Keyboard function key what is a function when I press Alt +Ctrl + del , a ''?''

SOURCE: Boot Manager

Here’s your GEEK-steer …

The Windows BOOT MGR (BootMgr) is the object that locates and passes off control to your system/boot drive. It is the Vista replacement of XP’s NT Loader (Ntldr).

Have you made any physical or software (i.e., BIOS) hard drive modifications recently? This common error normally occurs if you’ve added/replaced a hard drive and/or made boot order/configuration changes to your within your system’s BIOS and 2 (instead of the required minimum 1) drives are set ACTIVE.

Use “Windows Recovery Environment” to perform a "Startup Repair". Refer to this very user-friendly visual step-by-step checklist here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/

A more “techy” reference here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927391

Please post back with a status report, clarification, and/or any further assistance you might need.

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SOURCE: HP 1000 mini-netbook bootmgr compressed--no cd/dvd hard drive--

Why all these clueless suggestions? I came here looking for help, but it appears I'll be solving my own problem and lend a hand. First attach something bootable via USB like you already know. Change boot order and boot from some kind of XP install disk. That's where I'm at right now. I'm now in the recovery console which gives me a command line. I had JUST READ somewhere the comand line commands to restore the boot manager that we just compressed.
Hold on....OK ! Problem fixed.
Step by step:
1)Get external CD reader and plug into USB
2)Boot Mini hit F10 or F12, whatever it says to change boot order
3)Reboot and you'll see you now have option to change boot order on bootup.
4)Boot to some kind of XP start disk(stupid me never even looked at HP's recovery disk yet - I didn't want to go there!)
5)Let the startup program run til it stops asking you to select an option, and hit R for recovery console
6)You'll want option 1 for c:/windows and type your password when asked
6)type fixboot then enter
7)It will happily inform you that your boot record is repaired
There may be some warnings or statements in between. You're desperate - agree to whatever they say! ;-)
8)reboot
9)Don't worry, be happy
If you can't stand that you now have that message booting up every time and it looks weird, RIGHT click my computer, properties, advanced, startup and recovery settings, and edit ....change default operating system from ** to Microsoft Windows XPHome etc."
click edit and for good measure delete where it has WINDOWS="" as an operating system. Don't mess with this if you're not sure.
10)Now be happy!

SOURCE: a disk read error occurred press

i had this problem perplexed me for ages go on google and find hdd regenarator there are places were u can download it for free not that i condone that when uve loaded it up you will see a bit that asked you if you want to make a disc make the disc and pop it in your computer it will boot up from disc and ask you what you want to do find and fix errrors takes bout 45mins but completly fixed my laptop when i was going to give up and get new harddrive hope it works for others.good luck barry

SOURCE: BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to

BOOTMGR is Compressed

http://img.roxio.com/enu/support/products/backontrack/resolving-bootmgr-error.pdf


follow the steps on the above link and resolve the issue..
It will surely work..
The link is very very helpfull

SOURCE: Dell mini inspiron 910. On

I think you have a hard disk error.
Use your recovery disk, or better still Windows Installation disc, and start the boot up using the menu to select "repair system". That will save you the trouble of having to reinstall all of your software and settings.
If it won't work, a format of drive C will fix your errors but you will have to restore all of your dadt.
Hope this helps.