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Date:	Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:08:43 -0700
From:	Thomas A Webb <tawebb AT earthlink DOT net>
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Subject:	Fdisk and MBR - a question
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I am attempting to use drdos boot and fdisk as a utility for installing
slamdunk linux, and I've run into a puzzlement that perhaps you folks
can help me with.

When I attempt to replace the MBR using fdisk, I get an error to the
effect that it can't save the old boot record, and the operation fails.
Is there an unpublished feature, or do I need to go through the ordeal
of writing a program in C to do this? The reason I need this is that my
users don't have MS-DOS disks laying around (most are windoze jockies)
and I need to be able to get a simple boot record installed.

Thanks..

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Tom Webb
http://wordwonder.com

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