Let us hope the MBR is not screwed up and it doesn't sound like it is. Next time save the MBR before doing OS installs if you have a boot loader which I think you do.
If you reinstall Windows, it will overwrite the MBR and you might have a hard time booting to Linux. Having said all the above ... I think this will fix your problem. Make a Windows (MS-DOS) boot disk with SYS.COM on the disk. If you can't boot this could be hard. If you don't have a boot disk, you can usually download one from the Internet. Also you could make one from some other computer. Please don't tell me you have ME because I don't want to know about ME and its DOS. If you do have ME you may want to disregard my advice. Boot from the MS boot disk and then type: SYS A: C: This will not affect the MBR but will write a new boot sector on drive C. It will also transfer IO.SYS and COMMAND.COM from A: to C:. I forgot if it transfers MSDOS.SYS, but I think so. Be sure to *backup C:\MSDOS.SYS* as you WILL want it in the event SYS causes it to be overwritten. Also, you can put the FreeDOS utilities on D:, but you can't boot from D: without some kind of special boot loader that I know nothing about. At 05:14 PM 8/13/04 +1000, you wrote: >Hello, > >I have just installed FreeDOS on my duel boot Windows / Linux PC. I >attempted to install it on d: but it has interfered with Windows, which is on >my C: When I select Windows from the lilo menu I now get the following >message and the computer hangs:- > >Loading FreeDOS No KERNEL SYS > >How can I restore Windows again, so far all attempts have failed. > >Kind regards, > >Brian > > >------------------------------------------------------- >SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media >100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 >Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. >http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 >_______________________________________________ >Freedos-user mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
