Gateway laptop saying Boot Mgr missing

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ftlaudmom, Apr 22, 2014.

  1. ftlaudmom

    ftlaudmom Private E-2

    I have a laptop that won't boot - it just say Boot Mgr Missing and ctrl alt del to boot. That doesn't work it just keeps going back to the original screen. I'm not sure where to begin. I saw another post but that person had a Vista operating system - mine is Windows 7. Can you help please? Thanks as always - you guys are the best.
     
    ftlaudmom, Apr 22, 2014
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  2. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Vista was the predecessor to Win 7 and much of what was in Vista is still in Win 7. Go back to that Vista thread and if what was suggested there worked, the same steps may also work for you.
     
    mdonah, Apr 22, 2014
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  3. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    plodr, Apr 23, 2014
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  4. ftlaudmom

    ftlaudmom Private E-2

    How can I tell if its 64 or 32? I can't get into the operating system to see.
     
    ftlaudmom, Apr 26, 2014
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  5. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    If you have the Windows installation DVD, it will tell you on the label. If you don't, go into BIOS setup and look through the CPU and RAM info. A core duo or Core 2 Duo processor or higher and 2GB of RAM or more would more than likely indicate 64-bit.
     
    mdonah, Apr 26, 2014
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  6. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    It would help you you mentioned the exact model of Gateway laptop then we'd be able to look up the specs.
     
    plodr, Apr 26, 2014
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