Bootmgr.exe shenanigans

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So I recently (a month ago) did a major disk overhaul in my system. Two new SSDs, to be exact.

The point being that I had to reinstall Windows. So I bring out my old windows 7 boot drive, install that and UPGRADE to windows 10.

The day after, I power on my system. Bootmgr.exe is missing. Shit. So I bring back out my boot drive, repair it etc. It has worked fine since then.

Fast forward to today, I just realized: that boot drive was windows 7. The OS was windows 10. I basically repaired windows 10 using a windows 7 repair.

So now I must ask: the computer has been running fine, no crashes/instability/BSOD ever since that repair. But is this a problem? Can it cause any problems?

And also, has anyone else jere done the same?

[KraftDinner]

So I recently (a month ago) did a major disk overhaul in my system. Two new SSDs, to be exact.

The point being that I had to reinstall Windows. So I bring out my old windows 7 boot drive, install that and UPGRADE to windows 10.

The day after, I power on my system. Bootmgr.exe is missing. Shit. So I bring back out my boot drive, repair it etc. It has worked fine since then.

Fast forward to today, I just realized: that boot drive was windows 7. The OS was windows 10. I basically repaired windows 10 using a windows 7 repair.

So now I must ask: the computer has been running fine, no crashes/instability/BSOD ever since that repair. But is this a problem? Can it cause any problems?

And also, has anyone else jere done the same?

Nope, works just fine, bootmgr will be the same for both OS's

[wyattzx]

If the repair was successful, you notice no issues, and Windows isn't attempting black magic in your basement, I'd say you're good to go. Try running a scan just to be sure.

1. Open a command prompt. (Windows key + R -> cmd)
2. Type "sfc /scannow" without quotes.
3. Let it run.
4. Report back results.

That's it!

[Blake]

So I recently (a month ago) did a major disk overhaul in my system. Two new SSDs, to be exact.

The point being that I had to reinstall Windows. So I bring out my old windows 7 boot drive, install that and UPGRADE to windows 10.

The day after, I power on my system. Bootmgr.exe is missing. Shit. So I bring back out my boot drive, repair it etc. It has worked fine since then.

Fast forward to today, I just realized: that boot drive was windows 7. The OS was windows 10. I basically repaired windows 10 using a windows 7 repair.

So now I must ask: the computer has been running fine, no crashes/instability/BSOD ever since that repair. But is this a problem? Can it cause any problems?

And also, has anyone else jere done the same?

When you did the re-install of windows, I take it you had the drive with your old boot sector connected (even via USB)? Then at some point after that you disconnected it? then rebooted?

 

Windows will have updated that boot sector rather then re-creating a new one on the SSD. Thus when you booted it would have gone "No boot sector! I am going to do nothing". You re-created the boot sector with the windows 7 install disk.

 

You will be fine... if that is what occurred.