BOOTMGR image is corrupt

anguslurcott · Feb 16, 2015

when i first built my pc (my build is http://pcpartpicker.com/user/anguslurcott/saved/Z9pzK8 ) I have 8gb ram. When I was doing nothing my memory was normally from 5-10% used up maybe less but now when I turn on my pc and open nothing it has 30%. I'm guessing this is because I have lots of processes being used but I don't know which ones are using the most memory and how to permanantly switch them off without me turning them on.

Thanks for help

kccp · Feb 16, 2015

If you type msconfig in the start menu search, you can enable disable start up processes.

Brillis Wuce · Feb 16, 2015

You can check which processes are taking up the most RAM in the task manager under the details tab (Win8). Navigate to that, and make it show the highest number at the top, and see what's using what.

anguslurcott · Feb 16, 2015

Why is it showing in kilobytes ;s

anguslurcott · Feb 16, 2015

kccp :

done this thanks, it will probably be a life saver

Brillis Wuce · Feb 16, 2015

That's just the way Windows does it, although I'm not sure why.

What's taking up the most?

anguslurcott · Feb 16, 2015

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cosmo77 · Feb 16, 2015

Looks like chrome is using most of it.
Also keep in mind the difference in used memory and available memory.
My PC usually had most of its memory in use but the majority of that is available.
What that means is that Windows is using a large amount of the ram for caching so it is in use but if a program requests memory then it will give it up and allow the program to use it.

Brillis Wuce · Feb 16, 2015

anguslurcott :

How many tabs did you have open when you took that screenshot? You have a good possibility of a virus, since I count 20 instances of Chrome.

anguslurcott · Feb 16, 2015

Brillis Wuce :

i had like 10

Brillis Wuce · Feb 16, 2015

anguslurcott :

Okay, you should be fine then. It's a never-ending battle with PC's. After a fresh install, your system will run like a champ, using little to no resources. As time goes on, and you gain more and more programs and software, you're usage will go up.

I recommend CCleaner to remove unnecessary files, and SmartDefrag to keep your storage running well (just no SSD's).

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

***UPDATE***
I really need help, I did what cosmo said but I might of changed some things I shouldn't of (or that could be entirely unrelated). But i turned off my pc last night and when i turned it on this morning it wouldn't boot and said BOOTMGR image is corrupt, could not boot. Or something. I've inserted my windows disk and stuff and it says that it can fix it or whatever but I will lose files installed by disk or from internet or something.
Can anyone help?

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

can anyone help

Brillis Wuce · Feb 17, 2015

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us

Follow these steps and see how far you can go.

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

Brillis Wuce :

Thanks for the reply, in command prompt I enter bootrec.exe and I am given the options and I type in /FixMbr and hit enter and nothing happens.

Brillis Wuce · Feb 17, 2015

Have you tried booting it after that?

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

Sorry, what I meant to say was when I enter /FixMbr or any other of the commands it says it is not recognised as an internal or external command.

Brillis Wuce · Feb 17, 2015

What OS are you running?

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

Windows 7 Ultimate

Brillis Wuce · Feb 17, 2015

Are you entering it correctly? It should look like this...

bootrec /fixmbr

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

Oh right I have to put bootrec first... right I will see what happens now. thanks

anguslurcott · Feb 17, 2015

I used /FixBoot and then restarted and it said some like fixing memory thing and when it was done windows booted up. Thanks so much for your help.

Brillis Wuce · Feb 17, 2015

No problem, man. Happy computing!

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