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December 16th, 2014 08:00
Inspiron 17R Laptop BOOTMGR IS MISSING
Hello,
I recently had this laptop running with Windows 8.1 and had to go into the BIOS to change it from AHCI to Legacy so that I could install Windows 7. When I boot the laptop after installing Windows 7 it will not boot. I keep getting the message that BOOTMGR IS MISSING. I have to go into the Boot Options when booting and select the Hard Drive as my option and Windows boots successfully. I tried putting the system back into the original configuration but it doesnt boot either. I dont want to have to push F12 every time the laptop boots so that I can tell it to boot to the Hard Drive. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
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perezstudios
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December 16th, 2014 08:00
I figured it out. I just had to go into the BIOS and change the values for the Boot order. I set the HDD for the first option.
perezstudios
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December 16th, 2014 09:00
All I get for model is Inspiron 17R (Early 2013) Inspiron 5721.
I completely removed Windows 8.1 by using the Windows 7 Professional Disk to delete all additional partitions and installed Windows 7 Professional on one whole partition.
And the question was already solved by me earlier.
Thanks for the reply though.
Mary G
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December 16th, 2014 09:00
Lots of 17R laptops--the rest of the model number is important. Also explain what OS it has now--dual boot, win 7 or win 8. Look up the Fixboot command. See if this applies--
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows-7-boot-loader-problems/