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- new install issue with windows and master boot record
- Ok Im setting up a new barebone kit and get windows installed perfectly on it, the only prolem is that after I load the cd that came with the motherboard the drivers cd, windows will no longer load without the assistance of a boot cd.. but if I do...
- Tags: jkiron@..., master boot record, window
- Discussion threads 2007-04-23
- Windows XP boot disk - master boot record question.
- I created a Windows XP boot disk with the ntldr, ntdetect.com, and boot.ini files. My question is when you boot from the disk does it bypass the master boot record on your hard drive?I'm trying to figure out if a mbr is created on the disk when creating the...
- Tags: boot-disk, contact@..., master boot record, windows, xp, windows xp, mbr, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Boot, disk
- Discussion threads 2007-02-25
- Install Windows 2000 Professional over Linux
- If you're returning to Windows 2000 Professional after trying Linux, you might run into a small problem caused by incompatibilities on the Master Boot Record. Here's how to untangle the problem and get Windows running smoothly again. Assume you installed Linux on a computer a while back for ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Linux, Jim Boyce, Operating systems, computer, Master Boot Record, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Software
- Technical articles 2006-08-21
- 98 and 2000pro dual boot problem
- 98 and 2000pro dual boot problemMy machine is setup with two drives divided into multiple partitions by Partition Magic. The drives are on a RAID IDE bus but just using the RAID busses as extra IDE ports, no RAID configurtion. I was running 98se and installed 2000pro as a second...
- Tags: 2000Pro, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 SE, operating system, windows, wordmaster1
- Q&A 2005-07-19
- Operating System not Found
- XP Home ED after plugging in a new DVD/CDRW drive into laptop 9compa presario 2700T) I get an "operating system not found" error. Bios boot order is correct also if I place OS CD in drive still recieve same messgae and no option to press key to boot to cd....
- Tags: BIOS, disk, Emergency Start-Up Disk, hard drive, hardware, keithc2004@..., Master Boot Record, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- when is MBR created?
- When is the Master Boot Record created?Is it created when you: 1- create a primary partition 2- or when you mark primary partition active 3- or when you format that partition 4- or is it created...
- Tags: Master Boot Record
- Q&A 2005-04-09
- Saving and restoring the partition table
- Tackling a partition table problem can be a daunting process. In this Daily Drill Down, Rodrigo Zamora addresses what to look for when you have a corrupt partition and introduces a handy utility to backup and restore the Master Boot Record.With the proliferation of large, relatively inexpensive hard drives...
- Tags: Rodrigo Zamora, Master Boot Record
- Technical articles 2001-07-24
- How It Works: Master Boot Record (MBR)
- This article is a disassembly of a Master Boot Record MBR. The MBR is the sector at cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1 of a hard disk. An MBR is created by the FDISK program. The FDISK program of all operating systems must create a functionally similar MBR. The MBR...
- Tags: Sector, Master Boot Record, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2001-04-20
- Sample DiskMap report
- In this Daily Drill Down, Brien Posey explains master boot records, as well as methods for repairing your disk drive's MBR in Windows 98, NT, and 2000.Have you ever had a situation in which a hard disk crash caused you to lose everything on the entire drive? If so, there’s...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Brien M. Posey MCSE, master boot record, hard drive
- Technical articles 2000-07-28
Additional Resources
- Master Boot Record Error
- I have a Master Boot Record Error I dont know how to fix this, is there a way I can fix thiswhat os?check out the tools available using the Recovery CD such as fixmbr. this applies to windows xp. please post your os and the circumstances under which this error...
- Tags: rlamboglia@...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- revive the harddrive
- i have a harddrive whose partition table is corruptedNow a need a software or mechanism or procedure which can help me repair the partition table/master boot record and revive the harddrive so that it can boot againOne option is Spirite:http://grc.com/spinrite.htmIt's not free-ware, but is pretty good.Depending on the age of...
- Tags: edwin.elifuraha@..., hard drive, SpinRite, windows
- Q&A 2005-10-11
- Dual Boot with 02 HDDs
- I've 02 HDDs, one primary master and other as secondary master and I need to boot from either of the drives in the startup. How can I do that. Whether any H/W or S/W is required to achieve this. Please advise.See the following address of How to Dual Boothttp://www.webtechgeek.com/center-Frame-win-SuperTechGeek-Dual-Boot.htmhttp://tinyurl.com/6hb2lMicrosoft Knowledgebase...
- Tags: Dual-Boot
- Q&A 2005-04-11
- Custom Bootstrap Actions in Windows Vista
- Manufacturers can integrate value-added functionality with the boot and recovery process by adding custom actions to the Microsoft Windows boot manager on systems running the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. This method is recommended instead of installing an OEM-specific Master Boot Record MBR, which can interfere with successful system boot...
- Tags: Recovery, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-09-22
- invalid drive specification!!!!!!
- I recently received two hhds from a friend that had his master hhd crash on him. He hooked up a 20 gb quanta bigfoot hhd with XP home loaded same os as the problem hhd and transferred all his data to the big foot.I tried to load xp pro on...
- Tags: BIOS, drive-I, egypt2fla, invalid, Microsoft Windows XP, Recovery Console, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- 2 Drives, 2 Operating systems
- I have Win XP on my master drive. I have cleaned out my 2nd drive and want to install another OS. Do I have to make the 2nd drive master whenever I want to use this OS? Or is there a way for both to be master and just switch...
- Tags: jendean71@..., Microsoft Windows XP, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- Wallpaper Boot Master (exe)
- WallPaper Boot Master is an application that changes your wallpaper at boot time, to a random image from a directory of your choice or when you execute the app itself then exits. BMP, JPG, JPEG, JPE, JFIF, PNG, and GIF files are supported. This is the demo only BMP files...
- Tags: Wallpaper, WallPaper Boot Master
- Software downloads 2006-03-31
- Hard Drive trouble
- I have two hard drives setup on my computer and i cant get the computer to see both drives like i use to. For my system to even boot with both drive both must be set to cs with the boot drive put in the secondary postion on the ide...
- Tags: Network technology, brandon-harris@..., hard drive, cable, storage, IDE, postion, ide cable
- Discussion threads 2007-08-18
- new install issue
- Ok Im setting up a new barebone kit and get windows installed perfectly on it, the only prolem is that after I load the cd that came with the motherboard the drivers cd, windows will no longer load without the assistance of a boot cd.. but if I do...
- Tags: jkiron@..., window
- Discussion threads 2007-04-23
- Runtime's DiskExplorer for NTFS (zip)
- This sophisticated disk editor enables you to investigate your NTFS drive and conduct your own data recovery. You can navigate through your NTFS drive by jumping to the partition table, boot record, Master file table, or the root directory; choose between views as hex, text, index allocation, MFT, boot record,...
- Tags: NTFS, Disk, Runtime
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- PC Recovery
- I have an HP Media center desktop that I have pretty much hosed. I would like to recover it using the recovery partition but it said that there was no master boot record. So I put in a win98 disk and set that partion to active. Now...
- Tags: CD, computer, PC, recovery, vincetraylor@..., windows, windows media center
- Discussion threads 2006-10-31
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