对于Windows 操作系统(Windows OS)所迎合的大量用户而言，它确实时不时会出现很多错误。除了弹出错误消息之外，当遇到彩色启动屏幕错误之一（(Pop-up)蓝屏死机(Blue screen of death)或红屏死机）时，事情开始真正升温并引起焦虑。这些错误将完全停止计算机的运行或完全阻止操作系统启动。幸运的是，它们每个都有一个错误代码和一条错误消息，为我们指明了正确的恢复方向。在本文中，我们将讨论“0xc0000098 -引导配置数据(Boot Configuration Data)文件不包含操作系统的有效信息”错误的原因和解决方案。
尝试打开计算机电源时遇到 0xc0000098 错误屏幕，这是由于BCD（引导配置数据(Boot Configuration Data)）文件损坏引起的。首先，您计算机上的数据仍然是安全的，一旦您解决了错误就可以访问。在Windows Vista(Windows Vista)中引入的Windows 操作系统(Windows OS)继续使用BOOTMGR（Windows 启动管理器(Windows Boot Manager)）在系统启动时加载操作系统的基本驱动程序和组件。引导管理器依赖于BCD文件以获取有关引导应用程序及其各自设置的信息。如果引导管理器无法读取文件（由于损坏或其中没有操作系统条目）以及其中包含的信息，则会出现 0xc0000098 错误。BCD文件可能会被臭名昭著的恶意软件/病毒破坏，这些恶意软件/病毒进入您的计算机或由于计算机突然关闭。它也可能是损坏的硬盘驱动器或导致错误的内部硬盘驱动器故障。
我们在下面解释了修复引导配置数据文件不包含有效信息错误的(fix the Boot Configuration Data File Doesn’t Contain Valid Information error)四种不同方法，其中一种肯定会帮助您恢复正常。
修复：引导配置数据文件不包含有效(Contain Valid)信息
用户可以在错误屏幕本身上找到 0xc0000098 错误的解决方案。该消息指示用户使用Windows 恢复工具(Windows recovery tools)来修复提示错误的损坏的BCD文件。现在，有几个内置恢复工具（SFC、Chkdsk等）可以检查系统文件并自动修复它们，但我们建议您创建一个可启动的Windows 10闪存驱动器并使用它来修复BCD文件。如果自动化过程不起作用，也可以通过运行几个命令 手动重建BCD文件。(BCD)
方法 1：执行启动修复(Method 1: Perform a Startup Repair)
启动(Startup)修复是众多Windows 10恢复工具之一，可自动诊断和修复某些可能阻止操作系统启动的系统文件。如果出现启动错误，则会自动启动启动修复扫描，但如果没有，则需要插入Windows 10启动驱动器/光盘并从高级启动菜单手动启动扫描。
1. 按照如何创建 Windows 10 可启动 USB 闪存驱动器(How to Create Windows 10 Bootable USB Flash Drive)中的指南并准备可启动 USB 驱动器。
2. 现在将其插入您的个人计算机并点击开机(Power on)按钮。在启动屏幕上，系统会提示您按特定键(press a specific key)从连接的USB驱动器启动，请按照说明进行操作。（您也可以进入BIOS菜单，然后从U(USB)盘启动。）
3. 在Windows 设置(Windows Setup)窗口中，选择您的语言、键盘，然后单击左下角的修复计算机(Repair your computer )超链接。
4.在“选择一个选项(Choose an option)”屏幕 上选择疑难解答。(Troubleshoot )
5. 选择高级选项(Advanced Options)。
6. 最后，单击启动修复(Startup Repair)选项以启动扫描。
方法 2：手动重建 BCD 文件(Method 2: Manually Rebuild the BCD file)
由于 0xc0000098 错误主要是由于启动配置数据文件损坏/空而引起的，我们可以简单地重建它来解决问题。Bootrec.exe 命令行工具(Bootrec.exe command-line tool)可用于此目的。该工具用于更新BCD文件、主引导记录和分区引导扇区代码。
1. 按照上一方法的步骤 1-5 开始，然后进入“高级选项(Advanced Options )”菜单。
2.单击命令提示符(Command Prompt)打开相同的。
3.依次运行以下命令（输入命令然后回车执行）：
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd
4. 执行bootrec.exe/rebuildbcd命令时，Windows会询问您是否要将（现有的 Windows）安装添加到启动列表？(Add (an existing Windows) installation to boot list?)'。只需按Y键并按Enter键继续。
方法 3：运行 SFC 和 CHKDSK 扫描(Method 3: Run an SFC and CHKDSK scan)
除了启动修复恢复工具外，还有系统(System)文件检查器和CHKDSK命令行工具可用于扫描和修复系统文件。上述两个解决方案应该已经解决了大多数用户的 0xc0000098 错误，但如果他们没有，请尝试使用这些恢复工具。
1. 再次打开高级选项(Advanced Options)菜单并选择命令提示符(Command Prompt)。
2. 运行以下命令并按Enter：
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\Windows\
注意：(Note:)如果您在不同的驱动器上安装了Windows，请将命令行中的字母 C 替换为Windows驱动器的字母。
3. SFC扫描完成后，输入chkdsk /r /f c:将 C 替换为安装Windows的驱动器）并回车(enter)执行。
受到推崇的：(Recommended:)
如果 0xc0000098 不断返回，您应该检查您的硬盘驱动器(check your hard drive)，因为它可能已接近尾声。同样，损坏的内存(RAM)条也可能会频繁提示错误。虽然用户可以通过多种方式自行检查硬盘驱动器和RAM的健康状况，但我们建议您联系专业人士或客户服务部门并尽快解决错误，以避免任何形式的数据丢失。
我们希望本指南对您有所帮助，并且您能够修复引导配置数据文件不包含有效信息错误(fix the Boot Configuration Data file doesn’t contain valid information error)。不过，如果您有任何疑问，请随时在下面的评论部分中询问他们。
Fix: The Boot Configuration Data File Doesn’t Contain Valid Information
For the vast number of users that Windows OЅ caters to, іt sure does have a lot оf errors that pop up everу now and then. Pop-up еrror messages aside, things start tо really heat up and сause anxiety when оne of the coloured boot screen errors (Blue screen of death or red screen of death) is encountered. These errors will either entirely halt the computer in operation or prevent the OS from booting on altogether. Fortunately, each of them has an error code and an error message that points us in the right direction to recovery. In this article, we will be discussing the causes and solutions to the ‘0xc0000098 – The Boot Configuration Data file doesn’t contain valid information for an operating system’ error.
