boot mgr missing!

[Boggy]

I have an old laptop that my son wanted to use . (vista home premium) but when I start it I get "BOOTMGR missing" press ctr-alt-del to restart. I dont have a recovery disc so am I stuffed?

[trillian]

There are a few ways to tackle it but they require either a windows install CD or a windows preboot environment like the Hirens PE disc. But an easy way might be to buy one of these repair discs: [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-Vista-Home-Basic-Reinstallation-Recovery-Restore-Repair-Disc-/261541085988]Windows Vista Home Basic Reinstallation Recovery Restore Repair Disc | eBay[/url]

[Gixxer]

I'd install Linux Mint onto it. It's free and way 'cooler' than Vista. [url=http://www.linuxmint.com/]Main Page - Linux Mint[/url]

[Mark_T]

[QUOTE=Boggy;1151984]I have an old laptop that my son wanted to use . (vista home premium) but when I start it I get "BOOTMGR missing" press ctr-alt-del to restart. I dont have a recovery disc so am I stuffed?[/QUOTE]

How old is the laptop?

Given that it has Vista on it, it might be old enough to have a dead CMOS battery and hence the BIOS info is corrupt or missing.

Check the BIOS settings and see if the date/time are actually correct and see if the hard drive info is there ...

[Boggy]

Just downloading Linux. Never used that so whats the worst that can happen :D

Date and time shows correct Mark .

[electricsceadu]

fix or cure it for good :biggrin:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]79273[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]79274[/ATTACH]

[Boggy]

LOL that will probably happen :D :D

[Planehazza]

Any data on the laptop you want to save/recover, like pictures or music etc.?

[Boggy]

No nothing Hazza :)

[jahk20]

Try to rebuild boot with an windows disk.
Have a quick look on this

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4KBjT-Xfgo[/url]