Boot Problem

[Yet]

Hello, please i need help i am having problem with "BOOTMGR is missing
Press Ctrl Alt Del to restart" please can someone help me out? cause i was using Live USB for Linux but i extracted it to my external HD but i just keep getting that message but i already know about multi boot program but i need other solution on how to fix this 

[ajohnson]

How did you extract it? You can't just copy the files over.

Try using a utility like unetbootin: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

[Yet]

No i didn't copy it over, i don't want use that program .

[jjwinter]

Can we have more info about what you were trying to do when things went wrong?

[DataDwarf]

If you don't want to use unetbootin (I'm not sure why its a pretty good little utility); you can use the dd command to copy the iso to a drive/USB.

The Fedora project has a pretty good howto on this:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Command_Line_Methods

[SecurityMonkey]

Hey... it sounds like your boot sector is damaged or missing... I assume you are running Windows 7 ....

This site might help:

http://www.niharsworld.com/2009/11/09/solution-bootmgr-missing-press-ctrlaltdel-restart-error-boot-windows-7/

[Andrew Waite]

No i didn't copy it over, i don't want use that program .

Any reason for this? Unetbootin (or alternatives) are the right tool for this job.

If you've just transferred the files to your external HD your files should be there, but your system may not know to boot from the external rather than local HDD. Is the boot order correct for what you're attempting? (dd wil have the same issue)

Which Live OS are you using? (assuming BackTrack given forum topic), without using unetbootin you can boot the iso, then use the install option, pointing the installer at the correct external HDD. (Make sure you pick the right option, making a mistake could will hose your local system).

Hope this helps, but we'll likely need more info than you've provided to assist further if not.

[Yet]

Well it seen my Boot has problem the Live CD i tried was Debian with Fedora .

No i didn't copy it over, i don't want use that program .

Any reason for this? Unetbootin (or alternatives) are the right tool for this job.

If you've just transferred the files to your external HD your files should be there, but your system may not know to boot from the external rather than local HDD. Is the boot order correct for what you're attempting? (dd wil have the same issue)

Which Live OS are you using? (assuming BackTrack given forum topic), without using unetbootin you can boot the iso, then use the install option, pointing the installer at the correct external HDD. (Make sure you pick the right option, making a mistake could will hose your local system).

Hope this helps, but we'll likely need more info than you've provided to assist further if not.

[m0wgli]

Your external HD isn't formatted as NTFS is it?

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=78095

[Yet]

Yeah it's formatted as NTFS, but i even try to install Fedora on HD but i just keep getting unable to install also no enough space but the space is more than enough  cause it said it can't partition the HD, i guess i would have to get external HDD, but when the HD still on NTFS when i use program like YUMI everything would be fine .

Your external HD isn't formatted as NTFS is it?

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=78095

[jjwinter]

I read the info in the link, it says to format with FAT32. Read the instructions m0wgli provided, it really looks like your solution is in there.

Yeah it's formatted as NTFS, but i even try to install Fedora on HD but i just keep getting unable to install also no enough space but the space is more than enough  cause it said it can't partition the HD, i guess i would have to get external HDD, but when the HD still on NTFS when i use program like YUMI everything would be fine .

Your external HD isn't formatted as NTFS is it?

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=78095

[Yet]

I just want to say thanks to everyone that response to my post .

[jjwinter]

Did you fix the issue? If so, what worked for you?

[Yet]

Thanks for asking, the FAT issue helped, but i was also missing GRUB also, so i made a proper installation, but it seen even most Distro always reformat during installation to FAT .

Did you fix the issue? If so, what worked for you?