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

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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

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-03-26T02:34:26+00:00

    bonniespeer

    if you did not  get the exact help you needed  , this entire thread is a very good example of not giving all of the information  needed to solve an individuels  indiviiduel  problem .

              thanks

                    tyrred

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-03-18T06:26:39+00:00

    Thank all of you guys for your answers. I had just done a complete recovery on my computer

    and it would not boot. Then I got the bootmgr is missing error  and I was waiting for answers and my better half jerked it up and took it to a repair shop. When I asked for help it was a Vista. They put 7 on it.  I use Microsoft Security Essentials.

    These answers are great and I am still going to try them to see if I can clear out some bugs. I

    still have a black screen with white letters booting up before my windows. All the repair man did

    was put in a new video card and Win. 7.

    thanks to all of You.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-03-15T17:07:40+00:00

    If nothing else is working-

    Back up your current files

    Buy a new hard drive

    Install hard drive in computer

    Reinstall Windows on new hard drive

    IF your still having issues after buying a new hard drive, you have much bigger problems then Windows.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-27T19:14:04+00:00

    I would say that this wouldnt fix the bootmgr issue. When you get the board back, i would just reload it. It could be due to corruption in the hard drive as well, or could just be that the drive is bad.

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