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Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:40:58 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: "Howarth, Richard" <rhowarth AT sgb DOT co DOT uk>
CC: juan DOT afonso AT usa DOT net, "'djgpp AT delorie DOT com'" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: Recovery boot loader
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Howarth, Richard wrote:
> 
> A bit off-topic for this group, but as you're here now...
> 
> I had this problem after installing Windows 95 on a machine which had
> had Linux on it.
> 
> The fix is a command (format I think) with the undocumented "/mbr"
> switch.

It's `fdisk'.  `fdisk /mbr' will put DOS's loader back in the master
boot record.  Note that this won't help you if your partition table is
broken, but that doesn't seem to be your problem.

If it's not the MBR, but the partition boot sector, `sys' is
appropriate.

> Search Microsofts knowledge base for "MBR" and "MASTER BOOT RECORD".
> 
> Do make sure you back up any data first.

A wise idea.

> P.S. apologies if this is coming through in HTML or RTF, I'm using MS
> exchange and I can't find where to switch the blasted stuff off
> selectively.

No, it's fine.  Don't worry about it.

-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com