I've just installed the new SteamOS iso and went through all the expert install menus and decided to install the bootloader to the main drive (my ssd with windows 8.1) and i could restore it later. Anyway, I went through the whole process and did the post_install.sh and then logged into steam etc. etc. and then went to go back to windows via the grub boot menu.
So this is where the problem occurs.. I get a message saying that boot needs fixing and winload.exe is either missing or corrupted 0xc00000e. So I rebooted into the install media and attempted a startup repair and get a sudden reboot, so then i went into cmd and tried all the bootrec commands. Most were successful but no windows os are found and one or two of the commands say element not found...
I then boot into a gparted live usb which shows three partitions that say 'unknown'. So that gets me to thinking they are corrupted somehow. I would like to recover the data but dont really know how when windows cant access the drive and linux cant recognise them.
So questions, are there any fixes i havent tried yet? Is there a way to recover or restore the windows partitions? Any ideas would be great as I've been at this all night and i give in until the morning...
SteamOS runs pretty well now for those wondering. And installation was pretty straightforward even if I messed up the mbr