Re: Restoring WinXP bootloader?

[Richard Harvey Chapman]

Thank you Jason and Norman. This worked. Perhaps this should be added to
the FAQ?


Thanks again,


R.


On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Norman B. Robinson wrote:

> To restore the master boot record (MBR):
> 1. Boot from the Windows XP CD, press the key "R" in the setup in order
> to start the restoration console.
> 2. Select your Windows XP installation from the list, and enter the
> administrator password.
> 3. Enter the command "FIXMBR" at the input prompt and confirm the next
> question with "y".
> 4. Finally, use "exit" to restore the computer.
>
> If you aren't going to go ahead and install the OS for your friend, but
> what them to not run into any problems you can also boot to a
> DOS/Windows bootable floppy and run 'fdisk /mbr'.
>
> You can also remove the bootloader using the 'dd' command:
> For a disk or extended partition:`dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=446
> count=1'
> For a primary or logical partition: `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512
> count=1'
> and probably of use:
> To save a bootsector: `dd if=/dev/hda of=bootsec bs=446 count=1'
> To write it back to the disk: `dd if=bootsec of=/dev/hda bs=446 count=1'
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Norman
>
>
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> >I'm returning a laptop to a friend and I need to remove Linux + restore
> >the WinXP bootloader. WinXP has no copy of FDISK installed that I can
> >find. How do I restore the WinXP bootloader?
> >
> >Note: I've already removed the linux partitions (was that a mistake?).
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >R.
> >
> >
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