BOOTMGR image is corrupt.

My computer was working just fine yesterday and this morning but when I
came back from work at night, it suddenly stopped booting up. I get this
error message: "BOOTMGR image is corrupt. System cannot boot."

I followed the instructions to make the recovery disk for the 64bit
version of Vista but it doesn't seem to work. I boot my computer from
CD/DVD and it says "Windows loading files" but right after the progress
bar is complete for the loading, the system just restarts all over again
and doesn't get me to Startup Repair.

Can anyone please tell me what's happening?


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akatsuki

 

"akatsuki" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> My computer was working just fine yesterday and this morning but when I
> came back from work at night, it suddenly stopped booting up. I get this
> error message: "BOOTMGR image is corrupt. System cannot boot."
>
> I followed the instructions to make the recovery disk for the 64bit
> version of Vista but it doesn't seem to work. I boot my computer from
> CD/DVD and it says "Windows loading files" but right after the progress
> bar is complete for the loading, the system just restarts all over again
> and doesn't get me to Startup Repair.
>
> Can anyone please tell me what's happening?
>
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If you could borrow an actual Vista DVD, that would be the best bet.

I don't think those "recovery disk" will even give you start up repair
options.
It will just put the OS back to an "as shipped" condition.
You will lose your personal data.

It could be restarting because you had a "bad burn" of the restore disk.
Or, the corruption of the boot sector is so bad, it won't read the HD.

If all else fails, and you can't get it repaired or re-installed, you could
download a linux live-cd (fedora , ubuntu are 2)and use the partitioning
tool (gparted) to format the entire drive, then try your recovery disk
again.
Or, you may find you like Linux, but probably not!

 

Boot your system with a Linux live distro like Knoppix or Ubuntu. .
Once system is booted then save all your important Data and info and the reformat
your Vista

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Peter

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"akatsuki" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:d8013f3faf32734d04ae381147366378@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> My computer was working just fine yesterday and this morning but when I
> came back from work at night, it suddenly stopped booting up. I get this
> error message: "BOOTMGR image is corrupt. System cannot boot."
>
> I followed the instructions to make the recovery disk for the 64bit
> version of Vista but it doesn't seem to work. I boot my computer from
> CD/DVD and it says "Windows loading files" but right after the progress
> bar is complete for the loading, the system just restarts all over again
> and doesn't get me to Startup Repair.
>
> Can anyone please tell me what's happening?
>
>
> --
> akatsuki <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->