fdisk secret switch

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I've been told that fdisk.exe distributed with the Windows
ME boot disk has secret parameters to re write the MBR.
If this is true, would it correctly re-write the MBR on a
disk drive that has been originally been formatted and
partition using Windows XP, with no NTFS partitions?
 
miffy900 said:
I've been told that fdisk.exe distributed with the Windows
ME boot disk has secret parameters to re write the MBR.
If this is true, would it correctly re-write the MBR on a
disk drive that has been originally been formatted and
partition using Windows XP, with no NTFS partitions?
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"secret" switch..??
You mean FDISK /MBR?

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/91607.html
and/or
http://www.ntfs.com/mbr-damaged.htm
and/or
http://www.helpscreen.com.au/index.php?msgid=1294130116&cid=0
and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=69013
and/or
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000175.htm
and/or
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=166454

Okay - I'm tired of using Google for you.. I think you got the idea. =)
 
miffy900 said:
I've been told that fdisk.exe distributed with the Windows
ME boot disk has secret parameters to re write the MBR.
If this is true, would it correctly re-write the MBR on a
disk drive that has been originally been formatted and
partition using Windows XP, with no NTFS partitions?
Click to expand...

FDISK /MBR
on that floppy will write the code in the MBR in a form that is suitable
for any MSoft system. Whether these are on FAT or NTFS only comes in
when the MBR code has passed the buck to the partition concerned.

There is one case where it is dangerous - some boot sector viruses
write in their own code, and displace the essential partition table,
picking that up in due course when the boot virus runs. FDSIK /MBR will
remove that code and leave you without any partition table. So do a
rigorous test for boot viruses first
 
I've been told that fdisk.exe distributed with the Windows
ME boot disk has secret parameters to re write the MBR.
If this is true, would it correctly re-write the MBR on a
disk drive that has been originally been formatted and
partition using Windows XP, with no NTFS partitions?
Click to expand...

There is not Fdisk in Windows XP as that is provided with Windows
95/98 but you can run FIXMBR command from the Recovery Console (boot
off XP CD to get to the console).

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
 
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