Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau … them on. So... on this machine I get the missing bootmgr message. I tried everything I could think of, every suggestion… and it worked fine. So, back on the first hdd... bootmgr missing, prioritise dvd, press enter to load from dvd and…... bootmgr is missing again. It's a constant loop and it'… Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by mohana88 … new OS. But I accidently deleted the BOOTMGR. Now my system is showing BOOTMGR is missing every time I try to log… Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau Yet another machine with a bootmgr missing. This one came from the library and apparently never worked properly. So... of to run some tests... Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by steven woodman run the start up repair option from vista disk. This link will explain : [url]http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/[/url] Bootmgr compressed Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by pare Hi everyone, My computer won't boot. It says bootmgr compressed. Press Alt+Ctrl+Del to restart but it won't restart. My O.S. is Windows 7 Ultimate. I just bought it second hand and frankly I doubt if it is genuine. Could that be the problem? Is there a way to fix it? I appreciate all the help I can get. Thanks. bootmgr is compressed in win7 ultimate Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by benmar hello guys, anyone encounter this error, Windows 7 ultimate unable to boot up..bootmgr is compressed. Thanks Re: bootmgr is compressed in win7 ultimate Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Rik_ A quick google found this - [url]http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/windows-7-ultimate-64-bit-bootmgr-is-compressed/1258a50c-083b-48e7-8ee1-a9da9470da57[/url] Bootmgr is missing help asap! Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by Amelia Kim I only just got this laptop today and it said that BOOTMGR IS MISSING what do I do and how do I fix it!! I NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE! Bootmgr is missing On Sony Vaio Windows 7 Hardware and Software by challarao … c drive as an active partition.Now the computer says bootmgr is missing(at start up). When I tried to recover… BOOTMGR is compressed Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by poseidon32 Hy guys again,i have this problem with my desktop computer,im using vista home premium,it came this bootmgr is compressed,pressctrl+alt+del to restart,i cant do nothis since i lost my vista cd,im asking if there is another way to be fix this without the recovery vista cd? thank you again... BOOTMGR IS MISSING Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by professor123 … an error came up, upon RESTARTING IT IT GAVE THE BOOTMGR IS MISSING ERROR. HOW CAN HE REINSTAL HIS WIN 7… Re: Bootmgr is missing On Sony Vaio Windows 7 Hardware and Software by SaintAce …'ve done to your computer, but normally, when it says bootmgr is missing, what you need to do is boot from… BOOTMGR is corrupt when trying to boot from DVD drive Hardware and Software by Ritesh_4 … boot from a Windows 7 DVD on a PC: "BOOTMGR image is corrupt the system can not boot". The… Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau Still going... Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau After googling again and getting nowhere... Decided to try with another disk running XP. Detail, the faulty one is a SATA and the XP one is an IDE that I know it's working. Weird, boot disk failure, wtf? So, on a stroke of genious despair I yanked the flex cable (or whatever you call it) and replaced it with another one and: TA-DA!! It now works… Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by Hiroshe Is the error from the BIOS? After the BIOS runs POST, it will look for the boot sector on the primary boot disk. It loads it to 0000:7C00. Then it verifies that 0000:7DFE is set to 0xAA55. If it's not, it will generally give an error simular to "Cannot boot from disk." Or even "Mising MBR." If you're getting that message, then… Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau This is the error I get. I tried with another HDD and it's working fine. ![d82bc530868a5e2aa1c91ec0b9851a55](/attachments/small/4/d82bc530868a5e2aa1c91ec0b9851a55.jpg "align-left") ![0ccf5b2d0064c1114013694276aa57d7](/attachments/small/4/0ccf5b2d0064c1114013694276aa57d7.jpg "align-left") Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by Hiroshe Ouch. Umm, one thing you can do is try a hard drive that's known to be working, and see if it'll atleast accept it (probably wont boot properly, but atleast it will rule out some possibilities). Other then that, I'm not sure outside of fiddling with the wiring. :S Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau The missing Satas was just a matter of unchecking the drives box in BIOS. This machine has four ports and was only using two, hence the missing ones. The working hard drive is on top of the case, the faulty one is on the bottom, where the blue pieces are. I've ruled out the wiring, unless all my test cables are suddenly faulty. I'll see if I can … Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by nullptr Do you have an XP installation or recovery disk for the PC? If you do, refer to: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestoreUbuntu/XP/Vista/7Bootloader Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by blackmiau Tests this morning: - changed both sata cables, switched them, put the originals back on. - tried to boot from two different cds while doing the above I get this loop, all the time... ![a668fd53c011f27cfbd6963cf2e219f6](/attachments/small/4/a668fd53c011f27cfbd6963cf2e219f6.jpg "align-left") Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack going on 2 1/2 months since original post hopefully they got help somewhere else by now. Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by steven woodman didn't look at that. Just noticed none had yet answered. Re: Bootmgr missing Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack [QUOTE=steven woodman;1580084]didn't look at that. Just noticed none had yet answered.[/QUOTE] yeah ,sometime we miss a few .lol great post though ,one day someone will be search this error and you link will help them ,or even the op may come back and still need the info who knows. keep on a posting ,good night Re: Bootmgr is missing On Sony Vaio Windows 7 Hardware and Software by johhny-marshal Insert a boot disc and start booting from it. You need to format C: drive and put a fresh install of Windows. Re: Bootmgr is missing On Sony Vaio Windows 7 Hardware and Software by challarao After waiting for hours...It asked for repair I did but nothing happened...Then I tried installing it (again after 1 hour waiting Starting windows)....It showed my whole hard disk as unallocated....My whole data was lost I think...However I clicked format...It's processing but without any indication and I'm waiting now I think it will take another … Re: Bootmgr is missing On Sony Vaio Windows 7 Hardware and Software by siije Hey challarao see im not good at this type of problem but i also been through this prob.. so do as i say... as i know you are getting access to comandprompt now so do this type DISKPART then ,disk list, then "select disk x" here "X" is the name of drive then "clean" but have to wait..... then put instaletion cd and … Re: BOOTMGR IS MISSING Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by JorgeM Is it possible that the installation media is bad? Download a trial copy and see if it installs. The error you see when you reboot during the installation is because there are win7 boot files missing. The setup was not completed. Re: BOOTMGR IS MISSING Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by mjdodd One can find the boot mgr file on many sites and copies of legitimate installation disks. Use a boot disk or a Linux boot disk to copy the boot mgr file to the boot partition and Bol M Re: BOOTMGR IS MISSING Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by coroneshotel2 Our use a external usb dvd drive our usb stick with windows 8 on it sometimes the laser on a old dvd drive might be dirty and not reading all the info on the disc properly and make sure the boot order in the bios is set properly