On Monday 29 August 2005 01:07 pm, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
| Connor wrote:
| > Ok I did everything you said and it still says 07 a bunch of times when
| > I try to boot the computer with the ext drive off. Will I have to
| > format the hd and reinstall it I would like to avoid that as much as
| > possible.
|
| Ok - the origional Windows boot loader didn't get re-installed. I know
| there is a way to re-install the boot loader using XP, but I don't
| remember it right now. I have a DOS boot disk that I use, and run
| "fdisk /mbr" to do it. But I am sure someone will be kind enough to give
| you the way to do it in XP.
|
| Mikkel
Boot from the WinXP CD. You will get an option to run the recovery console. Do
so. At the command prompt, enter:
fixmbr
You will be asked to confirm.
Do so.
The drive will then boot WinXP again
HTH,
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