Start your computer with a Windows 98 Startup disk and use the command
FDISK.EXE /MBR from the DOS Prompt. This will replace the current MBR with
the one used before the Linux install (in theory, the "Last Known Good"
MBR). If this doesn't work, perhaps you can use the SYS.COM from the DOS
Prompt (only as a last resort) otherwise, you may be in for a re-install of
Windows.
Good luck.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lange" <bot@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Help , linux newby
>
>
>
> > > > I attended the Sat. Dunedin meeting, and wanted to
> > > > find a way to install linux on my laptop (but still
> > > > keep my windows system until I learned some linux).
> > > >
> > > > Several members suggested I download Toms root
> > > > boot at
> > > > www.toms.net/rb , which I understood would run
> > > > linux
> > > > from a floppy on my laptop without removing my
> > > > windows
> > > > system. Alas, I did download it and ran the
> > > > floppy,
> > > > but now I cannot boot to windows , even with the
> > > > floppy
> > > > removed. Does anyone have a suggestion how I can
> > > > get
> > > > my windows system running again on my laptop?
> > >
> > > Ok, first of all, how is it you wanna learn Linux
> > > here, hardcore (text only) or as a possible substitute
> > > for Windows (GUI required)? If the latter, did anyone
> > > suggest getting a distribution to simply partition
> > > part of the Laptop's hard drive space?
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > He has no CD-ROM drive, the non-Windows partition is _way_ too small for
> > most distros, and he's comfortable with DOS; he was advised that what he
> > would get doing something like this was pure command line.
> >
> > Unfortunately, it appears he made some mistake, because normally Tom's
> > root/boot won't overwrite your boot sector (which is what it looks like
> > happened).
> >
> > The advice regarding the Win9X boot floppy is probably best.
> >
> If it does boot to the Win9X floppy, isn't there a command something like
> format /mbr
> that will restore the master boot record?
> Jim
>
>
>
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