BOOTMGR missing after format c drive

Hi all,

2 days ago I upgraded to Windows 7 from xp by doing a custom install. I was having problems with xp anyway as it kept crashing. I thought it was best time to upgrade to 7. After installing 7 it worked fine, until yesterday when I was installing COD MW2. It kept restarting and hanging so I decided to reformat the HD as this wasnt done before installing 7. I managed to do this fine from the command prompt and then inserted the W7 dvd (x64). I selected it to boot from DVD drive in the boot menu and after the black screen which says "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" it just says BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.
It seems to have disabled the keyboard after selecting the boot drive as all I can do is press reset. I cannot boot from dvd at all. This is the fix I have read in many forums.

Can anyone please help!?

Specs

Model ASRock ConRoe1333 - D667
Operating SystemWIndows 7 Ultimate (currently uninstalled)
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.39G
Memory Size 2GB DDR2
Hard Disk 250GB SATA 5400RPM
Optical Drive Pinoneer DVD RW
Graphics Card ATI Sapphire 1650X Pro

Kev

Thanks Jonathan, I did that but still no joy. Still get BOOTMGR is missing

kcmcevoy said:

Thanks Jonathan, I did that but still no joy. Still get BOOTMGR is missing

Try re-burning your DVD at a slow speed.

Where did you download your ISO from?

theog said:

kcmcevoy said:

Thanks Jonathan, I did that but still no joy. Still get BOOTMGR is missing

Try re-burning your DVD at a slow speed.

Where did you download your ISO from?

Its the original Windows 7 Ultimate DVD straight out of the box

King64 said:

Try this link:Recovering the Vista Bootloader from the DVD - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

thanks will try this and keep u posted

kcmcevoy said:

Hi all,

It kept restarting and hanging so I decided to reformat the HD as this wasnt done before installing 7. I managed to do this fine from the command prompt and then inserted the W7 dvd (x64). I selected it to boot from DVD drive in the boot menu and after the black screen which says "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD" it just says BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.

Kev

Try a other DVD Drive.