reinstall windows boot loader

bruse · 02-05-2005, 04:23 AM

Hi,
first i had windows xp and then i insalled mandrake after restart my LILO has not working .

now i need to reinstall windows boot loader .
i entered in to rescue mode and i gave re-install windows boot loader. i have the problem

1: <lilo> on /dev/hda
2:<lilo> om /dev/hda7

which one u want to overwrite
i gave 2 after nothing happen..........
please help me.......

bareego · 02-05-2005, 04:27 AM

either reboot from a winXP cd and do a repair install

or

boot from a win98 floppy and run

Code:

fdisk /mbr

That should restore your DOS MBR

Cheers
Bareego

bruse · 02-05-2005, 04:33 AM

sir windows xp cd is not detecting now .....
mandrake linux rescue cd only working
with that how can resolve the prob.....
thanks help me sir.....

bunnadik · 02-05-2005, 05:49 AM

Overwrite /dev/hda.
/dev/hda7 is your linux partition and restoring that boot record won't matter to Windows.

- Peder

bruse · 02-10-2005, 05:07 AM

but when i try to install grub it said ...
/dev/ram3 does not have any corresponding BIOS drive....

what does it mean........

bunnadik · 02-10-2005, 06:22 AM

Ahh, this is connected to your other post. Please don't post the same problem under different threads.

Try selecting the Console option in the rescue CD.
Mount your / partition on /mnt (like 'mount /dev/hda7 /mnt')
Run 'chroot /mnt /bin/bash'
Now the system thinks the CD' s /mnt is your HD's /
Try grub-install or run grub manually as I described in the other post.

- Peder