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Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

mark — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:46:33 -0000

is there compatible with winxp sp2?

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

Gcb_troll — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:38:51 -0000

It is recommended that you use the fixmbr command from the recovery console

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

Devakumar — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:36:59 -0000

in XP there is no fdisk command so how can i fix my mbr problem please send me solution for this

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

ir4 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:38:35 -0000

and in Vista?

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

bayo fash — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:07:07 -0000

i transfered my hard disk from my previous computer into another system and the new computer cant just access the operating sysyem. how can i get around this problem.

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

Wyatt — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:35:57 -0000

Guest... your hard drive is pooched.
Sorry.

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 10:09:14 -0000

but what if I my computer can´t find the harddisk? When I insert my xp cd, it can´t find my harddisk.

When I boot up, I hear, "ktonk - ktonk - ktonk in the startup, before it just hangup and says "operating system missing"

I checked with my startdisk, but after that I could only work in A:/ I couldn´t change to C:/ or something else.

I actually don´t know what to do, because I use a laptop and can´t just insert my harddisk in to another computer and clean my MBR there.

Is it anyone who have any ideas what I should do? I´m desperate, because I´m studying and have my results on my computer :cry:

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:21:30 -0000

I have used this command many times with W2K and it is the best way to undo a dual boot if you decide you dont want it after all.

Gotten rid of Mandrake several times.

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

qmchenry — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:30:04 -0000

According to MS here, this command does rewrite the MBR. It's important to note that this command is not applicable for XP/2000 or later. For those operating systems, it is recommended to use the fixmbr command from the recovery console. Here is a recipe describing that procedure.

It is reasonable to advise folks to be very careful with commands like these because of the potential harm they can do. Of course, if you can't boot your system because the MBR is damaged, there aren't many other choices...

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:14:38 -0000

Hmmm...I thought this merely DELETED the master boot record, not "rebuild" it...

I recommend this only for those highly experienced in formatting, partitioning, and the vagaries of the various Win versions.

Re: Master Boot Record (MBR) Fix and Repair on Pre-XP Systems

nextbrk — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 01:42:46 -0000

Not recomended to use fdisk /mbr in win2000/XP