How do i fix MBR in Vista ??? - Overclock.net

scotishhaggis · 09-20-07

hey guys how do i fix MBR in Vista ??? i have installed a linux dirstro which i dont want any more and i cant boot back in to vista on my lap top. XP was easy just pop in the cd ane select recovery consol.

any ideas REP for a quick respons

FZ0 · 09-20-07

it's rather annoying, but the easiest method is to download hirins boot CD, burn that and it will boot when you turn on the pc. run one of the mfg editors, use that to clear the MBR and rebuild it.

Vista does not come with fdisk which you would usually use, but you can boot into a dos prompt using the original vista install dvd and run diskpart

the format command won't clear the first 64 sectors of the hard drive which includes the mbr

scotishhaggis · 09-20-07

am not trying to partion it. the vista install is still there on a NTFS partion. my GRUB loader mucked up. so i need just to fix the bootrecord

allanmonaghan · 09-20-07

put your vista dvd in the drive, boot from it, select the appropriate language, click repair at the bottom of the window.once the repair menu loads up select command prompt. once the prompt comes up, enter the following "fixmbr" then hit return no quotes obviously

FZ0 · 09-20-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotishhaggis

am not trying to partion it. the vista install is still there on a NTFS partion. my GRUB loader mucked up. so i need just to fix the bootrecord

well then as I said hirins boot cd has heaps of tools to edit mbr properly, I would trust that over anythin microsoft offer especially when dealing with such a delicate file.

noshibby · 09-20-07

fixmbr doesnt work,

you have to do

bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /fixmbr

(once your vista disc is in the drive, and you have entered the recovery console...)

scotishhaggis · 09-20-07

Quote:

Originally Posted by noshibby

fixmbr doesnt work,

you have to do

bootrec.exe /fixboot
bootrec.exe /fixmbr

(once your vista disc is in the drive, and you have entered the recovery console...)

where is the recovery console tho . tried in the comand promt but cant see the recovery console

My bad just used the Dos promt. now getting an "HFS Error" god knows

FZ0 · 09-20-07

hirins boot cd! takes two seconds and you have the most thorough tools available for this kind of thing.

xenophobe · 09-21-07

To get into the recovery console, boot the Vista disk.

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09-20-07	#2 (permalink)
FZ0 Extreme Cooler Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 373 Rep: 14 Unique Rep: 12 Trader Rating: 0	it's rather annoying, but the easiest method is to download hirins boot CD, burn that and it will boot when you turn on the pc. run one of the mfg editors, use that to clear the MBR and rebuild it. Vista does not come with fdisk which you would usually use, but you can boot into a dos prompt using the original vista install dvd and run diskpart the format command won't clear the first 64 sectors of the hard drive which includes the mbr

09-20-07	#8 (permalink)
FZ0 Extreme Cooler Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 373 Rep: 14 Unique Rep: 12 Trader Rating: 0	hirins boot cd! takes two seconds and you have the most thorough tools available for this kind of thing.

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