I tried to encrypt the whole disk using system partition creation tool. When I tried creating the rescue disc Windows gave me an 8004005 error when it tried to verify the burn. I tried another disc and got the same error. So, I tried a 3rd Party burning program called ImgBurn. This time I chose to burn at 1x, but the program stated the slowest I could burn was at 4x. It gave me a different error (cannot recall exactly what it was) but it's probably similar to the Windows error I got. However, I chose to continue, and it cycled my DVD drive, and the verification passed. Veracrypt also stated that the ISO was verified as well. After this, I chose to wipe data using the 7-pass method. I rebooted with the DVD rescue disc in the drive, & I was prompted to enter my password to boot Windows. After I did so, the prompt moved down a line, but nothing happened. I had not encrypted Windows at this point.
Figuring something went wrong, I tried booting straight to the hard drive where the OS is installed. After entering my password, the same thing happened (prompt moved down a line, but nothing happened.) So I booted to the rescue disc again & skipped authentication. After Windows loaded up, I got a prompt from Veracrypt to either encrypt the drive or not. I chose not to, because I figured the rescue disc was bad.
When I restarted the computer, I was prompted to put in my Veracrypt password again. Confused, I chose to decrypt the drive. After entering my password again, nothing happened. I rebooted again, this time choosing to restore the original boot loader (Windows). It asked me if the system was decrypted, & I chose no (wasn't sure if it was....nothing seem to happen when I tried to, so I figured it wasn't). Then it prompted me to decrypt the drive first.
I have no idea what is going on. Windows loads fine, but why is the boot-loader there, if I chose not to encrypt the system due to the test failing? I assume it failed because nothing happened when I entered my password. Yes, I am sure I entered it correctly. Do I need to be a little more patient when entering the password, or is my only solution to make the pre-boot authentication disappear is to re-install Windows?
I have a TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H553A DVD drive that I salvaged from an old Dell XPS computer & I used Sony DVD+R Ver. 1.3 disc capable of burning at 1x - 16x speeds. Tried burning a test disc, but got the same error in ImgBurn.
Figuring something went wrong, I tried booting straight to the hard drive where the OS is installed. After entering my password, the same thing happened (prompt moved down a line, but nothing happened.) So I booted to the rescue disc again & skipped authentication. After Windows loaded up, I got a prompt from Veracrypt to either encrypt the drive or not. I chose not to, because I figured the rescue disc was bad.
When I restarted the computer, I was prompted to put in my Veracrypt password again. Confused, I chose to decrypt the drive. After entering my password again, nothing happened. I rebooted again, this time choosing to restore the original boot loader (Windows). It asked me if the system was decrypted, & I chose no (wasn't sure if it was....nothing seem to happen when I tried to, so I figured it wasn't). Then it prompted me to decrypt the drive first.
I have no idea what is going on. Windows loads fine, but why is the boot-loader there, if I chose not to encrypt the system due to the test failing? I assume it failed because nothing happened when I entered my password. Yes, I am sure I entered it correctly. Do I need to be a little more patient when entering the password, or is my only solution to make the pre-boot authentication disappear is to re-install Windows?
I have a TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H553A DVD drive that I salvaged from an old Dell XPS computer & I used Sony DVD+R Ver. 1.3 disc capable of burning at 1x - 16x speeds. Tried burning a test disc, but got the same error in ImgBurn.
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