Windows virtual machine fails to boot the error: BOOTMGR is missing

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Windows virtual machine fails to boot
• Upon boot-up, you see the message:
  
  BOOTMGR is missing
  Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart

Environment

VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware ESX Server 3.5.x
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESX 4.0.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded

Resolution

This is not a VMware issue.

 

For more information about this issue, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Microsoft Answers.