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FDISK Equivalent To Fix Master Boot Record on Volumes In Windows XP - Boot and Repair Disk In XP?
In the old days (Windows 95/98) I could make a boot
floppy disk with utilities such as FDISK, SCANDISK, SYS, etc., which would allow me to boot from the floppy and do a number of volume repair functions. The main example would be running FDISK /MBR to fix a corrupted master boot record on a hard drive volume. What is the equivalent in Windows XP?? Many Thanks |
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"The_AntiArt" wrote in message ... In the old days (Windows 95/98) I could make a boot floppy disk with utilities such as FDISK, SCANDISK, SYS, etc., which would allow me to boot from the floppy and do a number of volume repair functions. The main example would be running FDISK /MBR to fix a corrupted master boot record on a hard drive volume. What is the equivalent in Windows XP?? Many Thanks http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...ns_fixmbr.mspx -- D I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP. I was just trying to help. Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or advice herein. No warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary. See store for details. Remove shoes to E-mail. |
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Go to dos and initiate
"The_AntiArt" wrote in message ... In the old days (Windows 95/98) I could make a boot floppy disk with utilities such as FDISK, SCANDISK, SYS, etc., which would allow me to boot from the floppy and do a number of volume repair functions. The main example would be running FDISK /MBR to fix a corrupted master boot record on a hard drive volume. What is the equivalent in Windows XP?? Many Thanks |
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"The_AntiArt" wrote in message ... In the old days (Windows 95/98) I could make a boot floppy disk with utilities such as FDISK, SCANDISK, SYS, etc., which would allow me to boot from the floppy and do a number of volume repair functions. The main example would be running FDISK /MBR to fix a corrupted master boot record on a hard drive volume. What is the equivalent in Windows XP?? You will want to boot with the Dell Operating System CD (Windows XP CD) and that will allow you to get to a "maintenance" prompt with ALMOST all the utilities you need to fix the system. moncho |
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 17:53:19 -0400, The_AntiArt
wrote: Many Thanks to all. |
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The_AntiArt wrote
corrupted master boot record on a hard drive volume. What is the equivalent in Windows XP?? see the following KB articles on support.microsoft.com 311073, 308041, 300415 |
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