Windows Corrupted MBR - can't boot

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  1. GK7

    GK7 What's a Dremel?

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    Hi,

    Whenever I try and boot into Windows - or to a USB drive, I get a message saying that BOOTMGR cannot be found.

    This happened after a USB installation of Linux that crashed.

    I've tried to fix the MBR using SuperGrub Disk, but I've had no luck.

    I don't have the recovery partition and I can't boot into Windows XP/Vista/7 from USB to run the recovery console (the same error message happens). I also don't have a DVD drive.

    Could someone please help me ?

    Thanks
     
    GK7, 9 Aug 2009
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  2. thehippoz

    thehippoz What's a Dremel?

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    if you have a windows vista or 7 disc.. boot from that and it will try to automagically fix it

    it doesn't always work though.. give that a try and come back if it's still jacked up
     
    thehippoz, 10 Aug 2009
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  3. GK7

    GK7 What's a Dremel?

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    I've fixed it - it would not boot from a Vista/7 disc, but I used a Ubuntu live CD and repaired the MBR via Terminal.

    Thanks anyway.
     
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