Re: XP Destroying MBR on re-install
- From: "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:52:05 -0600
While it is not unusual for people to think that software is the cause of
problems like this it is important to rule out the possibility that the
issue is hardware related. I tend to think it could be hardware given that
the "Repair Install wouldn't stick" .... whatever that means .... I infer
that you mean the Repair Install didn't fix the problem. What do you mean by
"TOTALLY RUINED " as a bootable disk? Do you mean that Windows no longer
boots or that the hard drive is damaged? The MBR can easily be repaired
using the recovery console. See the instructions here
1)Boot from the windows XP CD,
2)press the "R" key in the setup in order to start the Recovery Console.
3)Select your Windows XP installation from the list, and enter the
administrator password (just press the Enter Key to leave blank if you have
Windows XP Home version or you have no administrator password set in XP Pro)
4)Enter the command: "FIXMBR" (without the quotes) at the input prompt and
confirm the next question with a "Y" (without the quotes).
5)Remove the XP CD and type EXIT to restart the computer.
You might want to take the computer to a reputable repair service if you
have damaged hardware.
--
Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
"Steve Wright" <SteveWright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:31C63C31-E863-4F91-AE42-3A8537DE8C40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
Quite a complex one this one - please excuse.
Problem 1.
When booting up XP stalls. It will boot via "safe mode" and "safe mode
with
networking" but VGA mode totally dies. Has happened 3 times in the last
month. I am not aware of what the problem is that causes this. I've done a
full virus scan and found no problems.
Problem 2.
To resolve problem 1 it tried to perform a fresh install (repair install
wouldn't stick) on the hard drive. The files are copied but when the
machine
reboots the MBR is totally screwed and the machine cannot now boot at all.
The disk is TOTALLY RUINED as a bootable disk. This is the third time this
has happened.
To be quite clear, before performing the new install, the machine booted
fine.
Please - save me from buying any more disks- or moving to Apple!
Regards,
Steve.
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