BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart - What to do?

Hello,

as I tried to start Vista Ultimate today,
I got this message:

"BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"

What does that mean? How can I fix it?

Whats the reason for that?

Thanks a lot and best regards,
Donat

Hi, Donat.

I haven't seen or heard of that message before. So what happened when you
pressed Ctrl+Alt+Del?

At what stage in the boot-up process did this message appear? I would
expect it to be very early, before Vista even begins to load, because
bootmgr (a hidden, system, read-only file with no extension in its filename,
located in the Root of the System Partition: typically C:\bootmgr) is the
boot loader which starts the process of choosing which OS to load: Vista or
(in a dual-boot system) WinXP or some other OS. In other words, this
message does not come from Vista, because Vista has not even started to load
at that point.

You should be able to boot from the Vista DVD-ROM and use the Repair option.

RC
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San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"Donat Rumschuessel" <> wrote in message
news:11E2909B-27CE-4CE5-AE47-...
> Hello,
>
> as I tried to start Vista Ultimate today,
> I got this message:
>
> "BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"
>
> What does that mean? How can I fix it?
>
> Whats the reason for that?
>
> Thanks a lot and best regards,
> Donat

Hi, again, Donat.

I should have added that Google produced over 1,200 hits for "bootmgr is
compressed". The few that I looked at offered two options: Either boot
from the DVD and repair, as I suggested, or somehow get to the Command Line
and Expand the bootmgr file and replace the compressed copy.

Here is the second option, pasted from a post by uhaligani in the Tech
Support Guy Forums on April 1, 2007:
<paste>
Get to the command line. You could do this by booting up on the Vista DVD.
Now type, at the Command line:
expand bootmgr temp
attrib bootmgr -s -r -h
del bootmgr
ren temp bootmgr
attrib bootmgr -a +s +r +h
</paste>

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vi...ompressed.html

It seems to me that either fix should work.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"Donat Rumschuessel" <> wrote in message
news:11E2909B-27CE-4CE5-AE47-...
> Hello,
>
> as I tried to start Vista Ultimate today,
> I got this message:
>
> "BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"
>
> What does that mean? How can I fix it?
>
> Whats the reason for that?
>
> Thanks a lot and best regards,
> Donat

tried all that en got the same error
tried bootrec /fixboot on c:

says no recognised filessystem

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, again, Donat.
>
> I should have added that Google produced over 1,200 hits for "bootmgr is
> compressed". The few that I looked at offered two options: Either boot
> from the DVD and repair, as I suggested, or somehow get to the Command Line
> and Expand the bootmgr file and replace the compressed copy.
>
> Here is the second option, pasted from a post by uhaligani in the Tech
> Support Guy Forums on April 1, 2007:
> <paste>
> Get to the command line. You could do this by booting up on the Vista DVD.
> Now type, at the Command line:
> expand bootmgr temp
> attrib bootmgr -s -r -h
> del bootmgr
> ren temp bootmgr
> attrib bootmgr -a +s +r +h
> </paste>
>
> http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vi...ompressed.html
>
> It seems to me that either fix should work.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "Donat Rumschuessel" <> wrote in message
> news:11E2909B-27CE-4CE5-AE47-...
> > Hello,
> >
> > as I tried to start Vista Ultimate today,
> > I got this message:
> >
> > "BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"
> >
> > What does that mean? How can I fix it?
> >
> > Whats the reason for that?
> >
> > Thanks a lot and best regards,
> > Donat
>
>

Hi, Fredo.

Rather than piggyback onto this old thread, please start a New thread to
tell us your problem. Be sure to include the basic details about your
computer, such as make and model, description of your hard disk(s), and
which specific version of Vista you are running. Also tell us if this is a
problem with installing a new Vista, or if your Vista has been running for a
long time - and what changed from the time it was running and the time it
quit running. Here are some tips that I shamelessly copied from a recent
post from Bob (Thanks, Bob!):

<paste>
What you are asking?
Read one or more of the below links then post back.

How to ask a question

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Good Post

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

Ask for help in a smart way

http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm#smart
</paste>

> tried bootrec /fixboot on c:

My Vista says , "'bootrec' is not recognized as an operable program or batch
file."

RC
--
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San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"fredo" <> wrote in message
news:55B9633B-1779-4ED9-88D7-...
> tried all that en got the same error
> tried bootrec /fixboot on c:
>
> says no recognised filessystem
>
> "R. C. White" wrote:
>
>> Hi, again, Donat.
>>
>> I should have added that Google produced over 1,200 hits for "bootmgr is
>> compressed". The few that I looked at offered two options: Either boot
>> from the DVD and repair, as I suggested, or somehow get to the Command
>> Line
>> and Expand the bootmgr file and replace the compressed copy.
>>
>> Here is the second option, pasted from a post by uhaligani in the Tech
>> Support Guy Forums on April 1, 2007:
>> <paste>
>> Get to the command line. You could do this by booting up on the Vista
>> DVD.
>> Now type, at the Command line:
>> expand bootmgr temp
>> attrib bootmgr -s -r -h
>> del bootmgr
>> ren temp bootmgr
>> attrib bootmgr -a +s +r +h
>> </paste>
>>
>> http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vi...ompressed.html
>>
>> It seems to me that either fix should work.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> "Donat Rumschuessel" <> wrote in message
>> news:11E2909B-27CE-4CE5-AE47-...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > as I tried to start Vista Ultimate today,
>> > I got this message:
>> >
>> > "BOOTMGR is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"
>> >
>> > What does that mean? How can I fix it?
>> >
>> > Whats the reason for that?
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot and best regards,
>> > Donat

Insert Microsoft Windows Vista Installation Disc.
Press any key when it says "Press any key to boot from CD".

