Restore boot manager when it is missing or compressed
30 October 2007 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback OffWindows Vista includes a new Boot Manager (BootMgr) that replaces the old NT Loader (Ntldr).
If the boot partition no longer can be found, then Vista will display the following error:
If by accident having compressed the entire boot partition, then Vista will display the following error:
If the boot partition no longer can be found, then Vista will display the following error:
This can usually be solved by checking the boot devices, and if no problems found then use Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) and perform a "Startup Repair".BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information
More Info MS KB 919529
More Info MS KB 927391
If by accident having compressed the entire boot partition, then Vista will display the following error:
This can usually be solved by using Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) and perform a "Startup Repair". If that fails then use WinRE to enter the "Command Prompt" and execute these commands:BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
- compact /U C:\bootmgr
- compact /U C:\ntldr
Updated: 18 November 2007
Comment by Rose - 17 November 2007 @ 16:50 Reply
The problem with the final option is that -c is not a supported swith with the attrib command, or am I missing something?