bootmgr problem

[1chalupa]

so recently i got a new hard drive and i got it all working. but in the process of initializing it in the device manager i hit activate. so i then de activate it. i then re activate my c drive cause thats where windows is. i then make sure that everything is right by using diskpart in cmd. so that all checks out. i then turn my computer off cause im done for the night. i turn it on the next day and i get a message "bootmgr is missing ctrl+alt+del to restart" so i restart a couple times. no luck. i get my installation disk out and boot that. it cant find any problems. i then try using the command prompt in the repair system. i use diskpart, then list disk. then it only shows the drive x which is the cd. doesnt show any of my four drives. i fiddle around in the boot order. no luck. so now i am here. tried everything i know and looking for help. please help me i need to use my computer for school and thank god this happened on the weekend. 

[Elbstrand]

so recently i got a new hard drive and i got it all working. but in the process of initializing it in the device manager i hit activate. so i then de activate it. i then re activate my c drive cause thats where windows is. i then make sure that everything is right by using diskpart in cmd. so that all checks out. i then turn my computer off cause im done for the night. i turn it on the next day and i get a message "bootmgr is missing ctrl+alt+del to restart" so i restart a couple times. no luck. i get my installation disk out and boot that. it cant find any problems. i then try using the command prompt in the repair system. i use diskpart, then list disk. then it only shows the drive x which is the cd. doesnt show any of my four drives. i fiddle around in the boot order. no luck. so now i am here. tried everything i know and looking for help. please help me i need to use my computer for school and thank god this happened on the weekend. 

 

If you use anything above windows xp, you need to make the small partition which is the first on the boot drive, the active one.

 

(Size of that partition: ~ 100 MB for Windows Vista/7 and 300MB on Windows 8 if i remember correctly)

 

Edit: By the way, the partition i'm talking about is probably called "system-reserved" and it has got the boot manager on it (or atleast part of it, i think)

Edited June 2, 2013 by Elbstrand

[1chalupa]

how would i do that? btw thanks for the speedy reply

 

edit: i know i have that partition its just that it doesnt show up

 

forgot to quote

[1chalupa]

If you use anything above windows xp, you need to make the small partition which is the first on the boot drive, the active one.

 

(Size of that partition: ~ 100 MB for Windows Vista/7 and 300MB on Windows 8 if i remember correctly)

 

Edit: By the way, the partition i'm talking about is probably called "system-reserved" and it has got the boot manager on it (or atleast part of it, i think)

how would i do that? btw thanks for the speedy reply

 

edit: i know i have that partition its just that it doesnt show up

[Elbstrand]

how would i do that? btw thanks for the speedy reply

 

edit: i know i have that partition its just that it doesnt show up

 

Well, atleast now you know the cause and what you need to fix.

 

Get a GParted live disk / usb stick and try if you can detect the partitions there.

[Elbstrand]

Also GParted should be able to set the partition to active again, if it can detect it.

 

 

BTW: Next time you make a new thread or any post for that matter, try not to write "a wall of text".

 

Try to actually leave some spaces (empty lines in between) and maybe highlight some of the keywords with bold or italic. This should attract more people to actually take the time and read your post. I've had a hard time convincing myself to actually take my time and read your first post.

 

Also you could seperate the actually juicy parts of the text (the facts / the questions) from stuff that won't help anyone in the process if they read it.

[1chalupa]

Well, atleast now you know the cause and what you need to fix.

 

Get a GParted live disk / usb stick and try if you can detect the partitions there.

Cool thanks, I will try that in the morning. And will reply with my outcome. Then just so you know I will be calling ibuypower tech support on Monday. They are he company I got the rig from.

[1chalupa]

Also GParted should be able to set the partition to active again, if it can detect it.

 

 

BTW: Next time you make a new thread or any post for that matter, try not to write "a wall of text".

 

Try to actually leave some spaces (empty lines in between) and maybe highlight some of the keywords with bold or italic. This should attract more people to actually take the time and read your post. I've had a hard time convincing myself to actually take my time and read your first post.

Duely noted, I will do that next time. I just wanted to get my whole story out. Not they this really matters but I am kinda new to this whole posting issues on forums instead of just searching for answers or calling someone

[Elbstrand]

Cool thanks, I will try that in the morning. And will reply with my outcome. Then just so you know I will be calling ibuypower tech support on Monday. They are he company I got the rig from.

 

Great. Hope you didn't miss my post above yours.

[Elbstrand]

Duely noted, I will do that next time. I just wanted to get my whole story out. Not they this really matters but I am kinda new to this whole posting issues on forums instead of just searching for answers or calling someone

 

It's no problem at all, but it will get more people to read your stuff and help you, if your posts are as easy to read as possible.

 

PS. I did a small change to the text you quoted, since you quoted.