After that you should see "Windows is loading files..."
KEEP pressing F8/F9(can't rmb which, just press both alternately) while
the progress bar loads..... Dun let go until you reach "Advanced boot
information" where you should see Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,
Last Good known configuration etc...., just select Safe Mode with
Networking(or Safe Mode/Safe Mode with Command Prompt) and press Enter.
Wait for the files to load and there should be "Safe Mode" on 4 corners
of your monitor.

Just be patient and wait. A windows would soon pop up and says "Install
Windows". Don't worry, click next. Now at the bottom of this window, you
should see "Repair Windows". Click on it, and there are several options
available here. For this case, which is "Bootmgr is compressed.", CHOOSE
THE LAST OPTION - "Start Command Prompt".

OK type these things (Only works if you have Firefox, can't think of
anything else) below and follow closely:

When Command Prompt is started, type the command below first to ensure
that C Drive or whichever drive which contains all your system files is
selected:

LOOK FIRST!

X:\System> (The string on the left is what appears on command prompt,
may differ on other computers.)

Now TYPE "C:" or "D:", depending on the hard disc volume you are
using...

SO IT BECOMES:

X:\System>C:

PRESS ENTER
THE RETURNING COMMAND WOULD BE:

C:\>

If you get this, very good, continue with the steps below.

Now Type:

CD\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox

PRESS ENTER

THE RESULT SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS:

C:\>CD\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox (Press ENTER)

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox (<<<<< Result)


Now type "firefox".

wait for Firefox to launch now.
it doesn't matter if no internet is available.

Now on firefox, go to File > Open File

Double click "My Computer", and you should see your hard disc there,
but don't double click on the hard disc. Instead, click once on the hard
disc, RIGHT CLICK, and choose properties. AT THE BOTTOM, UNTICK, I
REPEAT, UNTICK THE BOX SAYING "Compress this drive to save space
etc....". NOW CLICK APPLY, WAIT, AND I MEAN WAIT PATIENTLY OK? AFTER
THAT CLICK ON "OK".

AFTER PRESSING OK, DO A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR DRIVE BY DOUBLE-CLICKING IT
NOW. IF ANY FILES/FOLDERS ARE BLUE IN COLOUR INSTEAD OF BLACK,
RIGHT-CLICK IT, CHOOSE PROPERTIES, CLICK ADVANCED BUTTON (Beside
Read-Only Box and Archive Box), UNTICK, I REPEAT, UNTICK the 3RD BOX
Which says "Compress contents to save disc space".

Click OK, Apply and close the folder/file properties.

Now close the box opened by firefox, close firefox, close command
prompt AND AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE FIRST WINDOW WHICH POPS UP
MENTIONED EARLIER, PRESS RESTART.

Your computer should be able to start properly now


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"mickyg10" <> wrote in message
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> hi, i have been having the same problem too but all i get is a message
> saying syntax error after typing in CD\Program Files\Mozilla FireFox any
> help would be great?
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Did you read the complete 2 year old thread, especially the post by R.C.
telling the other fool to start a new thread with pertinent information
relating to *his* computer and not piggy-backing an old thread? Did you try
any of the fixes R.C. posted? What does "BOOTMGR is compressed. Press
Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" have to do with Firefox and why are you typing in
"CD\Program Files\Mozilla FireFox"? Do you realize you're posting to a
Usenet newsgroup? Nah... I doubt all of the above.

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If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."

On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:47:01 +0530, mickyg10 wrote:

> hi, i have been having the same problem too but all i get is a message
> saying syntax error after typing in CD\Program Files\Mozilla FireFox any
> help would be great?

Put a space between cd and the first \ and put quotes around the pathname.

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Well, I ran a small program called Hdhacker, which allows you to view
your Mbr and see weather its infected or corrupted and got this
message
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disk read error occurred...BOOTMGR is missing...BOOTMGR is
compressed...Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart...Œ.....U.
well?


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"technie39" <> a écrit dans le message de
news:...
>
> Well, I ran a small program called Hdhacker, which allows you to view
> your Mbr and see weather its infected or corrupted and got this
> message
> R�NTFS
> ............?...?.......?.?...P.............\..... ..........}'..t........3.Z...|.h....hf..^...f�>..N TFSu..A..U..r.�.U.u.....u.....f..h...HS...<......f ...X.r.;...u..........Z3...
> +.f........Z......K.+.w......f#.u-f�.TCPAu$�...r..h...hp..h..fSfSfU...h..fa....3..(. ......._.��f`..f...f.....fh....fP.Sh..h...BS.....< ...fY[ZfYfY..,..f........Z.....u...fa..................< ..<.t.............A
> disk read error occurred...BOOTMGR is missing...BOOTMGR is
> compressed...Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart...O.....U.
> well?
>
>
> --
> technie39

Have you tried booting from the sysem install DVD and running Repair.
(lower part of screen). It should fix the MGR.