BOOTMGR MISSING I dont have my recovery or backup discs with me, I am working in Brussels. Last Friday I Couldn't stop Microsoft quick enough, while they where doing, what they always do and doing an update. My system crashed. I cant even reset ( ALT-F10 ). Can you please assist me, I need to be able to boot up the laptop, to run Win XP, My Laptop is an Acer Travelmate 8215WLMi. If you need anything please contact me. Thanking you D Eastman

This document pertains to HP and Compaq desktop PCs that came with Windows 7.The following error opens when attempting to start the PC:BOOTMGR is missingPress CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart the PCIf you recently installed an additional hard drive, turn off the computer and remove the drive before using the following steps:

1. Open HP System Recovery:CAUTION:Do not perform a system recovery! Stop at the first recovery screen.
   • Press the F11 key repeatedly while the computer is starting.
   • If you have a recovery disc, turn on the PC and insert the first recovery disc into the drive. Use the disc to enter the system recovery.
2. Select Microsoft Startup Repair tool and wait for repair to find and fix errors. When finished, restart the computer; even if the startup repair tool finds errors but cannot fix them.
3. If the error message persists, open the recovery manager screen as was done in step 1.
4. At the recovery manager screen, press ALT + D.
5. Enter the following text at the command prompt: bootrec /rebuildbcd
6. If bootrec displays "Add installation to boot list?", press y .After bootrec completes successfully, the computer displays "The operation completed successfully".
7. To close the command prompt, enter the following text: exit
8. At the Recovery Manager screen, select Microsoft Startup Repair tool (again) and wait for startup repair to find and fix errors. When finished, restart the computer.
9. The error should no longer open. If it does, perform a system recovery, making sure to backup important files.

If you removed a hard drive before using these steps, replace the drive. If the error occurs again, make sure the additional hard drive is not set as an active drive. Only the main bootable drive should be set as active.

If the Bootmgr is missing then you will need to find either your original Windows installation disc or a Recovery disc in order to resolve this problem.

If you have one of the above discs, then boot from it and then take the recovery options which are provided.

See the Microsoft Help & Support page for details of the Recovery options provided for Windows 7.

See the Microsoft page for details of Vista Startup Repair

Just find a generic Win 7 install disk (borrow one from a friend) and use it to install - the key for it should be on the sticker. This will fix everything else, including the botched install problems. Later download and install its drivers yourself from here
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/downloads_gd.html

its called the blue screen of death and it could have been caused by something you installed recently or a hardware issue, have you tried booting your computer into safe-mode using the F8 key if you cannot boot into safe-mode without getting the same issue then you may have to format your hard drive

1. Error: BOOTMGR is missing:

• The following error opens when attempting to start the PC:

??¢ If you recently installed an additional hard drive, turn off the computer and remove the drive before using the following steps:

??¢ Open HP System Recovery:

??¢ CAUTION: Do not perform a system recovery! Stop at the first recovery screen.

- Press the F11 key repeatedly while the computer is starting.

- If you have a recovery disc, turn on the PC and insert the first recovery disc into the drive. Use the disc to enter the system recovery.

??¢ Select Microsoft Startup Repair tool and wait for repair to find and fix errors. When finished, restart the computer; even if the startup repair tool finds errors but cannot fix them.

??¢ If the error message persists, open the recovery manager screen as was done in step 1.

??¢ At the recovery manager screen, press ALT + D.

??¢ Enter the following text at the command prompt: bootrec /rebuildbcd

??¢ If bootrec displays "Add installation to boot list?", press y .

??¢ After bootrec completes successfully, the computer displays "The operation completed successfully".

??¢ To close the command prompt, enter the following text: exit

??¢ At the Recovery Manager screen, select Microsoft Startup Repair tool (again) and wait for startup repair to find and fix errors. When finished, restart the computer.

??¢ The error should no longer open. If it does, perform a system recovery, making sure to backup important files.

??¢ If you removed a hard drive before using these steps, replace the drive. If the error occurs again, make sure the additional hard drive is not set as an active drive. Only the main bootable drive should be set as active.

Hi
Can you tell me what version of Windows you're running? BOOTMGR is the primary startup file for several.
I can try and find a downloadable repair disk for you,please post back.
Bob

Sorry to say this but you will need to do a complete restore from DVD of your operating system. Vista is not as forgiving as XP where you can rebuild the boot sector - If you have your vista recovery disc's do a complete recovery >> sorry - from now on always do backups of data you need to keep weekly.

go to a torrent and upload and save the Windows XP program to your hard drive. Try to install it from your hard drive but use your own Serial Number

Since you didn't post the Windows version, I'll assume Vista

Using your Vista install/recovery DVD
http://cyberst0rm.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-fix-bootmgr-is-missing-in.html

Download and burn the microsoft repair disk
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

This should fix your problem

I know of three solutions, none of them will work without recovery or OS discs, and I can only guarantee one of them--the one that whipes your system. Try these in this order (assuming you have system discs);

#1 Boot from the system disc and choose the "repair" option. This is the quickest fix, and you lose anything.

#2 Boot from the system disc, and in your Start menu search type "Command Prompt". Open Command Prompt and type (hit enter after each line);
expand bootmgr temp
attrib bootmgr -s -r -h
del bootmgr
ren temp bootmgr
attrib bootmgr -a +s +r +h

#3 Run a full system recovery from your system discs.

Now, if you don't have your system discs, and you're running Windows Vista, there is another possible option. If your computer is fairly new then you probably have a WinRE partition for recovery, (a "factory image" drive)? I won't go into this now, if you have your discs option 1 or 2 should work for you.