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Name: neversetsun
Date: February 28, 2005 at 06:43:26 Pacific
Subject: How to restore booting record ...
OS: winnt
CPU/Ram: celeron 300
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I installed NT after 2k and DOS, but then the booting menu of DOS disappear. How can I restore it?
thanks


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Response Number 1
Name: wanderer
Date: February 28, 2005 at 07:52:19 Pacific
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Boot the w2k cd and go into recovery console. Run the utilities fixmbr and fixboot.


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Response Number 2
Name: neversetsun
Date: February 28, 2005 at 17:52:06 Pacific
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fixmbr & fixboot can't work:(


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Response Number 3
Name: dosalone
Date: March 1, 2005 at 05:08:27 Pacific
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You require a 3rd party boot manger, also
see M$ Support and search for Q289283



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Response Number 4
Name: wanderer
Date: March 7, 2005 at 07:13:40 Pacific
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If dos had been installed all you need is the line

c:\="DOS" in the boot.ini.

This assumes the dos files msdos.sys, io.sys and command.com still exist on c: and c: is not ntfs.


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