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Windows 7 Startup Repair Failure

  • 23-08-2011 03:51PM
    #1
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    I recently just tried to create a dual boot of Linux and Windows 7 but something went horribly wrong and now I can not boot either, when I try to boot I get the following error message:

    BOOTMGR is missing
    Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart

    When I googled this error it seemed to be relatively easy to fix with startup repair manager as suggested by the article below

    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/

    I was able to boot my Win7 install CD, got to the startup recovery Options window which detected/saw my Win7 partition. When I selected it and tried to repair it I got a very bizarre error message telling me that the installed OS (which it recognized as Win7 ultimate) was not compatible with the disc which was Win7 DVD. I am at a complete loss as I cannot find anything on google. The only option left to me now it would seem is a reinstall of Win7 however I would like to avoid this as I have alot of updates and stuff installed on the current installation. Any help with this would be much appreciated.

    Regards,

    Dave


Comments

  • #2
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,203 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    At a guess, the bootloader in your linux distro doesn't know about the new (as of Vista) Windows boot mechanism. Out of curiosity, what version of Linux did you go for?

    Have a look at this Microsoft support page and see if it'll help. Once you can get back into Windows you can use a Linux live disc like SuperGrub2 to recover your Linux install.


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