How to Restore Vista Boot Manager
You may not be able to boot a computer running Windows Vista if the Boot Manager entry in the Boot Configuration Data store is deleted or changed, or if the Boot Configuration Data itself becomes damaged or unavailable. When this occurs, you may receive an error message such as "The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information" when you try to start your computer. When that happens, you can use the Windows Vista installation disk to boot your Vista system and restore the Boot Manager entry in the Boot Configuration Data store so that your computer will start as usual.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Place the Windows Vista installation disk in your computer's disk drive and start the computer. The computer will access the installation disk for the information it needs to start, rather than the damaged operating system on the hard drive.
-
2
Follow the prompts in the start-up process from the Windows Vista installation disk. Depending on your version of Windows Vista, the computer may prompt you to choose a language in which to receive repair instructions, the time or an input method such as a keyboard or mouse.
-
-
3
Click the "Repair your computer" link in the menu of choices displayed, then choose the particular operating system for which you want to restore the Boot Manager entry in the Boot Configuration Data store. This will open a System Recovery Options dialog box.
-
4
Click the "Startup Repair" link in the System Recovery Options dialog box. Follow the prompts to repair the Boot Configuration Data store, then restart your computer to complete the process.
-
1