The 0xc0000098 error screen is encountered when trying to power on the computer and is caused due to a corrupt BCD (Boot Configuration Data) file. Firstly, the data on your computer is still safe and can be accessed once you resolve the error. Introduced in Windows Vista, the Windows OS continues to use the BOOTMGR (the Windows Boot Manager) to load essential drivers and components of the operating system at the time of system boot. The boot manager relies on the BCD file for information on boot applications and their respective settings. If the boot manager is unable to read the file (because of corruption or if there are no OS entries in it) and therefore, the information contained in it, the 0xc0000098 error will be experienced. The BCD file can be rendered corrupt by a notorious malware/virus that found its way onto your computer or due to a sudden computer shutdown. It can also be corrupt hard drive drivers or a failing internal hard drive that is causing the error.
We have explained four different methods to fix the Boot Configuration Data File Doesn’t Contain Valid Information error below and one of them will surely help you get things back to normal.
Fix: The Boot Configuration Data File Doesn’t Contain Valid Information
Users can find the solution to the 0xc0000098 error on the error screen itself. The message instructs users to use the Windows recovery tools to repair the corrupt BCD file which is prompting the error. Now, there are a couple of built-in recovery tools (SFC, Chkdsk, etc.) to check system files and repair them automatically but we recommend you create a bootable Windows 10 flash drive and use that to repair the BCD file. If the automated process doesn’t work, one can also manually rebuild the BCD file by running a couple of commands.
Method 1: Perform a Startup Repair
Startup repair is one of the many Windows 10 recovery tools which auto-diagnosis and repairs certain system files that may be preventing the operating system from booting. In case of a boot error, a startup repair scan is automatically initiated although if it hasn’t, one needs to plug in a Windows 10 boot drive/disc and manually start a scan from the advanced startup menu.
1. Follow the guide at How to Create Windows 10 Bootable USB Flash Drive and prepare a bootable USB drive.
2. Now plug it into your personal computer and hit the Power on button. On the boot screen, you will be prompted to press a specific key to boot from the connected USB drive, comply with the instruction. (You can also enter the BIOS menu and then boot from the USB drive.)
3. On the Windows Setup window, select your language, keyboard, and then click on the Repair your computer hyperlink present at the bottom-left corner.
4. Choose Troubleshoot on the ‘Choose an option’ screen.
5. Select Advanced Options.
6. Finally, click on the Startup Repair option to initiate a scan.
Method 2: Manually Rebuild the BCD file
Since the 0xc0000098 error is primarily caused due to a corrupt/empty boot configuration data file, we can simply rebuild it to fix the issue. The Bootrec.exe command-line tool can be used for this purpose. The tool is used to update the BCD file, master boot record, and partition boot sector code.
1. Start by following steps 1-5 of the previous method and land yourself on the Advanced Options menu.
2. Click on Command Prompt to open the same.
3. Run the following commands one after the other (type a command and then press enter to execute):
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd
4. When executing the bootrec.exe/rebuildbcd command, Windows will enquire if you want to ‘Add (an existing Windows) installation to boot list?’. Simply press the Y key and hit enter to continue.
Method 3: Run an SFC and CHKDSK scan
Apart from the startup repair recovery tool, there are also the System file checker and CHKDSK command-line tools that can be employed to scan and repair system files. The above two solutions should have resolved the 0xc0000098 error for most users but if they didn’t, try using these recovery tools as well.
1. Once again, open the Advanced Options menu and select Command Prompt.
2. Run the following command and hit Enter:
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\Windows\
Note: In case you have Windows installed on a different drive, replace the letter C in the command line with the letter of the Windows drive.
3. After the SFC scan has completed, type chkdsk /r /f c: (replace C with the drive in which Windows is installed) and press enter to execute.
Recommended:
If the 0xc0000098 keeps returning, you should check your hard drive as it may be nearing its end. Similarly, a damaged RAM stick may also prompt the error frequently. While there are multiple ways for users to check the health of a hard drive and RAM themselves, we recommend you contact a professional or customer service and get the error resolved as soon as possible to avoid any kind of data loss.
We hope this guide was helpful and you were able to fix the Boot Configuration Data file doesn’t contain valid information error. Still, if you have any doubts then feel free to ask them in the comment section below.
