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    1. 04-24-2010 04:09 PM #1
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      Accidentally deleted Windows Boot Loader

      Okay, so I decided to install Windows 7 on this laptop that already had XP on it. I wanted to dual boot and get rid of XP after I made sure that 7 ran correctly. I just deleted the XP parition and resized the Win 7 partition, and I guess in the process I deleted the Windows Boot Loader.
      I figured all I had to do was boot the Windows 7 disc and reinstall 7, but it's not loading the disc. It says that it can't find anything to boot or some shit. How do I fix this? I have the Ubuntu LiveCD that I can boot if I need.

      Please help, it's my mom's laptop.
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    2. 04-24-2010 04:22 PM #2
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      I just booted the LiveCD and changed the Win7 flag to "boot" and restarted.
      Now it tells me:
      "BootMgr is missing
      Press crtl+alt+del"

      Where do I get the BootMgr and how do I install it?
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      Try this:

      http://www.vistabootpro.org/
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    4. 04-24-2010 04:42 PM #4
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      Screw this shit, I got the Win 7 disc to boot so I'll just do another fresh install.
      Thanks anyway Indeed.
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      On the old XP-CD you can just boot it into fix mode and type "fixmbr" to fix that problem. Not sure how you do it with the windows 7 CD, but there's an "automatic repair" option that ought to work.
      You can also fix it using your ubuntu live cd: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=622828
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      Boot from the DVD and run the repair tool, that usually fixes all BootMgr related issues.

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      Quote Originally Posted by khh View Post
      On the old XP-CD you can just boot it into fix mode and type "fixmbr" to fix that problem. Not sure how you do it with the windows 7 CD, but there's an "automatic repair" option that ought to work.
      You can also fix it using your ubuntu live cd: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=622828
      We don't have the old XP CD. When I finally got the Win 7 disc to boot it dtected a problem with start up, but it never fixed it.

      Quote Originally Posted by Marvo View Post
      Boot from the DVD and run the repair tool, that usually fixes all BootMgr related issues.
      Like I said above, repair tool didn't work.


      Doesn't matter now, problem is fixed.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Tyler View Post
      Like I said above, repair tool didn't work.
      Then you did it wrong

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