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How do you fix the MBR?
Name: Doug52392 Date: July 25, 2007 at 13:24:30 Pacific OS: Windows Vista Premium CPU/Ram: Pentium D/1gb Product: Gateway GT5428
Comment:
Hi, I think my MBR might be corrupted, and was wondering how to fix it. I know theres a command on the Windows XP CD to do this. How do I restore the MBR with a Windows Vista disk?
Name: Doug52392 Date: July 29, 2007 at 17:20:24 Pacific
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Thanks for your help, I have fixed it. I booted my computer with the Vista disk that came with my computer, and went to the recovery option, and the wizard automaticly detected the corrupted MBR and rebuilt it. I suspect the MBR was probaly deleted or lost from when i installed Debian Linux on my computer (the installer failed to install a boot loader, so when i turned the computer on, it went to the Intel boot agent to do a network boot). I did not loose any data. I have since removed the Linux partitions and tried a different Linux OS, which works fine now.
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Response Number 4
Name: ScoobyDoo Date: July 29, 2007 at 18:47:36 Pacific
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Thats what usually where MBR problems come from. When setting up a dual boot system and something isnt right.
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