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Name: sleepy
Date: September 30, 2001 at 15:11:08 Pacific
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when i format c: from a floppy drive, is also my mbr gone(ready for a new one)? If not, is this possible and does removing it harm my system? Does every hd (i have 2) have a mbr?
thanks for any help.



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Name: Ellis
Date: September 30, 2001 at 15:25:39 Pacific
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No it's not gone - You can recreate it by entering:

FDISK /MBR

But, be careful, many OEM's (like Compaq) add additional information to the MBR - and your PC won't work without it.


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Response Number 2
Name: jimi_l
Date: September 30, 2001 at 16:08:09 Pacific
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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q69/0/13.ASP

Check that out.It may be usefull.
jimi_l


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