[NTLUG:Discuss] OT:Fix an MBR in XP

[John K. Taber]

You should have an XP rescue disk that provides a DOS command line
so that you can issue fdisk /mbr. 

I have forgotten the details of getting the command line from the
rescue disk, but play around with it and see. 

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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Dennis Myhand
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:45 AM
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> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] OT:Fix an MBR in XP
> 
> Sorry for the Windows question, but I am trying to install 
> Linux so it 
> is not completely off topic.  What is the "new and improved" 
> way to fix 
> an mbr under XP?  Fdisk does not seem to exist so I can't use 
> the tried 
> and true fdisk /mbr.  I have an install of the boot loader 
> used in Slack 
> 12.1 that just will NOT get out of the way so I can redo my Linux 
> partition and play with some other things.  I have tried the fixmbr 
> command from the recovery console and that does not work either.  Any 
> useful help is appreciated.  Thanks, Dennis in Victoria
> 
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