Error: Bootmgr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart when starting Windows

Anonymous
2012-01-11T19:00:07+00:00

Hello,

I receive the error “Bootmgr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart” when I start Windows. I have found the issue but I don’t see a good solution. What’s the best way to fix this issue?

Thanks

LD

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2012-01-11T19:03:00+00:00

Hello LD,

This message usually indicates that the boot sector is damaged or missing. The boot sector is a region of your hard disk that contains information that is used to load your operating system. If a boot failure is detected when your PC is starting, you may receive this error message.

To resolve this issue, use the steps in the following KB article:

You receive Error message: “Bootmgr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart” when starting Windows 

Hope this helps,

Bobby

Was this answer helpful?

100+ people found this answer helpful.
0 comments

47 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2013-12-01T21:11:47+00:00

    i ran into this problem this morning and i tried all the steps in a few articles windows repair,dos commands etc, but to no avail. so i installed windows on a different partition. after it finished installing and reboot, i got to the screen where i could choose which Windows 7 i wanted to start. i picked the second option, it read windows 7 (recovered), and it booted up after a few restarts. it seems that i had a power surge while windows did an automatic update and borked my bootmgr file. the reason i had it auto restarted was to finish applying windows updates.so if any of you run into this problem try this, to save having to start from scratch.

    short version

    install windows on a different partition

    after the first restart, choose the second option for OS it should read (recovered)

    it may do a few restarts so be at the computer to keep choosing the second option

    breathe a sigh of relief

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-02T12:37:50+00:00

    I faced this problem regularly and i dont have an installation disc.what can i do?I tried to install another windows through a disk by selecting boot from cd/dvd but it again shows bootmgr is missing.how can I get a instrallation disc for windows7ultimate which is my existing operating system.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2013-07-30T05:05:23+00:00

    It worked buddy... Thanks a lot....  :)

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2013-07-22T19:06:58+00:00

    You can use any rescue disc (i e paragon rescue disc, erd commander) to solve this.

    That link does not work

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments