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MBR 3 Error on Windows 7 - 64 bit PC

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Hi,

I have searched this forum for this error and there are quite a few different versions of this problem on this site. However I have not yet found a clear, step-by-step instruction on how to resolve this problem (but I may have missed it...)

In my case I am running a Windows 7 - 64bit PC with Acronis True Image Home 2012 (build 7133).

Everytime I start my computer there is a short "flash" with the text "MBR 3 Error" on a black screen after the initial boot message, and I guess at the point where the possiblilty to start Acronis Startup Recovery Manager with F11 should have appeared.

The computer functions just fine and Windows starts up normally after this point.

So if any of you have a detailed step-by-step guide to offer, it would be really great!

Thanks!

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Did you install True Image quite recently?
Did you create a full disk image prior to installing True Image, or at least prior to activating the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager?

If answer to both questions is "yes", I would restore the image from before True Image was installed. Then I would install True Image and not activate the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager and not activate the Secure Zone.

Thanks, tuttle!

But why would you not activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager? It seems a bit odd for me to have a feature I should NOT activate? I think I can live without it, but this concept was one of the reasons for me buying the product. But maybe my framing of your answer is faulty?

Acronis Startup Recovery Manager can be handy, but is sometimes problematic for some systems.

I would suggest that you open Acronis and toggle the ASRM between activated and deactivated, leaving it in the deactivated state.

Reboot, and see if you still get the MBR 3 error.

If not, run a repair install from the 2012 build 7133 install file, reboot, and then try activating the ASRM again.

DAWO wrote:

Thanks, tuttle!

But why would you not activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager? It seems a bit odd for me to have a feature I should NOT activate? I think I can live without it, but this concept was one of the reasons for me buying the product. But maybe my framing of your answer is faulty?

It doesn't offer a compelling reason for its use. All it does is save you from using the bootable Rescue Media on CD-R or USB flash drive. For that small convenience, it rewrites your boot records which can cause problems on some systems.