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

How to Use the Bootrec.exe Tool in Windows Recovery Environment
Published 14 May 2011
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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.
  1. Make sure your computer is configured to start from the DVD drive
  2. Insert your Windows installation DVD or Windows repair DVD
  3. Press any key when prompted
  4. Choose your language, time, currency, keyboard language and click Next
  5. Click Repair your computer
  6. Select the operating system you want to repair and click Next
  7. Click Command Prompt in the Systems Recovery Options dialog box
  8. 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):
  9. bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
  10. c:
  11. cd boot
  12. attrib bcd -s -h -r
  13. ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
  14. 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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31 May 2011   #1
caed

Windows 7 Ultimate
 
 
Please Help...

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?

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31 May 2011   #2
SIW2

Vista x64 / 7 X64
 
 

What kind of machine have you got?

Do you have one of those 100mb partitions?
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31 May 2011   #3
SIW2

Vista x64 / 7 X64
 
 

Are you still awake?
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31 May 2011   #4
seavixen32

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
Peterborough, England
 
 

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
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31 May 2011   #5
SIW2

Vista x64 / 7 X64
 
 

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.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
31 May 2011   #6
seavixen32

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
Peterborough, England
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by SIW2 View Post
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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