Bootmgr Is Missing Error in Windows Xp
On an Old Netbook I Have Which Is (Was) Running Windows Xp, and When I Boot, I Get a Bootmgr Is Missing Error, but According to This Site I Should Actually Get...
On an old netbook I have which is (was) running Windows XP, and when I boot, I get a BOOTMGR is missing error, but according to this site I should actually get NTLDR is missing instead. I find this vexing. Is there a fix for it? (Exact error: BOOTMGR is missing (newline) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart)
1 Answer
This message usually indicates that the boot sector is damaged or missing. The boot sector is a region of your hard disk that contains information that is used to load your operating system. If a boot failure is detected when your PC is starting, you may receive this error message.
To resolve this issue, use the steps in the following KB article:
You receive Error message: “Bootmgr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart” when starting Windows
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