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Old 05-05-2013, 10:38 PM   #1
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Running OpenSuse 11.4...dual boot...with Winxp...if I try-run Windows Repair...


from the OEM CD I have...will that trash my bootloader ? My XP (dual-boot) will sometimes boot properly but more times than not it crashes when I select it from boot-loader menu...believe HD failure is the cause but not sure...I can still access the internet via Linux...dont want to ruin that while running WinXP repair mode...thoughts ??
 
Old 05-06-2013, 02:50 AM   #2
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OEM CDs are dangerous, it may be possible that this is a recovery CD which will wipe your whole disk and create one partition for Windows. The boot-loader will be overwritten for sure, but to repair that is rather simple.
But reinstalling would be pointless if the disk is dying. Take backups of your important data (hopefully you have backups anyway), then post the output of
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