I installed windows 7 PROfrom windows XP three weeks ago on a P4 system with 4 GB of ram. My problem is every 3-4 days (I mean every), I boot up windows 7 and it says Master Boot Record not found, press CTRL-ALT-DELTE to restart. I fix it with Bootrec command in the recovery console. Windows 7 boot again. What the ____ is wrong with Windows 7 that it keeps on losing the MBR every 3-4 days? I ran windows XP for over 6 years and lost the MBR once or twice. I install Windows 7 Professional and the MBR lost/corrupt every week. Is this a bug with Windows 7? I tried googling it, I tried searching the MS knowledge base, but no solutions beside bootrec command. I bought the retail version of Windows 7 Professional...It is not a pirate copy.. It is a legal copy of Windows 7 Professional.My system specs: (could provide more detail)Gigabyte GA-8KNXP4 GB of DDR running in dual mode2.80 P4 HTPrimary master: SATA drivePrimaryslave: SATA DVD-R driveSecondary IDE: hard driveSapphire AGP 8x graphics cardI am running diskeeper (the latest version) on Windows 7 Professional. The problems seems to happen when I lose power or the system does not properly shut down. It happens other times too. If I do not restart when Windows 7 Professional ask me to, the problem has a 80% chance of happening. Not sure what causing it. My trusty windows XP Professional never had these errors...Drew

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Not sure. the drive is 6 months ago and I ran Western Digitals hard drive diagnosis and it passed. I did a chkdsk on the drive and no errors. The drive seems fine. I could load windows XP on the SATA drive and absolutely no problems. My concern is one day bootrec is not going to fix the problem. Plus, I do not like having to fix the master boot record one or two times a week. I could try to update the bios of the motherboard and see what happens. I bought the motherboard about 4 years ago and there are bios updated. The mb has a dual bios. I hate bios updates.

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I post an update after a bios update.

Hi mccorm79, After performing a further research, I found that this issue can occur because some system booting files are corrupted after the sudden power lose or improper computer shutting down happened. First, you can try the suggestions provided on the following website to repair MBR on Windows 7. How to repair MBR on Windows 7 After that, if the issue persists, I strongly suggest performing a Startup repair to check the issue since the Startup Repair Tool can automatically repair the following problems: Missing/corrupt/incompatible drivers Missing/corrupt system files Missing/corrupt boot configuration settings Corrupt registry settings Corrupt disk metadata (master boot record, partition table, or boot sector) Problem update installation Startup repair in Windows Recovery Environment ============= 1. Please insert the Windows 7 DVD and reboot the computer. Note: Please ensure that the DVD-ROM is the first booting device. If you are unsure how to change this BIOS setting, please contact the computer manufacturer for more information. 2. When we are prompted to press a key to boot from the DVD, please press Enter or the space bar to launch Windows Recovery Environment. 3. Click "Next" and click "Repair your computer". 4. Click Startup Repair to perform Windows Startup Repair. Please check if the issue persists. In addition, since your BIOS is old, it is also recommended updating your motherboard to check the issue. Hope it helps.

what if i deleted the boot partition? is there anyway to recover/rebuild? like fixmbr on xp?