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07-Nov-2009, 10:01 PM #1
Question Boot Sector Damaged
If the boot sector is damaged, can it be repaired, or if not, does the HD have to be replaced ?? OS XP Home SP3


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08-Nov-2009, 12:57 AM #2
If you have the windows XP installation disk,you can
boot to it and hit R for repair console according to the
onscreen prompts.
At the command prompt type fixboot or fixmbr
and hit enter.
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