How Can I Avoid "BOOTMGR is missing"?

[KapteinFruit]

So after a couple of days trying to figure out how I can install Windows 7 through the "boot up CD method", I've finally given up so now I just installed it through my old HDD which was what I did before and which was the reason I got "BOOTMGR is missing". The way I think I lost the BOOTMGR thing is that it's located on my old hard drive and now I'm hoping to figure out how I can remove that hard drive without losing BOOTMGR with it. So can anyone help me here? Any good suggestions? And the weird thing is that when I got "BOOTMGR is missing" none of the solutions I could find and the ones that were suggested here on OC3D would work. Nothing at all would work.

Can I get some more help here which might help me get rid of my old and noisy 500GB Seagate Barracuda? Thanks.

And oh, if an Administrator or Mod reads this, can you take down my old thread about the BOOTMGR issue I got?

 

[Grizzly]

Search for a program called EasyBCD, there should be enough options in that to build a bootmgr file to get in to your old install, then when you're in that use EasyBCD to make another bootmgr but on the drive you want to keep.

 

[KapteinFruit]

Search for a program called EasyBCD, there should be enough options in that to build a bootmgr file to get in to your old install, then when you're in that use EasyBCD to make another bootmgr but on the drive you want to keep.

I'll try that. Thanks.

EDIT: Hmmm.... I've looked around EasyBCD for a bit and I don't understand what I should do. Do you have any experience with it?

 

[S_I_N]

why cant ya install from cd????

 

[umfpt]

You have to boot from the Windows DVD and start the install process to get to the system recovery console to fix the problem. So you might as well just do a full install from the DVD.

 

[Grizzly]

I'll try that. Thanks.

EDIT: Hmmm.... I've looked around EasyBCD for a bit and I don't understand what I should do. Do you have any experience with it?

A bit but it was a while ago I had the problem, I'll download it again and have a nose around.

EDIT: Okay had a quick look round again, you'll need to use add new entry (to add windows 7 from you're other drive).

Then edit boot menu so you get the option to boot into your old install when you boot up your PC, or you could just tick the default box and leave it alone until it boots into windows.

Let me know when you've gotten that far.

 

[thestepster]

get hirens there's tools in there to fix the bootmgr is missing issue

 

[KapteinFruit]

A bit but it was a while ago I had the problem, I'll download it again and have a nose around.

EDIT: Okay had a quick look round again, you'll need to use add new entry (to add windows 7 from you're other drive).

Then edit boot menu so you get the option to boot into your old install when you boot up your PC, or you could just tick the default box and leave it alone until it boots into windows.

Let me know when you've gotten that far.

I don't quite understand the last part. I go to "Add New Entry", but what am I supposed to do from there? There are no boxes that can be ticked off. I don't understand.

 

[Grizzly]

1. Go to add new entry
2. Look in the bordered area titled operating systems
3. For type choose whichever operating system it is you can't access (I believe it's windows 7 you're trying to recover)
4. For name choose a unique name say 'windows recovered'
5. For drive select the drive that has the windows installation we're trying to recover
6. Under edit boot menu check the box titled default next to the entry titled 'windows recovered' or whatever unique name you used
7. Click save settings
8. When you reboot you should be given a menu with 2 choices for your OS, if the one named 'windows recovered' isn't highlighted use the keypad to highlight it and press enter
9. You should now be in your original Windows installation, post again when you are