win7 install problem(restart)

[mooneyham]

Ok so i just got win7 today(yay) and when i go to install it i format the old hard drive then i continue on and install it until it gets to the portion where it says its going to restart. It restarts then boots back up saying BOOTMGR is missing and i tried reinstalling it but it still comes up with this, any ideas why?

edit: this is the upgrade version if it helps

 

[TimStitt]

Hi mooneyham,

Welcome to the forums!

Please check your bios and ensure that the first boot priority is the DVD (not the Hard disk drive) OR USB if you are installing Win 7 from a USB, also unplug any other DVD drives or external USB devices if you have more than one.

Some Motherboards like my Gigabyte allow me to press a button after the bios loads and choose to boot from any of my installed media devices; but this is a one-off and a reboot reverts back to the default boot device that was configured in the Bios.

 

[mooneyham]

Ok thanks, i changed the boot priority in the BIOS to start off with the cd drive and it worked.

 

[TimStitt]

Ok thanks, i changed the boot priority in the BIOS to start off with the cd drive and it worked.

Great! Thanks for letting us know. Enjoy Win7!