Bootmgr Problems

Discussion in 'Software' started by ilduce055, May 17, 2013.

  1. ilduce055

    ilduce055 Private E-2

    Hello, I have a laptop running Windows 7 Home 64 bit, and I have been having problems with my bootmgr.exe continually disappearing. It seems like nothing short of reinstalling Windows will fix this. Is there something I am doing wrong that could cause this file to be missing time and time again?
    When I reinstall Windows, it is a clean install from a recovery disk I received from Best Buy when I bought the laptop. Thank you in advance for your help.
     
  2. AtlBo

    AtlBo Major Geek Extraordinaire

    ilduce055...

    Have you been using an partitioning software? You may want to take a look at this and see if it has any relevance to your situation:

    https://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9263

    Even if you aren't running partitioning software, the thread above seems to indicate to me that you could have a failing hard drive. At the very least I would find the manufacturer's hard drive test software and run it on the drive...
     
  3. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    You can try this that I found on another forum:

    Solution 1: To repair BootMGR problems

    What you need: Windows Vista or Windows 7 disk
    1. Insert your Windows Vista or Windows 7 disk into the DVD player and restart the computer.
    2. You'll see the boxes of Language, Time and Currency and Keyboard in the next screen.
    3. There are two options in the lower left side. One is "Repair your computer", and the other one is "What to know before installing Windows".
    4. Click on the first one: "Repair your computer".
    5. Windows will then try to find the installation directory for Vista or Windows 7, depending on what you have.
    6. Next up is a screen with a box called Recovery Options. Click the first option, Startup Repair.
    You'll see a Startup Repair box with the message "Startup Repair is checking your system for problems…".
    7. When it's done, it will prompt you to reboot. If there is more than one problem it may reboot again to continue repairing.
    8. At this time, you can plug out the DVD disk, restart your computer and everything should be working normally.
     
  4. ilduce055

    ilduce055 Private E-2

    I ran the scanner from Seagate that Samsung recommends for my laptop, and it failed one of the tests. Does this mean that I need to replace my hard drive? If so, what would be the best way to do this?
    Once again, thank you for the help in advance.
     
  5. AtlBo

    AtlBo Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Either replace it, or run the test again and, if it fails again, replace it. It's your call...
     

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