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 BOOTMGR compressed / Vista
Boot failure, Boot manager, BOOTMGR, Windows errors, Windows Vista
Have BOOTMGR is compressed on Vista Ultimate. Have validated the OS via Genuine Advantage and installed SP1 prior to the crash. Running Dell w/ pen 4, 1gig of RAM, 80 gig HDD. Problem came "From no where." Can't boot to the disk keep getting the same error. Hve verified that the DVD r/w is working and that bios can see all drives. How can I fix this one ?

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ASKED: July 21, 2008  5:47 PM
UPDATED: July 22, 2008  1:01 PM
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Remove any flopppy drives, CDs, USB drives and try to reboot. Try running the chkdsk utility from command prompt during boot up. On Dell computers I believe you have to press F8 twice. Then you should be able to get to the command prompt and enter chkdsk /f and this should check the drives. If this doesn't work, you may want to try the Ultimate Boot Disk CD (free). __________ I came across this suggestion for a fix but I haven't tried this myself, so try it at your own risk. 1) Boot from the Vista DVD. 2) Click 'Repair my Computer' 3) At the prompt to select your OS installation, click the button that says 'Load Drivers'. This should bring up a explorer-style drive browser. 4) Then just right-click on the drive you tried to compress, and deselect 'Compress this Drive', which should still be ticked on. Hit apply, and apply to subfolders/files. 5) Reboot.
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