Vista bootloader restore

I had a dual boot on two partitions same drive. Both primary drives. C: XP as active. Formatted C:, lost the whole mbr. Reinstalled XP, still lost Vista. Thank you so much! Because of Major problems with XP I reinstalled it and then vista bootloader would not appear during bootup. I tried your instructions for fixing the boot loader but it failed twice. The file Bootsect. Your email address will not be published.

Fiji Vacation Photos. I've heard of some success stories, others where it failed, but it would be quicker than a full reinstall if it works. It's much easier On the original Microsoft DVD in the "boot" folder there is a program called "bootsect. Mac OS I ran bootsect off C: and that restored my Vista bootloader.

Click on the "Repair You Computer" link. Then you'll see "System Recovery Options" box listing your Vista. Choose "Next".

You'll be presented with a list of options you can choose to repair or restore. To repair bootloader, choose "Startup Repair". It will automatically repair the bootloader and at the end there will be a message box showing how many problems found and fixed.

Now take the Recovery CD out of the drive and restart the pc. You can use the program to repair the Windows bootloader, or modify it so that it is pointing to operating system installations that it did not pick up automatically. Easy BCD, as the name implies, is really easy to use.

Just open the Edit Boot Menu tab on the left sidebar, and you should see all installed operating systems in a list. Here you can modify the menu order and select a default system.

Thank you very much. Saved me hours of… well no I looked around for hours, but this is much quicker! Best instructions on repairing the Vista bootloader. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please click on the following link to open the newsletter signup page: Ghacks Newsletter Sign up. Ghacks is a technology news blog that was founded in by Martin Brinkmann. It has since then become one of the most popular tech news sites on the Internet with five authors and regular contributions from freelance writers.