Do NOT use dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdXX it will
On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Bill Kenworthy wrote: > Please dont post suggestions like this without a more detailed > explanation - newbies have been known to blindly follow such suggestions > with the predictable results. > > Also, the language is a bit ... objectionable ... for a public list. > > Please no flames > > BillK > > On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 08:50, Norbert Kamenicky wrote: > > Thomas Buntrock wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I just replaced a win 98 with a win xp. xp overwrote the mbr, so i had > > > grub reinstall it. > > > > > > The problem is, that I used setup (hd0,0) instead of setup (hd0), write > > > it in the boot partition instead of the mbr. linux is running on a hdb, > > > so there is no effect. > > > > > > Is there a way to restore the winXP boot sector without reinstalling xp? > > > > I have very good universal solution for all micro$hit systems, > > which will prevent such troubles forever: > > > > > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdXX > > > > hdXX is micro$hit partition > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- Kevin Reichhart CCNA, CCSA NG Reichhart Consulting -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
