Semi-OT: Fixing my Windows MBR

[Bill Mullen]

On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 20:17, Dan Jenkins wrote:
> Travis Roy wrote:
> > 
> >> You might be able to fix this with the Win2K CD. I know that with XP's,
> >> you can boot to the recovery console and run "fixmbr"; ISTR that you can
> >> do the same with Win2k's CD ... maybe not, but it's worth a try.
> > 
> > I forgot to mention, I do not have the Win2k CD
> 
> To bring this more On-Topic, depending on your Linux 
> distribution, the installation CD often contains a "rescue" 
> option. (For example, Mandrake lets you restore a Windows boot 
> sector.)

I would have suggested that, but AIUI it does the restore from the saved
MBR located in the /boot dir (usually named "boot.0300"), and Travis had
mentioned earlier that he had already blown away his linux partitions. I
use the MDK rescue system often, but I've never tried to reinstall a Win
MBR with it on a system not also containing Mandrake.

-- 
Bill Mullen
RLU# 270075