BOOTMGR is compressed (how do I fix it)?
I lost my recovery/installation disk but my friend has one... Is that all I need ? But the most important question is :
WILL I LOSE EVERYTHING ON MY COMPUTER ?? Sorry for the all caps rage but that computer is my life
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1. Boot from your windows disc (if it's vista or 7)
2. When done loading click Next,
3. Click Repair your computer,
4. Click Next,
5. Click Command Prompt,
6. Type in the following: compact /u /a c:\*.* and hit enter.
6.1. c:\ in "compact /u /a c:\*.*" is actually the name of the hard drive where the windows are at, so if it's "d:\", type compact /u /a d:\*.*
7. Restart your computer.
You can download ccleaner for free here: http://bit.ly/1Bk5V5C
First open CCleaner
Go to the Cleaner tab and you will be confronted by a very confusing lineup of checkboxes.
To make this brief, below is my recommended setup:
Under internet explorer check temporary internet files, cookies, and last download location. Most users don't really need this stuff. keep history and bookmarks unchecked, history is a maybe, but you don't want to lose bookmarked sites. You can normally leave Windows Explorer, System, and Advanced alone.
Run CCleaner and it will start deleting files.
afterward it will present you with a list of the files deleted, you really don't need to go through it as it will be several pages long.
The registry cleaner is recommended for slightly more advanced users. Use it after uninstalling programs as they will often leave behind incorrect registry entries.
If you decide to run Registry cleaner then review the items detected and always back up the registry (I keep a folder aside for this)
The Tools tab lets you uninstall programs and set startup programs. Why do you need this if Windows has all of these features? Especially with Vista Home Ed. The windows defender software explorer( startup programs) doesn't pick up some entries (however software explorer is easier to use).
Using CCleaner to uninstall programs and then check for leftover registry entries takes less time.
Under Options you can determine how CCleaner cleans your files. I leave this alone.
This happened to me once , this means the boot file is missing and is on another drive or is lost, so yes you have to have to reinstall windows with the installation disk