BOOTMGR is missing on my SSD

[quietman]

Hi

I have just bought a new laptop and also installed a new 256gb SSD... I have just used Norton Ghost and copied the win7 64 bit OS from the HDD direct to SSD.

I chnaged the proity boot sequence in the BIOS to SSD but get BOOTMGR is missing error...

Ghost doesnt seem to assist you with boot issues just the copying...

thanks

 

[theog]

Looks like did not save mbr in Ghost.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html

 

[quietman]

Looks like did not save mbr in Ghost.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S
Note: You may need to do startup repair 3 to 4 times.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html

i checked that option before the disk copy

 

[x BlueRobot]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/104341-bootmgr-missing-fix.html

 

[quietman]

i havnt got the cd boot dir on the c drive so this cant be done...

 

[x BlueRobot]

i havnt got the cd boot dir on the c drive so this cant be done...

You can replace the C:\ with the letter in which you have installed Windows 7 on.

Step #4 has a note which highlights this exact point.

 

[quietman]

Still havnt got c:\boot dir ... Or f:\boot

Available to me..

 

[x BlueRobot]

Which partition did you install Windows 7 on?

 

[quietman]

The laptop was shipped with win 7 just I. C drive.. Just got the laptop .. I installed the ssd before I booted it up for the first time..

 

[whs]

My guess would be that you forgot to copy the System Partition. Have a look here about the steps - but you can use Ghost in lieu of Macrium. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

 

[theog]

Try putting old HD drive back in & make the Startup repair disc.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

 

[quietman]

My guess would be that you forgot to copy the System Partition. Have a look here about the steps - but you can use Ghost in lieu of Macrium. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

yes,,, I thought I cracked it... as I created a 100mb system reserved partition from the notes on the forum but still the same error...

 

[quietman]

all drives are in... this isnt an 'old' drive as this laptop is brand new... all I have done is added the ssd... surely I dont have to remove the hard drive as well?

 

[whs]

My guess would be that you forgot to copy the System Partition. Have a look here about the steps - but you can use Ghost in lieu of Macrium. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

yes,,, I thought I cracked it... as I created a 100mb system reserved partition from the notes on the forum but still the same error...

Is the 100MB partition the 'active' partition. You can check that with the bootable CD of Partition Wizard.

 

[gregrocker]

Unplug all but the SSD, Mark System Reserved Partition Active, then run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times.

If this fails reimage the SSD this time choosing to copy the MBR and Track0, mark SysReserved Active.

Did you say you had constructed the 100mb partition on the SSD? Was it not on the HD orginally. If this is the case you must mark it Active and run 3 Startup Repairs for the installer or Repair CD to write the System boot files to it.

If this fails, mark C Active and run up to 3 Repairs to start it.