BOOTMGR is missing from Vista

[needtonow]

Hi! I have a Dell Inspiron laptop, and it needed to have the SATA hard drive replaced, which is what I did. However, I'm still not allowed to get it to work, because now it flashes "BOOTMGR is missing." How do I need to formet new hard drive, and get it to restart? PLEASE, help me!

 

[phil22]

If it's a new hard drive, you have to install Windows on it by booting from the Dell Recovery Media (disc or discs). If you don't have those, you can order a set from Dell.

United States:
https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?DoNotRedirect=y

United Kingdom:
http://support.euro.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&docid=DSN_3A1C590C9132AB20E040A68F5B28350B&isLegacy=true


Or you can buy and install Windows Vista from a Microsoft retail disc, then download & install all the drivers for your Inspiron model from the appropriate Dell website.