On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 16:22:17 -0500
chris huston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I use grub because when I try to use Lilo I get all
> 77777777777777777777777....
> on my boot screen [maddening]
>
> Anyways,
> is there any way to reinstall grub
> after a corrupt [windows reinstall] mbr?
>
>
> other than
> "boot the linux installation CD. choose expert install, when it goes into the
> partition manager, tell it NOT to format ANY partitions. when it asks you
> which packages to install, of course, select none. right from there, you can
> skip parts of the installation by clicking the column of yellow stars at
> your left. go to the one that says something like "boot loader" ..and there
> you go. reinstall "grub". "
>
the above is the method i was just going to suggest. it works rather well i might add.
especially well with the 8.1 release of Mandrake.
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