Pending: bootmgr missing

hmmmgoood · 10-18-2009

my c: drive that vista pro is installed is getting old and a bit small, so i purchased a new 1TB SATA drive and installed a fresh install of vista pro on it. When i reboot, vista (bootmanager) gives me the option which OS to load - thats ok, just annoying.

I unplugged the c: drive, rebooted to the vista DVD, ran repair on the new drive - and vista gave the error it could not repair, so bootmgr i suspect still lives on the c: drive. I tried a few times, but no luck. I have to keep that HDD plugged in!

My drive structure now looks like this (all NTFS)

c: healthy (System, Active, Primary Partition)
j: healthy (Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary Partition)

Any ideas on how to get the j: drive my OS drive!!

Wolfeymole · 10-18-2009

Looks to me like Vista is on the J: drive.

Tell us exactly what you did when installing Vista.

hmmmgoood · 10-18-2009

Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

Looks to me like Vista is on the J: drive.

Tell us exactly what you did when installing Vista.

ok -
1. c:drive vista pro for almost 2 years. still, to this moment, runs fine.
2. bought a second SATA drive, installed in SATA-3 port, formatted it, called at j: drive, then installed vista pro on it
3. Vista runs great on new j: drive, but i have to choose it from the bootmanager each time i turn on the computer. i can still select the c: drive, which will work, but i want to format that drive and use it for storage
4. set boot to DVD drive, installed vista dvd, and ran repair on selected the j: drive
5. nothing changed, boot manager still looks for c: drive.
6. unplugged c: drive, and re-ran step 4
7. windows barked it could not fix error, and offered to 'send' in error.

does that help! Thanks!

Wolfeymole · 10-18-2009

Why didn't you just install the 1TB in sata 1 and install Vista to that, then pull your old stuff off the original C: drive attached via usb perhaps?

hmmmgoood · 10-18-2009

Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

Why didn't you just install the 1TB in sata 1 and install Vista to that, then pull your old stuff off the original C: drive attached via usb perhaps?

i did essentially, but i put in on sata 3, not sata 1!!

why is my c: drive still a say 'System' and not my j: drive?

Thanks

Wolfeymole · 11-02-2009

Please post a screen shot of Disk Management.

Wolfeymole · 11-16-2009

Hello hmmmgoood

Has the assistance provided at PC Help Forum assisted you in remedying your issue yet?

An update would be most appreciated.

Thank you.

Marked as Pending

10-18-2009	#1
hmmmgoood Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5 PC Experience: Experienced	bootmgr missing my c: drive that vista pro is installed is getting old and a bit small, so i purchased a new 1TB SATA drive and installed a fresh install of vista pro on it. When i reboot, vista (bootmanager) gives me the option which OS to load - thats ok, just annoying. I unplugged the c: drive, rebooted to the vista DVD, ran repair on the new drive - and vista gave the error it could not repair, so bootmgr i suspect still lives on the c: drive. I tried a few times, but no luck. I have to keep that HDD plugged in! My drive structure now looks like this (all NTFS) c: healthy (System, Active, Primary Partition) j: healthy (Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary Partition) Any ideas on how to get the j: drive my OS drive!!

10-18-2009	#2
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,776 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: bootmgr missing Looks to me like Vista is on the J: drive. Tell us exactly what you did when installing Vista. __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

10-18-2009	#3
hmmmgoood Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: bootmgr missing Originally Posted by Wolfeymole Looks to me like Vista is on the J: drive. Tell us exactly what you did when installing Vista. ok - 1. c:drive vista pro for almost 2 years. still, to this moment, runs fine. 2. bought a second SATA drive, installed in SATA-3 port, formatted it, called at j: drive, then installed vista pro on it 3. Vista runs great on new j: drive, but i have to choose it from the bootmanager each time i turn on the computer. i can still select the c: drive, which will work, but i want to format that drive and use it for storage 4. set boot to DVD drive, installed vista dvd, and ran repair on selected the j: drive 5. nothing changed, boot manager still looks for c: drive. 6. unplugged c: drive, and re-ran step 4 7. windows barked it could not fix error, and offered to 'send' in error. does that help! Thanks!

10-18-2009	#4
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,776 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: bootmgr missing Why didn't you just install the 1TB in sata 1 and install Vista to that, then pull your old stuff off the original C: drive attached via usb perhaps? __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

10-18-2009	#5
hmmmgoood Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: bootmgr missing Originally Posted by Wolfeymole Why didn't you just install the 1TB in sata 1 and install Vista to that, then pull your old stuff off the original C: drive attached via usb perhaps? i did essentially, but i put in on sata 3, not sata 1!! why is my c: drive still a say 'System' and not my j: drive? Thanks

11-02-2009	#6
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,776 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: bootmgr missing Please post a screen shot of Disk Management. __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate Last edited by Wolfeymole; 11-16-2009 at 08:26 AM.

11-16-2009	#7
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,776 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: bootmgr missing Hello hmmmgoood Has the assistance provided at PC Help Forum assisted you in remedying your issue yet? An update would be most appreciated. Thank you. Marked as Pending __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

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