[GLLUG] Removing Lillo changes to MBR

Benjamin Minshall minshal1 at msu.edu
Wed Sep 17 14:51:22 EDT 2003


The only way that I know to fix a windows boot record is boot to a safe 
mode style DOS prompt (either through F8 or by install floppies) and run 
"fdisk /mbr".

-Ben

William Bembeneck wrote:

> I have a 160 GB hard drive divided into two partions, running XP w/Roxio GoBack.
> 
> I added a 40GB hard drive and installed Linux on it, having the Lillo install to the MBR.
> 
> Now, Goback isn't working and I can't get into XP. GoBack has done some thing to the MBR and partition tables so that my two partions look like one big one.
> 
> Lillo is not running now.
> 
> I tried using XP's recovery console to fix the boot record. Nothing
> I've done every thing that tech support for Goback has told me nothing.
> 
> Is it possible to restore the MBR to how it was before Lillo was installed?
> 
> For some reason, my boot disk does not work, (it never has from the beginning). If I have to get into linux?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Seth
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