do you know if the bsod was caused by malware? Theres a possibility it could be the disk itself is corrupt, or at least some sectors of it. How old is the drive? What version of windows?

 

[pgoughy]

A few quick questions, do you know if the bsod was caused by malware? Theres a possibility it could be the disk itself is corrupt, or at least some sectors of it. How old is the drive? What version of windows?

I don't know but I don't think so. The drive that the operating system is on is only 2 or 3 years old. I'm using Windows 7. Strange thing happened, after using the Farbar Scan Tool the BIOS detects the SSD but not the regular drive however the Windows RE only detects the regular drive and not the SSD.

How could this be happening?

 

[H_Frank]

Hmm, sounds very strange to me, so to clarify is the OS on the ssd or the regular hdd?

 

[pgoughy]

Hmm, sounds very strange to me, so to clarify is the OS on the ssd or the regular hdd?

Yes the OS is on the SSD

 

[H_Frank]

Mabye the farbar scan tool repaired some element of the OS which then enabled the bios to see the drive, i still cant get my head around why the win recovery only detects the regular drive. As to repair the OS im not too sure what you could do as you have already tried to use chkdsk, bootrec etc..mabye try taking out your regular drive so the bios and wr only have the OS drive to work with. Try loading a linux based bootable partition manager and running a check disk program from it. Mabye this would highlight a phisical problem with the disk.