On 24 Jun 2011, at 06:24, d...@safeport.com wrote: > I installed 8.2 from the DVD ISO. This install overwrote the MBR even though > I selected not to write a boot record. Using the repair disk and/or bootrec > does not work. > > The answer is found in > http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html. > > Basically you use diskpart to make sure that only the windows partition is > marked active and then run the Startup Repair process 3 times. This is the > only option that worked for me. > > > > _____ > Douglas Denault > http://www.safeport.com > d...@safeport.com > Voice: 301-217-9220 > Fax: 301-217-9277 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
I can swear you chose to install a blank (empty) mbr as opposed to leaving the current one untouched. Happened to me once or twice ;)_______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
