This command will definitely fix any OS problems you have on your hard drive. It will clear the drive of any OS completely. What you want is c:\fdisk /mbr
Roy Barton wrote: > try C:\format /mbr and then reinstall lilo roy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed Tharp > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2040 > Subject: Re: [expert] What might cause partition table > corruption. > yep, and if you own winME and have ever installed a network > assoc program > (other than McAfee viru-scan) like McAfee tool box, you will > be so suprised > when it runs defrag and ruins all your systemDlls (well not > all, just the > ones needed to boot) but M$ won't be suprised. > > On Thursday 06 December 2001 15:30, you wrote: > > Running defrag, or scandisk destroyed my linux > > partitions with '98. I disabled it and now just dont > > go to windows unless I need to scan something. > > Scanner progs just dont compare with color matching > > in linux. > > > > Brian D. Klar - CVE > > OTS > > WPAFB > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Asheesh Laroia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:06 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [expert] What might cause partition table > corruption. > > > > > > On my computer, simply booting into Windows caused the > partition table > > corruption. No Anti-Virus software installed. > > > > Seriously, I think it's a bug in Win98 that occurs under > certain > > non-MS-tested circumstances. > > > > -- Asheesh. > > > > On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Richard Wenninger wrote: > > > Is it possibly Anti-Virus software in windows > "repairing" your boot > > > sector? > > > > > > On Wednesday 05 December 2001 11:13 pm, you wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > My partition table was recently corrupted, and > thanks to the help > > > > of this list, I managed to repair the table and > re-install LM8.1. > > > > > > > > My main concern now is trying to figure out what I > did that might > > > > have caused the corruption. The only unsual activities > just prior to > > > > corruption were: > > > > > > > > - Copying 3 650MB ISO files from linux reiserfs > partition to FAT32 > > > > windows partition. > > > > > > > > - I may have left a floppy drive mounted and failed to > log out as > > > > root, before shutting down (but surely this wouldn't > affect the > > > > partition table). > > > > > > > > - Booted windows. Just looked around with Explorer. I > accidentally > > > > opened a BIOS flash utility, but exited immediately, > without activating > > > > any controls. I dont' think the utility actually did > anything other > > > > than show its GUI, but I can't be certain. Can > flashing BIOS (if thats > > > > what happened) affect the partition table ? > > > > > > > > Upon leaving windows, Linux would not re-boot, > because it couldn't > > > > find the filesystems to mount due to the partition > table corruption. > > > > > > > > > > > > I use reiserfs for my linux partitions, if that is > a factor. I'd > > > > love to hear any ideas about possible corruption > causes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > regards, > > > > > > > > Charles. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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