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linux boot loader

irishguy · 2002-11-02 12:35:22

i installed Linux on a second harddrive in my computer and i had windows on the first drive,i also instaled one of the bootloaders on the disk [cant remember which one] which wrote over the windows bootloader how do i get my windows bootloader back as i want to get rid of linux

02-11-2002 12:35pm

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i installed Linux on a second harddrive in my computer and i had windows on the first drive,i also instaled one of the bootloaders on the disk [cant remember which one] which wrote over the windows bootloader how do i get my windows bootloader back as i want to get rid of linux

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#2 02-11-2002 3:35pm

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fdisk /mbr will do the trick.

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#3 02-11-2002 4:47pm

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will this work on XP pro sp1??

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#4 02-11-2002 5:05pm

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If you get into a recovery/repair console from the XP cd, type fixmbr - that'll do the same thing.

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