Hi. Thank you in advance for any help!
I have a custom build. Running Windows 7 Ultimate. I have scoured the interwebs for all things related to my issue. That issue being and unending boot loop. It started yesterday, 8/12/16, after doing a system update. Downloaded and installed the recommended updates, per Microsoft's built in updater, after the updates installed I told it to restart to finish installing and BOOM. Infinite boot loop of doom. No other changes were made and I absolutely HAVE to get some files off of it. The issue is that those files are encrypted. I've tried slaving the drive to a good machine, but without it being a boot from that windows, I don't know how to get those encrypted files.
I have tried using a recovery disc (I don't have an install disc, it was downloaded from MS as an ISO), I have tried bootrec /Fixboot, bootrec /Fixmbr, bootrec /rebuildbcd. I have tried using last known good, system restore. Nothing works. Can't boot to safe mode to remove the offending updates.
PLEASE HELP!!
If it were not for the need of those files, I would have just done a fresh install and been done with it. Any help would be immensely appreciated.