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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Ralph Spencer on April 26, 2009, 06:24:31 AM

Title: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: Ralph Spencer on April 26, 2009, 06:24:31 AM

On my dual boot computer, I deleted the linux boot partition which had the bootloader - grub.  Is there any way to move the boot flag to the Windows partition without ANY bootable CD.

Title: Re: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: patio on April 26, 2009, 06:34:42 AM

Have you tried running fixboot and fixmbr from the Recovery Console ?

Title: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: Ralph Spencer on April 26, 2009, 08:38:53 AM

How do I do that?

Title: Re: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: patio on April 26, 2009, 08:55:43 AM

Boot to the XP CD....at the prompt follow the steps to enter the Recovery Console....
Let it load...sometimes slow.
At the command prompt type fixboot and hit Enter.
Remove the XP CD and re-boot....
If no joy joy repeat the above except this time at the prompt type fixmbr and hit Enter...
Again remove the XP CD and re-boot.

Title: Re: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: lostcoast on April 26, 2009, 08:57:31 AM

If you have a flash drive or bootable cd is all I think will work.

Title: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: Ralph Spencer on April 26, 2009, 09:28:19 AM

Ya cant expect me to have the windows cd and stuff here at holidays. Lol No way without the disc?

Title: Re: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: patio on April 26, 2009, 09:31:04 AM

Nope.

Title: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: Ralph Spencer on April 26, 2009, 09:41:32 AM

Thx anyways

Title: Re: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: patio on April 26, 2009, 09:47:59 AM

I forgot this was in my bag of tricks:::
Bootable RC .iso
Here (http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso)
You use it in your burning app to make a bootable CD

Title: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: Ralph Spencer on April 26, 2009, 10:15:09 AM

Now this makes the situation impossible-the only comp here, sits unbootable. I contact you by wap enabled mobile phone.

Title: Re: Boot Partition Deleted
Post by: ale52 on April 26, 2009, 06:31:07 PM

You have friends with computers...right?

Alan <><  :D