BOOTMGR is missing. How to replace Windows 7 embedded boot files after applying image in WinPE

I have just applied an image of a Windows 7 Embedded system to a HDD using Imagex inside WinPE. I captured the image of the system on the same board and the same drive and cleaned the drive before applying the image so it's the same system I am applying to. Windows is x64 and WinPE and imagex are amd64. This is from Windows Automated Instillation Kit version 2.0.0.0.

I am trying to place the image on a partitioned data drive which was set as active. After applying the image I know the boot files are not applied as I get the message "BOOTMGR is missing" after rebooting. In WinPE I tried

D:\Windows\System32>bcdboot d:\windows /s c:

The error I get when I try and load the boot files this way is:

BFSVC: Failed to create a new system store. Status = [c000003a]

Additional info: If I look into Windows\Boot\EFI It contains bootmgr.efi and a few other efi files.

Thank you.
  • Edited by EOColla Friday, March 20, 2015 9:23 AM
March 20th, 2015 9:14am

Active partitions are only used for MBR disk not GPT. Post your diskpart script/commands. Also say if you are booting your WinPE in UEFI mode or not, or if UEFI is enabled on the system.

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March 20th, 2015 3:35pm

You may need ask in windows 7 embedded forum

March 25th, 2015 3:25am

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