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

[Leroy Tennison]

Gilbert Morrow wrote:
> fixmbr is the command not fdisk /mbr , fdisk (actually transfered DOS to a
> CD and made it bootable so I did not have to use floppy ) is the old DOS
> disk utility .
> Boot from the windows XP CD, press the "R" key in the setup in order to
> start the restoration console. Select your windows XP installation from the
> list, and enter the administrator password.
> Enter the command: "FIXMBR" (without the quotes) at the input prompt and
> confirm the next question with a "Y" (without the quotes). Use exit to
> restore the computer.
> Had to do this for friends , who tried Linux quit a lot trying to get some
> to move to Linux .
> 
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:45 AM, Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at suddenlink.net>wrote:
> 
>> 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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> 
Something which may be helpful here would be for Dennis to explain a few 
things in more detail:

Why do you want to restore the XP boot mbr?
How is the Slack 12.1 loader getting in the way so that you can't redo 
your Linux partition?
What kinds of things are you trying to do with the partitions "and some 
other things"?

Without understanding the context you have left us trying to answer a 
specific question which may not even be what you want?

Also, have you tried Google or your favorite search engine for:

restore windows boot linux