On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 09:58:21AM +1100, Peter Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Dear Lazy Web,
[snip] > So, dear reader, if you have got this far, how hard is it to add a > "Whack Master Boot Record" to the *grub* boot menu, alongside memtest86, > which would overwrite the MBR with all zero? That option, combined with > a h/w reset, could be used to cause a fresh install. > > Has such a thing been written? what is the package name? microsofts fdisk. have an old version of a boot disk handy and type fdisk /mbr (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/69013) You can even do this through a bootable CDROM: http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm in case you do not have a floppy drive. The advantage of doing this it boots FAST. jobst > > > Regards > Peter Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > /\/\* http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/ > > PGP public key ID: 1024D/D0EDB64D > fingerprint = AD0A C5DF C426 4F03 5D53 2BDB 18D8 A4E2 D0ED B64D > See http://www.keyserver.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. > > "You got the Dumb Bird sitting on your shoulder." -- Dr. Phil > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Computers are like air conditioners, they stop working properly if you open Windows! | |0| | Jobst Schmalenbach, [EMAIL PROTECTED], General Manager | | |0| Barrett Consulting Group P/L & The Meditation Room P/L |0|0|0| +61 3 9532 7677, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
