Bootmgr is missing.....

[Duke{CLR}]

Im getting this warning while trying to install windows. Last night the windows installation froze so I had to power the machine down, now I get this error. Anyone familiar with it?

[Slaughter]

Try some of these

[Sirex]

Sounds like you need to reload the boot stuff.
Used to be simple with xp, never did it with 7/8

All you needed was cd, restore prompt and a command

[WalkinTarget]

What version of Windows ... assuming 7 ?? If the install froze, you've got bigger issues. Try and test the drive integrity using the drive manufacturers utility tool, ie: Seagate's Disc Wizard or WD's Data Lifeguard.

Might be time to buy a new drive.

[Duke{CLR}]

What version of Windows ... assuming 7 ?? If the install froze, you've got bigger issues. Try and test the drive integrity using the drive manufacturers utility tool, ie: Seagate's Disc Wizard or WD's Data Lifeguard.

Might be time to buy a new drive.

I was installing it on a new drive. I went ahead and unplugged the new SSD booted with the old disk and was able to remove what files had been put on it. I then installed windows within windows. It seems to be working great now. 35 seconds from hitting the power to typing. I will check out the new drive though.

[Duke{CLR}]

Well it's back. I spent all morning loading windows and all my aps then during a reboot this error started again. I tried different cables on all the drives but when it tries to boot to that drive I get that warning. I started a RMA ticket so we will see how it goes.

[WalkinTarget]

They won't approve an RMA until you give them a code from the diagnostics on the drive. You may luck out with it, but they are really getting picky when I RMA drives these days.

[Duke{CLR}]

They won't approve an RMA until you give them a code from the diagnostics on the drive. You may luck out with it, but they are really getting picky when I RMA drives these days.

So far i'm in a chat session with the support crew. For some reason a boot partition of the new drive is ion the wrong place.

[Duke{CLR}]

They tell me I need to reinstall windows, but for some reason I can get the thing to boot to the Windows DVD.

[Duke{CLR}]

What a huge PITA. For some reason the installation created some reserved partition on the original disk. I can't boot without it ond for soem reason the DVD wont boot with the SSD plugged in.

[WalkinTarget]

That's what you get for living in Vermont !!! Do like Trooper did and move closer to me so I can fix your fork-ups !!

Win 7 creates two partitions on top of the actual bootable C: partition. Sounds like you just have the Win7 install on an incorrect partition on that drive. Lord knows how and what you did, but hopefully you don't toss the whole thing in the hopper.

[juneau]

Did you try and install Windows to the new SSD with your old Windows HDD still plugged in? This is usually not advised.

[Duke{CLR}]

Did you try and install Windows to the new SSD with your old Windows HDD still plugged in? This is usually not advised.

That is what I did, it was the only way I could get anything to boot. As anytime the SSD was plugged in by itself of ahead of the other one I wold get the error.

Here is an image that I sent the tech guy.

[juneau]

I would suggest the next time you try to install Windows onto an SSD do it with just the SSD and Optical drive attached. That is usually the correct method.

[Duke{CLR}]

I would suggest the next time you try to install Windows onto an SSD do it with just the SSD and Optical drive attached. That is usually the correct method.

That is how I started but the install locked up somehow, that's when it all went to hell. Oh well I learned a bunch during this ordeal.