Repair Missing Bootmgr File

When you start boot up Vista system, and encounter the following error message, you have probably messed up the important system files and landed in great trouble:
BOOTMGR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.

The error happens when you delete, accidentally or intentionally vital Vista system files, or the files become corrupted or been destroyed by virus or malware, may be also by improper install of Vista activation crack such as Paradox OEM BIOS emulator or Vista Loader. In whichever case, you no longer able to access to Vista desktop environment.

To fix the BOOTMGR is missing error, for those who do not want to reinstall Windows Vista, a lot of them is actually using Vista DVD media to boot up the computer every time. Here is the permanent solution to solve BOOTMGR is missing error by repairing or restoring BOOTMGR file. Simply follow steps outlined in guide below.

1.Insert Windows Vista DVD media into DVD-ROM drive, and boot up your computer using CD-ROM drive. If your computer doesn’t boot up or at least prompt you to ask whether to boot up with CD-ROM drive, you need to change the boot up sequence setting in your BIOS.

2.At the “Install Windows” window, select your preferred language, time and currency format and keyboard or input method, and then click on “Next” button.

3.On the next screen, click on the “Repair your computer” link on the bottom left corner.

4.Choose which Windows installation that you want to repair, in case you have many copies of Windows partition. In the case you have only one installation, the choice is obvious.

5.In the “System Recovery Options” window, click on “Startup Repair” to automatically fix problems that are preventing Windows from starting, including missing BOOTMGR.

6.The recovery process should be pretty fast completed. Then take out your DVD, and try to boot up your computer using hard disk to check if the BOOTMGR is missing problem is solved.

If you still facing problem, try the second option – “System Restore” instead, which should be able to recover and replace back original good BOOTMGR if the restore point is created before BOOTMGR is missing.

Source: http://www.mydigitallife.info/bootmgr-is-missing-during-vista-boot-error/