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Help required! Windows 2000 no longer boots.
Ok, I have 2 hard drives, primary and secondary.
Primary has windows 2000.
Secondary was for storage. I partitioned the second and installed Linux. I had a dual boot system (Lilo).
Recently I was running low on space, and I never use Linux so I removed the partition.
When I rebooted I got this message:
"Searching for boot record from IDE-0..OK
LI_"
I can still access the BIOS, but not much use other than to change the boot order. All cds and both hard drives are still detected.
I couldn't find my WIN2K cd so I borrowed one, and I tried to boot from it, and received this message:
"Boot record not found on cdrom.."
Now, looking at the win2k cd, it is fairly scratched and there is a stain on it, I am hoping (!) that the cd is messed up and unreadable. Maybe thats grasping at straws.
Anyway I am trying to get a lend of another windows2k cd to try it. I just want to repair the MBR if that is the problem.
I cant use a floppy boot disc as my floppy drive doesn't work, thought I would never need it.
One thing I also tried - I removed the secondary hard drive and tried to boot, same thing occurred.
Can anyone help here?
Thanks
Steven
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ok so will a windows 2000 disc work? or even XP as I could borrow an XP one (everyone seems to have XP!)
Can you confirm how to boot with a cd into command prompt?
Thanks
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Thanks, I will try and get another windows 2k disc - could I try the windows XP one to fix the MBR? Or is that just plain silly :)
I would rather use the same as the OS - just in case!
ASKER
Got a cd and it worked a treat - back in business!
Thanks for the info.
Kind Regards,
Steven
you need to boot upto from either a floppy drive (maybe borrow a USB one) or CD into command prompt and run:
fixmbr<ENTER>
This will sort your problem and allow you to boot from your windows partition again. The problem you have is that lilo (LInux LOader) is no longer present.
Wadski