Thank you Jason and Norman. This worked. Perhaps this should be added to the FAQ?
Thanks again, R. On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Norman B. Robinson wrote: > To restore the master boot record (MBR): > 1. Boot from the Windows XP CD, press the key "R" in the setup in order > to start the restoration console. > 2. Select your Windows XP installation from the list, and enter the > administrator password. > 3. Enter the command "FIXMBR" at the input prompt and confirm the next > question with "y". > 4. Finally, use "exit" to restore the computer. > > If you aren't going to go ahead and install the OS for your friend, but > what them to not run into any problems you can also boot to a > DOS/Windows bootable floppy and run 'fdisk /mbr'. > > You can also remove the bootloader using the 'dd' command: > For a disk or extended partition:`dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=446 > count=1' > For a primary or logical partition: `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 > count=1' > and probably of use: > To save a bootsector: `dd if=/dev/hda of=bootsec bs=446 count=1' > To write it back to the disk: `dd if=bootsec of=/dev/hda bs=446 count=1' > > Enjoy, > > Norman > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I'm returning a laptop to a friend and I need to remove Linux + restore > >the WinXP bootloader. WinXP has no copy of FDISK installed that I can > >find. How do I restore the WinXP bootloader? > > > >Note: I've already removed the linux partitions (was that a mistake?). > > > >Thank you, > > > >R. > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Bug-grub mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-grub mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub > _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub