Hey all.

I recently formatted a 250gb drive of mine with the intention of installing Windows XP on it later on. The problem is, I think it formatted a LOT more than it needed to, and took necessary boot files with it.

When trying to start up the PC I got "BootMGR is missing" error. I've tried booting from CD drive, and I've also changed the boot order to exclude the HDD. Still no luck :/

I was wondering if there were any trustworthy and efficient software out there that can repair my empty HDD?

Thanks

If you formatted the drive, it's expected that your computer won't boot... Everything necessary to boot your computer will be installed when you install Windows.

The fact that you also can't seem to boot from a CD suggests something else is wrong. Double-check your BIOS settings. Also make sure nothing is wrong with the CD. Give it a spin on an other pc, one that you know does work. Or try a known working CD on this pc.

just a thought, but are you sure you got a bootable windows xp cd ?
there is different versions,one that wasn′t bootable,and you either had to start it from windows,or using 6 windows xp floppies from "dos" =boot with those floppies.
and there is of course bootable versions,got one my self that comes with servicepack 2.

Hey guys I'm back.

Thanks for your replies but I figured out the problem. The SATA cable that runs from the CD drive to the Motherboard was defective. I'm going to pick one up tomorrow

Mods can close the topic

Glad you figured it out, and closed per OP request.