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Old 02-03-2004, 05:21 PM   #1
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Excuse me if this sounds stupid, but if I plan to re-install MDK, would I need to do fixmbr and then reinstall? I know it's short but I am kind of worried about it for some reason, thanks.
 
Old 02-03-2004, 05:24 PM   #2
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No, any Linux distro will overwrite the mbr. You would only really need to fixmbr if it either got corrupted or you wanted to remove Linux entirely.
 
Old 02-03-2004, 05:29 PM   #3
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Alright, thanks.
 
Old 02-03-2004, 06:51 PM   #4
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In fact, when re-installing you'll even get the choice to "not overwrite /home" which may or may not be useful depending on why you're re-installing.
 
  


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