[1chalupa]

Great. Hope you didn't missed my post above yours.

I didn't, almost did tho

[Elbstrand]

I didn't, almost did tho

 

Since you are new:

 

As soon, as your problem is fixed you should select the best answer you got, which helped you fix it. This is done by clicking the "solved" button at the bottom of the post you want to mark.

[1chalupa]

Since you are new:

 

As soon, as your problem is fixed you should select the best answer you got, which helped you fix it. This is done by clicking the "solved" button at the bottom of the post you want to mark.

Ya I was wondering what that was for. I will do that as soon as I fix it. Thanks again

[Elbstrand]

Ya I was wondering what that was for. I will do that as soon as I fix it. Thanks again

 

Found that out a couple of days ago. Was wondering all the time how people did mark the best answer. :D

[1chalupa]

Found that out a couple of days ago. Was wondering all the time how people did mark the best answer. :D

Oh that makes me feel better, I am not that much of a "noob"...

[luke1078]

I had the same problem. I copied Bootmgr file from my friends Windows 7 install disk and I just pasted it into mine.

 

I was then able to see my partitions and also I was able to do a nice clean install of windows ultimate 64 bit.

If you need the file Message Me.

[1chalupa]

I had the same problem. I copied Bootmgr file from my friends Windows 7 install disk and I just pasted it into mine.

 

I was then able to see my partitions and also I was able to do a nice clean install of windows ultimate 64 bit.

If you need the file Message Me.

Ok I will is the solution above doesnt work. And am I going to have to do a clean install of windows cause all I am trying to do is get into the windows environment do I can select the correct drive as active

[Elbstrand]

Ok I will is the solution above doesnt work. And am I going to have to do a clean install of windows cause all I am trying to do is get into the windows environment do I can select the correct drive as active

 

You still can't find the drive even with GParted? Are you sure its detected correctly in the BIOS?

[1chalupa]

You still can't find the drive even with GParted? Are you sure its detected correctly in the BIOS?

oh sorry i was on my ipad meant to say if, i am downloading gparted and gonna try it now. sorry for the confusion 

[Elbstrand]

oh sorry i was on my ipad meant to say if, i am downloading gparted and gonna try it now. sorry for the confusion 

 

no worries :P

[1chalupa]

so i downloaded gparted and burned the whole entire iso to a cd

 

i put in my computer

 

so i hit f12 to select first boot device select cd

 

then it says this "loading operating system ... boot from cd/dvd : bootmgr is missing press ctrl alt del to restart" 

 

it seems like it cant boot to anyother cd thats not a windows install cd

 

  EDIT: i got into gparted

[1chalupa]

so i got into gparted

 

and the only drives that show up are one of ssds   my ssds and system reserved not any of one 1tb drives

 

also my left click doesnt work...

 

i am figuring out gparted

 

cycled through my drives which are: 2 ssds in raid 0, 60 gb each, which are also my boot drives

then two 1tb drives not in any raid

then there is the system reserved

 

currenty the only drives flagged as anything are the sdds

they are flagged as boot

 

i cant seem how to flag other things

 

should my system reserved be flagged as boot?

 

and how to flag things?

Edited June 2, 2013 by 1chalupa

[1chalupa]

so i used a different boot cd with partition wizard on, i set the 100mb partition as active

 

then i restarted, didnt hit a key to boot to a cd

 

then it gets the first windows loading screen, the black one

 

then it flashes a blue screen for under a second, couldnt get any info off it

 

system restarts on its own then goes to the windows recovery thing WITHOUT the cd

 

this is a sign of life... i think. 

 

still cant get into the full windows environment

 

i then try the diskpart command

 

list disks

 

nothing shows up

 

i do bootrec and try rebuildbcd, scan os, fixmbr, but not fixboot cause it might overwrite stuff.

[Elbstrand]

Well i don't know about your specifics, but setting the "system reserved" as active was the way to go.

 

In my case its got the following flags: active, system, primary partition.

My c:// partition got something like: Start partition, primary partition (it's in german so i can't give you the exact name)

 

PS. Just try fixboot, there shouldn't be going anything wrong, it just writes the boot manager again. also try to disconnect anything but your boot drive for now.

[1chalupa]

Well i don't know about your specifics, but setting the "system reserved" as active was the way to go.

 

In my case its got the following flags: active, system, primary partition.

My c:// partition got something like: Start partition, primary partition (it's in german so i can't give you the exact name)

 

PS. Just try fixboot, there shouldn't be going anything wrong, it just writes the boot manager again. also try to disconnect anything but your boot drive for now.

So I tried fixboot and it said this operation is not ready.

Don't know what to try now

Thanks for the help, but it looks like I'm gonna have to call ibuypower tomorrow and hope they can fix it