Solved Bootmgr missing after running recovery option

[Bill2013]

I have an Asus Eee Pc laptop running windows 7 and for some reason it started to run very very slow so I thought I would put it back to factory condition and ran the recovery option (F9). When this had finished I ended up with the error message "Bootmgr missing", Ctrl-Alt-Del to continue.

As I had access to an identical machine I created a System Repair CD and ran the startup repair option. It doesn't find an operating system however but when the menu appears I ran the startup option 3 times as mentioned in another thread. The error still occurs.

Details of the startup repair failure shows bootmgr.exe missing and problem event as StartupRepairOffline

I tried bootrec.exe /fixboot and /fixmbr and then ran startup repair 3 times again, but still no luck.

I've tried Diskpart and it shows 4 partitions, 1 - 100Gb, 2 - 15Gb, 3 - 183Gb and 4 - 16mb. I've made partition 1 active and then 2 active but still no joy.

I don't have a Win 7 installation DVD but the recovery partition seems to be there.

I am at a loss on what to do now so I've joined this forum hoping for some guidance.

Thanks
Bill

 

[Gary]

you need to run bootrec /fixmbr
then bootrec /fixboot

from a recovery disk . I am sure you can download a win 7 recovery disk somewhere.

How to get a Windows 7 Recovery Disk?


In order to create such a disc you need a healthy Windows 7 PC… I assume this is not the case right // now so I created these disks for you to use:

Download a Windows 7 recovery disc(32 bit version)
Download a Windows 7 recovery disc (64bit version)

Windows 7 Recovery Disk | Boot from CD

 

[Bill2013]

I've tried run bootrec /fixmbr then bootrec /fixboot already and that didn't help.

I also have access to an identical laptop so can I create a recovery disc from this or can I extract the files from the recovery partition on my laptop?

Thanks
Bill

you need to run bootrec /fixmbr
then bootrec /fixboot

from a recovery disk . I am sure you can download a win 7 recovery disk somewhere.

How to get a Windows 7 Recovery Disk?


In order to create such a disc you need a healthy Windows 7 PC… I assume this is not the case right // now so I created these disks for you to use:

Download a Windows 7 recovery disc(32 bit version)
Download a Windows 7 recovery disc (64bit version)

Windows 7 Recovery Disk | Boot from CD

 

[Gary]

Did you run them from a boot CD/DVD?

 

[Bill2013]

I ran them from the command prompt from the System Repair CD that was made from an identical laptop.
It didn't show any errors when it ran.

Did you run them from a boot CD/DVD?

 

[Gary]

When you run those two Bootrec commands from the cmd prompt in the recovery section of the boot CD, it will not show you any errors it will just say completed successfully if it did.

 

[Bill2013]

It did say completed successfully.

Do I need a recovery disc to run these commands then and if so where is a safe place to download one from?

Thanks
Bill

When you run those two Bootrec commands from the cmd prompt in the recovery section of the boot CD, it will not show you any errors it will just say completed successfully if it did.

 

[Gary]

I gave you one in a former reply.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fter-running-recovery-option.html#post2380806

 

[Bill2013]

I can see the blue links at the bottom of that post which is obviously what you meant but I thought the links were

Download a Windows 7 recovery disc(32 bit version)
Download a Windows 7 recovery disc (64bit version)

Which didn't go anywhere

I gave you one in a former reply.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fter-running-recovery-option.html#post2380806

Is the download safe and free from viruses?


Thanks
Bill

 

[Gary]

I would not have posted in post number 2 if they were not free of viruses. But feel free to scan them. The actual link is in post #2

Windows 7 Recovery Disk | Boot from CD

You will have to choose 32 0r 64 bit.

 

[derekimo]

I gave you one in a former reply.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fter-running-recovery-option.html#post2380806

Both those links are dead, probably Microsoft had them removed.

I just end up with a blank page.

Probably easier to get an install ISO and use it.

Windows 7 Direct Download Links

About half way down the page, Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 X17-58996.iso

 

[Bill2013]

Thanks, I'm very wary about downloading software.

I would not have posted in post number 2 if they were not free of viruses. But feel free to scan them. The actual link is in post #2

Windows 7 Recovery Disk | Boot from CD

You will have to choose 32 0r 64 bit.

 

[Bill2013]

I've just found they go nowhere as well.

Thanks
Bill

I gave you one in a former reply.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fter-running-recovery-option.html#post2380806

Both those links are dead, probably Microsoft had them removed.

I just end up with a blank page.

Probably easier to get an install ISO and use it.

Windows 7 Direct Download Links

About half way down the page, Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 X17-58996.iso

 

[Gary]

I gave you one in a former reply.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fter-running-recovery-option.html#post2380806

Both those links are dead, probably Microsoft had them removed.

I just end up with a blank page.

Probably easier to get an install ISO and use it.

Windows 7 Direct Download Links

About half way down the page, Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 X17-58996.iso

But that takes you to Amazon where you have to purchase one.

 

[derekimo]

I gave you one in a former reply.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...fter-running-recovery-option.html#post2380806

Both those links are dead, probably Microsoft had them removed.

I just end up with a blank page.

Probably easier to get an install ISO and use it.

Windows 7 Direct Download Links

About half way down the page, Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 X17-58996.iso

But that takes you to Amazon where you have to purchase one.

Why? You can use an install ISO and make a disc (for free) and access the repair console from that.

 

[Bill2013]

My Win 7 is an Asus oem starter version which I can't see on that site,

as I previously mentioned I have access to an identical laptop so can I make a recovery disk from that?

Thanks
Bill

About half way down the page, Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 X17-58996.iso

 

[Gary]

Create a System Repair Disc in Windows 7

This is from The How To Geek and it shows you how to make one-free.

 

[Gary]

OH geez, I clicked on one of the three links above that. That should work Bill or the one from the Geek. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[derekimo]

My Win 7 is an Asus oem starter version which I can't see on that site,

as I previously mentioned I have access to an identical laptop so can I make a recovery disk from that?

Thanks
Bill

About half way down the page, Windows 7 Home Premium x86 SP1 X17-58996.iso

Sorry, just saw the 32bit in your specs.

Yeah, you can make one the other computer,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

 

[Gary]

Yes indeed you can.