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List:       mandrake-expert
Subject:    Re: [expert] NTLDR missing bug fixed?
From:       Juan Luis Baptiste <jbaptiste () cable ! net ! co>
Date:       2005-01-21 6:37:15
Message-ID: 200501210137.15641.jbaptiste () cable ! net ! co
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On Thursday 20 January 2005 21:07, Bryan Phinney wrote:
> Well, I can't say I remember the thread from March of last year, my memory
> is not that good.  However, ntldr missing is a common problem if you
> overwrite your window bootloader but don't replace it with something else. 
> Quick solution either way would be to
> 1. Boot from Win2k CD, drop to recovery console and type fixmbr which will
> install the ntldr file back again.
> 2.  Boot from Mandrake CD, enter rescue mode and pick one of two options,
> either reinstalling lilo in the mbr, or choosing to reinstall windows boot
> loader which will restore the original boot loader to the mbr.
>

I tried number 2 that time and didn't work. Also I tried to copy the ntldr 
file manually from another win2k box and didn't work either. The first one I 
forgot to try.

I'll try it tomorrow and see how it goes.

Cheers,
-- 
Juan Luis Baptiste
http://www.merlinux.org
http://knetworkconf.sf.net

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