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rcstephens

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Since: Feb 20, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:53 pm
Post subject: missing boot record
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Am trying to get a comp running WIN98. it won't boot to the hard drive.
Gives a insert disk error. checked drive c: and all the Win98 files are
there. A friend said it sounded like the Master Boot record is corrupt
or missing. How do you restore the master boot record and where do you
find it?
thank you for your help
Randall

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Rod Speed

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:35 am
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<rcstephens.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:1108961586.174320.301400@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...

 > Am trying to get a comp running WIN98. it won't boot to the hard drive.
 > Gives a insert disk error. checked drive c: and all the Win98 files are
 > there. A friend said it sounded like the Master Boot record is corrupt or
 > missing. How do you restore the master boot record and where do you find it?

At a dos prompt, say from a startup floppy,
FDISK /MBR

Doesnt really matter how you get to run fdisk, any way will do.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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Tanmoy

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:40 am
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Rod Speed wrote:
 > <rcstephens.RemoveThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
 > news:1108961586.174320.301400@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
 >
  > > Am trying to get a comp running WIN98. it won't boot to the hard
drive.
  > > Gives a insert disk error. checked drive c: and all the Win98 files
are
  > > there. A friend said it sounded like the Master Boot record is
corrupt or
  > > missing. How do you restore the master boot record and where do you
find it?
 >
 > At a dos prompt, say from a startup floppy,
 > FDISK /MBR
 >
 > Doesnt really matter how you get to run fdisk, any way will do.

If fdisk/mbr also does'nt work run sys c: from the startup disk and
copy msdos.sys from a working win98 comp. Remember to run attrib -s -h
-r msdos.sys on your c drive and the host comp before copying else you
will not be copy the hidden system file.

Else edit msdos.sys after changing the attrib to attrib -s -h -r
msdos.sys
now edit msdos.sys
make sure it looks like this and it should work fine.

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
Network=1

;The following lines are required for compatibility with other
programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Tanmoy

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:47 am
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Rod Speed wrote:
 > <rcstephens RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
 > news:1108961586.174320.301400@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
 >
  > > Am trying to get a comp running WIN98. it won't boot to the hard
drive.
  > > Gives a insert disk error. checked drive c: and all the Win98 files
are
  > > there. A friend said it sounded like the Master Boot record is
corrupt or
  > > missing. How do you restore the master boot record and where do you
find it?
 >
 > At a dos prompt, say from a startup floppy,
 > FDISK /MBR
 >
 > Doesnt really matter how you get to run fdisk, any way will do.

If fdisk/mbr also does'nt work run sys c: from the startup disk and
copy msdos.sys from a working win98 comp. Remember to run attrib -s -h
-r msdos.sys on your c drive and the host comp before copying else you
will not be copy the hidden system file.

Else edit msdos.sys after changing the attrib to attrib -s -h -r
msdos.sys
now edit msdos.sys
make sure it looks like this and it should work fine.

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
Network=1

;The following lines are required for compatibility with other
programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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