One day, I was restoring my computer to a system image, then teh next day, I restart and it says BOOTMGR is missing, I keep trying restoring using startup repair then another system restore, but it does not find the windows c installation, and I can only boot using my portable hard drive, please help. All so one more thing, Can I delete partitions and put them on my main drive? + windows says its activated when I activate online but not on my computer, what the fudge?!
I am using windows loader, I used the windows backup software, Yes I do have one internal HDD and I want to unpartition it, Yes I am using the neosmart one (forgot what it is called sorry) I use that because I learnt I could boot of my portable HDD using it, so now I have win 7 on it...
Nope, because that was when windows was ingenuine it was the C:\ Drive, + could you tell me how i get get into device management where i can create partitions and change drive numbers ect?
Do this Boot from your Windows 7 DVD Go to Repairfunction (I think its called so, in german this called Reparaturfunktion) goto the Point, where you can start your console Type this in your console bootsect.exe /nt60 SYS /mbr /force Reboot and check for function. Greetings, DonaldFaQ
Ah, thank you, and I think you mean Command Prompt? I will try that, I will give a reply to you in 10-20 minutes, after I'm done watching Danny Bhoy on youtube.
The method you told me does not work I think the problem may be more related to the fact that windows cannot find the hard drive i installed it from, that way I could reinstal windows, than after I tried your method, i done bootrec.exe /fixboot followed by /scanos and it told me that it cannot find the windows installation files, what do i do? Anyway I can format and install windows 7 again?
Meh I hate my laptop, Im starting fresh again, damn f**king windows... btw the only reason I didn't start fresh was because for some wierd bug i restored my comp to my sisters windows 7 sys image now it thinks it is her laptop which is genuine windows 7, as i have found out pirated versions randomly freeze on you and it is annoying.
I have faced this problem too especially with integrated original windows 7 with sp1. If I wish to change the boot disk from one to another, windows 7 sometimes installs but creates 2 active partitions. If I make the 2nd one inactive or format it, windows 7 does not load up and gives this error on startup. On a new disk or when changing the boot disk, I need to disconnect all the hard disks except the one on which to install windows 7 on. That way, windows 7 sees only 1 disk and installs correctly.
Nope they are clean iso's, checked the hash, downloaded from this site... I can't reinstall windows, as It is just trying to install from the portable hdd I am booting from not the C:\ drive