Fix the MBR in Windows XP

[master_rigel2]

It's odd that this procedure doesn't work. Everytime I have had an MBR issue the fix I posted above worked.


You could try a few things...

Run a repair install
Reinstall over the existing installation

Or using the XP disk, make a new partition, and install XP that way. Then you'll be all set.

Would it not be possible to simply
* Insert Windows XP CD
* enter recovery console
* copy command.com and fixmbr.(com, exe) to corrupted HDD
* Go to drive in question
* Type command.com (will effectively create a command session generating the appearance of system drive?)
* Type FixMBR


As I read in a Windows XP support page, FIXMBR only operates on the system drive! So if you boot from the CD, it'll try to re-write the MBR on the CD.

This should work, assuming the Windows XP kernel respects the command interpereter. Each time you run command it creates a new session inside the first one, most of the environment variables should be moved over to the HDD.


Rigel