How can i fix this using a usb flash drive only. i dont have a cd drive. can u help me?
Never, Ever, Never, buy a another computer without a cd drive or you'll be faced with your current situation. You will need a operating
system disk or a repair disk to fix it. Insert it in the drive then boot
from it. You want to get to a dos command prompt (black screen with white
lettering) and type the following commands. Press ENTER after each
command. To
run the check disk utility you will need a repair disc or a operating system
disc. Put the disc in the cd drive and boot from it. You want to
get to the Dos Command Prompt (Black screen with white letters) and type the
following command: chkdsk /r
I
don't know exactly how you are going to get this done because you need a
cd drive to do it. If somehow you can get to a dos prompt you might be
able to fix it and run the steps below.
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd
Reboot and see if the problem is solved. If not get back to the dos
command prompt and run the check disk utility.
Check disk will run well over an hour or two and you will notice the
percentages going from high to low, this is normal. Let it run to
completion. Then reboot machine.
If check disk fails to solve your problem you might have to reinstall windows.
Try doing a Repair Install that way you don't loose your data, documents,
music, pictures, videos or programs.
In windows xp you get to the dos command prompt by selecting R for repair when
the options appear.
In Vista and Windows 7 you want to get to the recovery
console and look down at the bottom of the window for the Dos Command.
SOURCE: cd drive/ USB/ reinstall XP
Nifty little IDE to laptop ide adapters on ebay for under $10 delivered..
remove laptop HD.. use adapter, plug into desktop as second drive.
Load up XP install to a folder.. use a decent file copier so you get hidden files. try filesync 2.xx (look for it),
Back into the laptop, try it..
Only other thing would be LEGACY USB SUPPORT in the bios and an external usb drive... Hopefully your usb problem is XP related and not hardware related..
SOURCE: bootmgr missing
Hello,
What I am going to say pertains to Windows XP (I cannot vouch it will work for Vista, because I do not have Vista).
Boot
from the installation CD, Choose Repair installation. You will have
access to the recovery console. Log in the Windows installation that is
detected. You will be asked for the adminstrator password. Once logged
in Type Help. In the list of commands available there is one called
FIXBOOT. Check its syntax by typing Help fixmbr, or even fixmbr ?
Type the correct command at the prompt and hit enter/return. It should fix it. After that Press CTRL ALT DEL to reboot.
If that does fix the issue use another computer and query the microsoft knowledge base for Recovery Console (or the equivalent for Vista) and follow the instructions.
Hope it helps.
SOURCE: i am trying to boot
1.Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD drive, and then restart the computer.
2.Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive if you are prompted.
3.When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
4.Press 1 (One) to select windows XP and then hit enter.
5.When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
6.At the command prompt, Type Bootrec /RebuildBcd and then press ENTER.
7.If the Bootrec.exe tool runs successfully, it presents you with an installation path of a Windows directory. To add the entry to the BCD store, type yes. A confirmation message appears that indicates the entry was added successfully. 8.If the Bootrec.exe tool cannot locate any missing Windows installations, you must remove the BCD store, and then you must re-create it. To do this, type the following commands in the order in which they are presented. Press ENTER after each command.
Bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
Bootrec /rebuildbcd
1.Restart the computer
SOURCE: my laptop says bootmgr is
First make sure that all usb devices are unplugged and remove all cd's or dvd's or sd cards etc.
If you are running Windows 7 or Vista you can try do a repair by hitting F8 while it boots and then select repair. If this does not work you will need a install disc. If you have Windows XP you will need an install CD to do a repair. I have attached a few links that may help explain in detail. Thanks for using fixya.
bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/
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