| Windows 7: "BootMGR is Missing" after restore Factory Settings attempt |
05 Jan 2013
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#11 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
Yeah but I don't know how it got botched. How do I run factory recovery? When I turn it on it goes straight to "BOOTMGR is missing." | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
05 Jan 2013
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#12 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Try to install from the recovery partition like this:
Restart your PC and press ALT+F10 when you get the first splash screen - or check on that screen whether they want you to press something else. That gets you to the installation wizard that will guide you. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
05 Jan 2013
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#13 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 New Jersey |
You run it the same way you ran it when it go botched.
In your 1st post you said you ran factory recovery, didn`t you ?
As WHS says, you look for the appropriate key to start the recovery process during 1st boot. It will tell you at the bottom of the screen.
Last edited by AddRAM; 05 Jan 2013 at 11:50 PM..
| My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built by Me ! OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.0 GHz Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 MHz 10-10-10-27 Graphics Card MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr3 OC Sound Card Realtek HD Monitor(s) Displays Dell 19" HP 23" Sony Bravia 40" Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Fellowes KWD 855 Mouse Microsoft Wireless PSU Corsair HX750 80+Gold Case Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gun Metal Black Cooling Cooler Master Hyper N520, Arctic Alumina Thermal Compound Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 119GB SSD,
WD Black 500, Blue 500, Caviar SE 320 x 2 Internet Speed Download 25.81 Mbps Upload 5.07 Mbps Antivirus MSE MBAM Browser Chromium Other Info Boston BA745 2.1 Speaker System, Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD Burner |
05 Jan 2013
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#14 | | Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |

Quote: Originally Posted by whs Try to install from the recovery partition like this:
Restart your PC and press ALT+F10 when you get the first splash screen - or check on that screen whether they want you to press something else. That gets you to the installation wizard that will guide you. When you see the ACER screen press Alt then F10 with Alt still depressed (ALT+F10) then release and fairly rapidly repeat the process. I have found on ACER you may need to try a few times.
The BIOS POST runs its course before the ALT F10 interrupt occurs.
Last edited by mjf; 06 Jan 2013 at 12:00 AM..
Reason: Clarify
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800) OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 CPU Intel i7 2600k Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+) Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless) Mouse Logitech MK520 PSU Seasonic M12II 520W Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60 Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+ Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS + Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC) Browser FireFox Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1 |
06 Jan 2013
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#15 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
Ok! ALT+F10 was the key. The Acer splash screen doesn't list it, it just says press F2 to enter Setup. I got it to return to factory settings this time.
The way I ran factory recovery when it got botched was through control panel.
Thanks everyone! I thought all was lost. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
06 Jan 2013
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#16 | | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 New Jersey |
Excellent, if you are done, please mark the thread solved. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built by Me ! OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.0 GHz Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45 Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 MHz 10-10-10-27 Graphics Card MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr3 OC Sound Card Realtek HD Monitor(s) Displays Dell 19" HP 23" Sony Bravia 40" Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Fellowes KWD 855 Mouse Microsoft Wireless PSU Corsair HX750 80+Gold Case Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gun Metal Black Cooling Cooler Master Hyper N520, Arctic Alumina Thermal Compound Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 119GB SSD,
WD Black 500, Blue 500, Caviar SE 320 x 2 Internet Speed Download 25.81 Mbps Upload 5.07 Mbps Antivirus MSE MBAM Browser Chromium Other Info Boston BA745 2.1 Speaker System, Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD Burner |
06 Jan 2013
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#18 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |

Quote: Originally Posted by technosophy Ok! ALT+F10 was the key. The Acer splash screen doesn't list it, it just says press F2 to enter Setup. I got it to return to factory settings this time.
The way I ran factory recovery when it got botched was through control panel.
Thanks everyone! I thought all was lost. I am glad you got it sorted and that we could help. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 "BootMGR is Missing" after restore Factory Settings attempt problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:04 AM. | |