Re: Is there a way to recover from "fixmbr" and "fixboot"?

From: Jerry (clancy_at_eartlink.com)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:51:15 GMT

Boot up with the XP CD and try running the recovery console and doing
another fixmbr.

>Had a problem on startup that induced me to use "fixmbr" and "fixboot". Now
>I can't boot up at all and cannot reinstall XP Pro. I have some important
>files on the drive that have not been backed up - consequently, I would hate
>to have to format and re-install! Any suggestions?

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