MSR partition contains boot files for Windows to boot and if this partition is lost, Windows will not boot.
The solution is to recreate boot files on System Partition.
Problems
When MSR (Microsoft Reserved) partition is lost on Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2, Windows will fail to boot
Solutions
Recreate BCD on System partition using Windows Setup DVD
Steps:
- Boot Windows Setup DVD (Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2)
2. Press Shift + F10 to open Command Console
- To recreate BCD boot, the partition must be set to active. Run Diskpart command to set active
X:\sources>Diskpart DISKPART> List Disk DISKPART> Sel Disk 0 DISKPART> List Par DISKPART> Select Par 1 DISKPART> Active DISKPART> Exit
- Run BCDBoot command to create Boot files
BCDBoot C:\Windows
Note: If there is an error when running BCDBoot, you need to set the partition to active first (refer to item 3)