Windows won't boot without the Windows DVD.

Hello guys.

I just re-installed Windows recently, and I just discovered something very odd. My installation won't boot unless I keep the Windows DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.

Otherwise, I get an error message saying: "Bootmgr is missing - Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart."

I've also tried many different techniques to fix this problem over the last few days, but to no avail. It seems as though the bootmgr is corrupted or something. Here's some output from EasyBCD, perhaps that might help me solve my problem:

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-acc1-f32b344d4795}
device boot
path bootmgr
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaa3-896d9d0a9f0e}
default {38decb4e-ee2a-11df-a468-fbaae16a58ca}
resumeobject {38decb4d-ee2a-11df-a468-fbaae16a58ca}
displayorder {38decb4e-ee2a-11df-a468-fbaae16a58ca}
toolsdisplayorder {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf78-c548a880142d}
timeout 30

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {38decb4e-ee2a-11df-a468-fbaae16a58ca}
device partition=C:
path Windowssystem32winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}
recoverysequence {38decb4f-ee2a-11df-a468-fbaae16a58ca}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot Windows
resumeobject {38decb4d-ee2a-11df-a468-fbaae16a58ca}
nx OptIn

Thanks!

Stick the DVD in the disc in the drive, reboot, and select the option to repair windows. You might need to do it twice.

Stick the DVD in the disc in the drive, reboot, and select the option to repair windows. You might need to do it twice.

desertpython

Already tried that. Many times. Doesn't seem to work.

I believe that it's because the bootmgr is damaged on the hard drive or something... The entry from EasyBCD seems to indicate this...

[QUOTE="desertpython"]

Stick the DVD in the disc in the drive, reboot, and select the option to repair windows. You might need to do it twice.

The_Capitalist

Already tried that. Many times. Doesn't seem to work.

I believe that it's because the bootmgr is damaged on the hard drive or something... The entry from EasyBCD seems to indicate this...

Try here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392