if fdisk/mbr only removes the MBR... Does someone know how to do that from
Linux?? Could this possibly be some kind of Bios setting trouble?? The Win
2K Install CD doesn't boot. Why??
Sorry about making that two posts, I didn't think about these other
questions until after I hit Send.
Ammon
At 02:39 PM 3/29/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>This is not true.
> >>I dont think you want to do it this way. I believe win2k and win98 use
> >>diffeerent mbr records. If you replace you win2k boot parition with a
> >>win98 one, I dont think it will be very happy
>
>Fdisk /mbr just erases the master boot record. It is re-written when the OS
>starts. Therefore, it doesn't matter what disk you use. No sense wasting
>time looking for the WIN2K startup disk files....
>
>Chris Kelly
>IS Customer Support Center
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nadin Merali [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 2:20 PM
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>Subject: RE: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
>
>
>
>I dont think you want to do it this way. I believe win2k and win98 use
>diffeerent mbr records. If you replace you win2k boot parition with a
>win98 one, I dont think it will be very happy
>
>to make winnt startup disk go to the hell and search for startup disk
>however I have no clue how to restore your win2k mbr. From the bottem of
>this mail chain and my own previious experience, you installed linux and
>with win2k or winnt. Unlike windows where it will give up the mbr, winnt
>and win2k dont like it. There is a howto to setup bootloader(win2k/nt
>boot thingy) so that it will allow you to boot both whenever you want.
>However when I first scred up (like what you did) i had to reinstall
>win2k. Since I screw/format my computer almost once a week I didnt care
>to much but that was the only way I could solve it
>
>good luck
>
>Nadin Merali
>
>On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Kelly, Christopher wrote:
>
> > This is because you are not booting from the disk. You must boot from the
> > Dos disk and then do a fdisk /mbr.
> >
> > Moose
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ammon Cooke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:41 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
> >
> >
> > How do I create a MS-DOS disk from Windows 2000 Pro?? I have access to
> > Win98 DOS Disk, but when I try to run fdisk/mbr from it(A:\), it tells me
> > "Error writing fixed disk. The master boot code NOT been updated." If I
> > try running fdisk/mbr from C:\> it tells me "bad command or file name."
> >
> > Thanks Again!!
> > Ammon
> >
> >
> > At 07:26 PM 3/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >First of all, did you create an NT Repair Disk and a DOS Boot Disk? Did
> > >you create a Linux Boot Disk?
> > >However, if you need to restore your Windows MBR, try booting to DOS
> > >with a DOS Boot Disk.
> > >At the C:\> prompt, type in: fdisk /mbr
> > >Shutdown your computer. This will restore you Windows MBR and allow you
> > >to boot to Windows.
> > >
> > >If you want to boot to Linux
> > >Insert the Linux Boot Disk. This will boot your computer to Linux. I
> > >hope this helps.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Roman
> > >Registered Linux User #179293
> > >High Powered Penguin Email
> > >
> > >Ammon Cooke wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I wish I could figure out how to restore me Windows MBR, but not even
> > the
> > > > Install CD will boot. Any more Ideas?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!!
> > > >
> > > > Ammon
> > > >
> > > > PS I looked for a way to use something besides LILO, but couldn't see
> > how
> > > > to do it.
> > > >
> > > > At 09:16 AM 3/28/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > > > >It's possible your Windoze MBR became corrupted. If you restore your
> > MBR
> > > > >and still don't find success I would suggest a solution. Simply have
> > LILO
> > > > >on your Linux disk and make your Linux disk master and your windoze
> > disk
> > > > >slave. That's how my system is set up and it works fine (however I
>am
> > > > >using GRUB).
> > > > >
> > > > >apr
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>From: Ammon Cooke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >>Subject: RE: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
> > > > >>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:43:13 -0700
> > > > >>
> > > > >>The trouble is that I did install Windows first, & Linux second
> > allowing
> > > > >>LILO to write over the boot sector on the windows drive. But the
> > funny
> > > > >>thing about the problem is that not even a Windows 2000 Pro install
> > > CD will
> > > > >>boot. The screen goes blank, & nothing happens if I try any kind of
> > > > >>Windows boot. What could be the problem????
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>Thanks
> > > > >>Ammon
> > > > >>
> > > > >>At 07:05 PM 3/26/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >>>Make sure you install Mandrake second Windows will force itself to
> > > be the
> > > > >>>only bootable partition otherwise
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > > > >>>From: Ammon Cooke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > >>>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 6:53 PM
> > > > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >>>Subject: [newbie] Dual Boot Trouble
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>I have 2 hard drives, the first containing a Win 2K Pro
> > > installation, the
> > > > >>>second a Linux Mandrake 7.2. When I installed I put LILO on the
> > > > >>>first(windows hard drive), it supposedly would allow me to boot
> > either
> > > > >>>Windows or Linux, but for some reason when I try to boot Windows
>the
> > > screen
> > > > >>>just goes blank, nothing happens, & a Ctrl+Alt+Del won't do
> > > anything. The
> > > > >>>same thing happens if I try to boot from the Win 2K Pro Install CD.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>Any Help is appreciated.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>Ammon
> > > > >>
> > > > >
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