Windows 7 - Bootrec.exe Tool - How to Use in Windows Recovery Environment

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How to Use the Bootrec.exe Tool in Windows Recovery Environment

You can use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to repair the following item in Windows 7 should you be experiencing startup issues that cannot be resolved by the Startup Repair option:

The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store

To run this tool you must do so from within the Windows 7 Recovery Environment.

Make sure your computer is configured to start from the DVD drive
Insert your Windows installation DVD or Windows repair DVD
Press any key when prompted
Choose your language, time, currency, keyboard language and click Next
Click Repair your computer
Select the operating system you want to repair and click Next
Click Command Prompt in the Systems Recovery Options dialog box
Type the following commands in the Windows RE command prompt window and press Enter to execute each command (paying particular attention to insert a space where shown below):
bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
c:
cd boot
attrib bcd -s -h -r
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
bootrec /RebuildBcd

When you have finished, type Exit at the command prompt then press Enter to close the command prompt window. Restart your computer.

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caed · 05-31-2011

I've tried this among many other things, and nothing has worked. I continue to get "BootMgr is missing" error message. Can you help please?

SIW2 · 05-31-2011

What kind of machine have you got?

Do you have one of those 100mb partitions?

SIW2 · 05-31-2011

Are you still awake?

seavixen32 · 05-31-2011

Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.

Can you post a screen shot of your disk management layout?

Mine looks like this:

Bootrec.exe Tool - How to Use in Windows Recovery Environment-disk-management.png

You'll notice there is a small 100Mb partition at the beginning of Drive 0. It is this partition that should be active as it is the one that holds the master boot record.

You could try this method. If it doesn't work at first, try again.

Bootmgr is missing - Fix

SIW2 · 05-31-2011

Hi Seavixen,

I don't know how he can do that - he can't get into windows.

I was going to outline using 7 boot media - but caed seems to have lost interest.

It's late here.

Goodnight.

seavixen32 · 05-31-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by SIW2

Hi Seavixen,

I don't know how he can do that - he can't get into windows.

I was going to outline using 7 boot media - but caed seems to have lost interest.

It's late here.

Goodnight.

It's early here and I was having trouble sleeping and thinking straight too.

You're quite right of course, but perhaps he'll post back later.

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