Windows 7: bootmgr missing

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So I thought I'd install the new Windows 7 Professional edition today to replace my Vista installation.

I formatted my drive and installed it. All went well, spent a couple of hours installing applications and drivers.

Then i rebooted and was greeted with "bootmgr missing"...

The only way i can get into Windows now is to have the windows 7 dvd in the drive as i start up. So when the computer is starting up it says: "boot from dvd, press any key" and if I don't press a key it boots up Windows 7.

If I don't have a DVD in the drive the bootmgr issue will occur.

I've tried messing around with the startup priorities thing in the bios and not had any luck.

I'm running out of ideas.

I've tried:
  • Changing Bios startup drives
  • Startup Repair in System Recovery Tools - which comes finds no problems to fix
  • Command prompt - Using the bcd commands with no luck

I'm running out of options and I think if i reinstall it I'll still have the same problem and waste even more time!

(No hardware was changed and i formatted my vista installation partition and did a fresh install of windows 7.)

Anyone had any issue like this and fixed it?
 
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You may have already tried this, but just use the HD win7 is on.
I always unplug all other HDs before installing any OS.
 
deuse said:
You may have already tried this, but just use the HD win7 is on.
I always unplug all other HDs before installing any OS.
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I hadn't tried that - but I just tried it and I'm getting the same problem.

My pc is dusty!
 
Have you tried switching your hard drive priority around in your bios?. Thats how i fixed that same problem in the past.

*edit* I should learn to read - you already stated have done that.
 
I had this last week following a crash which knackered the boot mnager. The Windows 7 disk should be able to fix it.
 
i've had this a few times myself when using w7, never experienced it previously. As mentioned, just pop in the windows 7 disk and repair it from that
 
In the end the windows 7 disk and repair didn't work - It would scan the Windows 7 installation and find no faults.

I did "fix" it by choosing a different hard drive as a higher priority to the Windows 7 partition - even though there are no other windows installations it will allow me to start Windows 7. (thanks pukkapie)
 
I think this means that you install of Windows 7 won't be on what you think is the C: drive. The install has written the loader to a drive it's designated as C: and then performed the install to the other drive which it'll probably call D: or whatever drive letter it assigned.

How do you get out of this mess? Don't think you can except to do a re-install but this time make sure you disconnect all other drives except the drive you want to do the install on.

On the other hand I might be talking complete crap and everything is fine :D
 
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