laptop booting problem

[vez]

1 of my friends laptop dvd drive is not working and the computer wont start it is saying BOOTmgr missing, i already tried to send the windows 7 installation files to a flashdrive and press f12 and select the flash drive as booting device and it is still saying the same thing....
should i create a windows 7 boot ISO on flash drive or wat shuould i do

[Flexx17]

Pree this thread http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

[vez]

but the dvd drive isnt working

[Flexx17]

but the dvd drive isnt working

Try getting an external DVD/CD drive......in any case u are going to need 1 to fix this problem

[vez]

I DNT HAVE TO GET NO external drive, i just used a guide on the net to make a bootable usb,
FOR ALL THOSE PPL WHO HAD MY PROBLEM, USE THIS GUIDE
http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-in...working-guide/

[khat17]

No need to get so hostile dude. Caps and all. Anyways - I would have suggested using UNETBOOTIN to create the disc.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Or another tool from Microsoft of all people......

http://store.microsoft.com/help/iso-tool

Just so you know.

[vez]

those guides wouldnt work cuase the dvd drive isnt working on the laptop and i was so relieved when i found that guide so i hurried and made the post with the error of the caps on,,,it was not intentional

[lovepython]

ok boss here is what u need. from another machine with a working drive get wintoflash. it will read the contents of the installation disk an turn ur thumb drive into a bootable installation disk.

[Flexx17]

ok boss here is what u need. from another machine with a working drive get wintoflash. it will read the contents of the installation disk an turn ur thumb drive into a bootable installation disk.

can this work with an external HDD 2?

[khat17]

ok boss here is what u need. from another machine with a working drive get wintoflash. it will read the contents of the installation disk an turn ur thumb drive into a bootable installation disk.

I forgot the name - thanks for that. Was looking for it to post.

UNETBOOTIN doesn't need an optical drive to work - just use the ISO from your PC.