>>> MS-Windows used to have an undocumented switch "fdisk /mbr" which would >>> remap the MBR and erase any copy of lilo or grub present. I don't know if >>> they still have that option. >> >> Undocumented? >> >> The command above works pre-XP. >> >> For XP, it is fixmbr and/or fixboot.. >> >> For Vista and Seven, it is bootrec /fixmbr and/or bootrec /rebuildbcd. > > Thank you! I'm going to be needing that information soon to re-install a > DOS-style > master boot record on a number of machines and move lilo to the boot sector > for the /boot partition.
You're welcome. I hope that you have an actual Windows CD/DVD to use the above commands given that most manufacturers ship recovery CDs only that may or may not allow you to use these commands. :( -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
