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FIXBOOT command
Name: 3com Date: February 16, 2004 at 05:20:20 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: athlon xp 512 ram
Comment:
This might be a stupid question, but if i run FIXBOOT in the recovery console, will i lose files on the drive i FIXBOOT to? I have googled, but not found a answer to this. It says something about writing a new partition boot sector. I was just wondering if that means it must delete the existing partition. I've never used the recovery console. i just want to be certain before i delete my files accidentally.
Name: jam Date: February 16, 2004 at 05:37:34 Pacific
Reply:
try the XP forum
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Response Number 2
Name: 3com Date: February 16, 2004 at 05:49:02 Pacific
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too many n00b posts there.Thread drowns quikcly. And, it is related to hard drives.
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Response Number 3
Name: 3com Date: February 16, 2004 at 05:54:55 Pacific
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no bother i found the answer: Fixboot would not make your file system disappear. It only rewrites the master boot record so, if your system is there, it will boot.
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Response Number 4
Name: Lesley Date: February 16, 2004 at 06:19:04 Pacific
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over1337
" too many n00b posts there.Thread drowns quikcly "
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