Error message when a computer that is running Windows Vista SP1 resumes from hibernation: "System was shutdown unexpectedly"

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When you wake a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) from hibernation, you may receive the following error message:

System was shutdown unexpectedly

This issue occurs when the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store contains incorrect information for the "Resume from Hibernate" entry.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start
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, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
At the command prompt, type bcdedit -enum all, and then press ENTER.
Examine the output from this command. Look for the following entries:
```
Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
```
Note In this step, x may represent a letter or a number.
At the command prompt, right-click each entry that you find, and then click Mark.
Use the pointer to select the following text, and then press ENTER:
{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
Type bcdedit /deletevalue, right-click at the location of the cursor, and then click Paste. When you do this, the following text will appear:
{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}
At the end of this text, type inherit. When you do this, the command line at the command prompt resembles the following:
bcdedit /deletevalue {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} inherit
Press ENTER, type exit, and then press ENTER.