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06-May-1999, 09:59 PM #1
Problem: I get this error everytime I try to boot up
When it happened: I was running WinNT workstation, and was loading DOS, the Dos install errored out and then I was getting nothing when rebooting, I then did Fdisk /mbr and now I get the new error.
What I have tried: I have reformated the drive, and ran scandisk on the partiton I am trying to get to work, I theen reinstalled DOS, it installed fine, but when I reboot same error, I then tried Sys c:, and still nothing,and did Fdisk /mbr again just to be sure, still get the error. I have no clue what might still be causing this, I can boot up with a boot disk, and can Dir on c: and see all the files, but cant load. My only guess is something is very wrong with the MBR

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06-May-1999, 10:35 PM #2
Run FDISK and make sure the partition is set to active.

If you are wiping the drive anyway, you should probably just delete the partition, reboot, then make a new one. NT likes to put stuff in the boot record for its own use.
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07-May-1999, 01:31 PM #3
The Part was active, but deleting all the parts and redoing them did the trick, Guess there was some left over stuff From NT in the MBR, thanks



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08-May-1999, 12:48 PM #4
Yeah, that sounds like NT alright!

I'll go ahead and close this now.
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