What does errorcode ox80070015

Question

As I have tried to load windows vista and the pc will not let me this has happend since i formatted the machine

Answer 1

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft community!

You've reached the right forum for your question. I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps to check if it helps.

What is the make and model of the computer?

Method 1:

Disconnect all the external devices (printers, scanner, USB (universal serial bus) drives, etc...) Except mouse and the keyboard and then boot up.

Method 2:

Step 1: You may try to boot into safe mode and check.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

Step 2: If the issue doesn't occur in safe mode then, you may perform clean boot and check.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: After trouble shooting put the computer to start as usual by performing step 7 from the above Knowledge Base article.

Method 3:

You may start the computer in safe mode with command prompt and see if you can boot. Then run chkdsk.

To do this follows these steps:

a) Restart your computer if it is powered on.

b) Tap the F8 key after your computer initially powers on.

c) Once you see the Advanced Boot Options menu you can stop tapping.

d) Use the up/down arrow keys to select safe mode with command prompt.

e) In the command prompt window, type the following command and press enter Chkdsk /R and Chkdsk /F

Warning: Microsoft does not recommend interrupting the CHKDSK process. Microsoft does not guarantee the integrity of the disk if the CHKDSK program is interrupted. For safety you can back up your data before using the check disk command.

Please reply with the results. I would be glad to assist you further.