help restoring boot record (dual boot)

lukegt · 01-15-2005, 06:32 PM

Hey all

I've just removed all linux partitions off the HD because i was runing out of space on my XP partition.

Now it just boots to a shell (grub> ) and i dont know how to fix the MBR to load windows again. Any help would be appreciated on how to resolve the issue with out loosing all my files

THanks

egag · 01-15-2005, 06:57 PM

well...just boot from the wndows-cd and then get to some kind of cli.
then type " fixmbr " and you've got the old xp-bootsector.

egag

lukegt · 01-15-2005, 07:12 PM

I've tried to boot off the XP cd and if i try to exit to dos to try to type that command (fixmbr) it automaticly restarts the computer so i can do that. Can you be a bit more specific?

Thanks

egag · 01-15-2005, 07:24 PM

isn't there something like a rescue- or repair mode. ?
it's been a long time since i did that.

all i remember is that it took a long time to get there , but i don't have
no details ( sorry... )
maybe someone else.... ?

egag