Re: linux and windows mbr

but couldnt i fix that with the fixboot command??


"Conor" <conor.turton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <LtidnUmVfrCxN0LeRVnyrA@xxxxxxxxx>, Squibbly says...
>> i recently installed linux on a different partition to windows, quiet
>> naturally it wrote its own bootloader on the mbr, now i got rid of linux
>> because it kept on crashing on start up but the bootloader menu keeps
>> coming
>> up and i want to get rid of it. is it possible to get rid of it by using
>> the
>> command in the recovery console using the command "fixmbr" or should i
>> install windows again on a different partition and get rid of it and edit
>> boot.ini??
>>
> Using FIXMBR removes the bootloader but doesn't set the Windows
> partition as Active so it will come up with Invalid System Disk or
> similar. The easiest way is to create a Win98 bootable floppy
> (www.bootdisk.com), boot with that and type FDISK /MBR. Reboot with the
> floppy again, rerun FDISK and make sure the XP partition is marked
> Active.
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
> Windows & Outlook/OE in particular, shipped with settings making them
> as open to entry as a starlet in a porno. Steve B


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