Install the Windows 8 version of MagicDisc from the MagicISO website. To do this you will need to rename the installer .exe to something arbitrary or Windows 10 will refuse to let you run the installer. md8.exe works fine. The software will install, but the driver won't. Download these files: https:/www.dropbox.com/s/wt1zwunureixtb0/magicdisc_FIXED_files.zip Copy all of the "fixed" files to the directory where you installed MagicDisc and overwrite some of the files there. By default this is in Program Files (x86). Right click the .ini file and select "Install". Open Device Manager, click Actions, Add Legacy Hardware. The option can take a few seconds to show up. Click "Install the software that I manually select from a list" then choose Storage Controllers, MagicISO Inc, Have Disc..., and select the .ini file. Ignore the warning about it being unsigned. Run CMD as admin and run these commands: bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS Reboot and enable secure boot in the bios. Done. For SEO purposes, here's an error you might have seen if you followed a different guide: MagicDisc can't open driver(mcdbus). If this guide helped you, please inform others of how great MagicDisc is.
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My previous post regarding installing and setting up Intel® Rapid Storage Technology may be of some use. http  t1996296I installed W7 64 and set up IRST using a 32gb mSATA as cache. Much help from member RealBeast appreciated. It's a very basic install with minimum drivers. I installed Magicdisc (most recent build) and Windows struggled to install driver. I rebooted, Windows hung on 'shutting down' for a very long time! Windows failed to boot and I had to use Startup and Repair to go back to a previous working configuration (It removed magicdisc) Anyone know why? Is this a driver/RAID conflict? Am I missing important system drivers that prevent the function of Magicdisc? Thanks Nov 27, 2012 269 0 11,010
My previous post regarding installing and setting up Intel® Rapid Storage Technology may be of some use. http t1996296I installed W7 64 and set up IRST using a 32gb mSATA as cache. Much help from member RealBeast appreciated. It's a very basic install with minimum drivers. I installed Magicdisc (most recent build) and Windows struggled to install driver. I rebooted, Windows hung on 'shutting down' for a very long time! Windows failed to boot and I had to use Startup and Repair to go back to a previous working configuration (It removed magicdisc) Anyone know why? Is this a driver/RAID conflict? Am I missing important system drivers that prevent the function of Magicdisc? Thanks Kindly I ask your attention. I'm using it, no issues. But system files missing after a restore, that's is bad. Are you formilliar with fsc /scannow? Maybe you should give it a try, it could help to restore those missing system files. It goes like this: System File Checker - A great Windows fix tool. If Windows 7 develops a problem it can often be fixed by running this utility. The sfc /scannow command (System File Checker) scans the integrity of all protected Windows 7 system files and replaces incorrect corrupted, changed, or damaged versions with the correct versions if possible. It needs to be run from an Elevated Command Prompt. Right click: "Command Prompt" in "Start Menu - Accessories". Click: "Run as Administrator". Click past the UAC Screen. In the Command Prompt Type: sfc /scannow and press "Enter" It might or might not need your Windows Installation Disk in case it needs to fix something. It will let you know if it does. I've seen it go both ways. It'll take a while. If you get a message saying it couldn't fix some files you can find out which ones. When SFC runs, it logs it's actions to the C:\WINDOWS\LOGS\CBS\CBS.LOG. Open the Elevated command prompt again. Type in: findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt and press "Enter". This will place a sfcdetails.txt file on your desktop with the SFC scan details from the CBS.LOG. Open the sfcdetails.txt and look for the unfixable entries. The last time I ran this I found this entry. "2009-08-09 13:16:27, Info CSI 000002db [SR] Unable to complete Verify and Repair transaction because some of the files that need to be repaired are in use. A reboot is required to complete this operation". All I had to do was reboot to fix it. There were others that it was able to fix. I've had great luck running this utility on Windows 7 and Xp in the past. Once we get Service Packs for W7 that will open up another issue but not until then. In order to run this on XP SP3 I had to make a Windows XP SP3 Slipstream Disk. It's not a problem on W7 now though. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. There's a lot of other info out there on this. You could google for it if you like. I would ask MagicDisk about it, might be that they already have an answer to your question. Start your browser, use different search engines and use different phrases: After installing Magicdisc, Windows 7 will not boot One of the links: http And many more to go for if you need and/or like! Hopefully I let you known enough and that you will find the answers you seek! Good luck and have fun doing it! Best Regards, MeneerWitte PS: Your welcome in advance! Nov 27, 2012 269 0 11,010
Kindly I ask your attention. Could it be that the repair has being done from a backup or something simular to that, or is everything set back to factory mode? Well, when set to factory settings means all has been set back to it was the way you got it. When set to previous created backup or restore point and MagicDisc wasn't included, it will not be restored. Hopefully I let you known enough and that you will find the answers you seek! Good luck and have fun doing it! Best Regards, MeneerWitte
I just had this on a clean build. replicated it 3 times. I thought it was my driver choice (going for latest intel instead of motherboard vendor versions) I am just writing magic disc off as being crap right now. My previous post regarding installing and setting up Intel® Rapid Storage Technology may be of some use. http t1996296I installed W7 64 and set up IRST using a 32gb mSATA as cache. Much help from member RealBeast appreciated. It's a very basic install with minimum drivers. I installed Magicdisc (most recent build) and Windows struggled to install driver. I rebooted, Windows hung on 'shutting down' for a very long time! Windows failed to boot and I had to use Startup and Repair to go back to a previous working configuration (It removed magicdisc) Anyone know why? Is this a driver/RAID conflict? Am I missing important system drivers that prevent the function of Magicdisc? Thanks
I just ran into the same problem with a clean build of Win7SP1 as well. It turns out the conflict was with Intel RST. Since I don't have SSD cache or RAID, I uninstalled Intel RST after which MagicDisc installed properly.
I have the same problem as you but with a raid 0 ssd x 2 setup with IRST. I managed to get my OS to boot by removing the mcdbus.sys file via CMD in Start up repair. I can't see anything with IRST that's causing the problem and I have spent almost a week trying to figure that out. To be honest, I've tried ditch MagicDisc for Virtual clone drive. The deal breaker was the mds/mdf support, so I couldn't ditch it completely. I've tried test mode, disabling digital signature verification etc. NO avail... Does anyone still have answers to this? I would really like to know.
I just ran into the same problem with a clean build of Win7SP1 as well. It turns out the conflict was with Intel RST. Since I don't have SSD cache or RAID, I uninstalled Intel RST after which MagicDisc installed properly. Thank you, same problem here with an ASUS z87-pro board with win7 64 bit. I followed your advice and Magicdisc installed perfectly! |
