How To FixMBR using Windows Vista Bootable Disk

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The following tutorial will teach you "How to fixmbr using Windows Vista bootable disk".

  • Boot up your computer using Microsoft Windows Vista Bootable disk. (Check your BIOS setup)
  • When you see the 1st Windows Vista installation screen appear, please configure your 'language' preferences.
  • When prompted, click 'Repair your computer'.
  • Startup Repair will automatically detect a problem. When prompted, click 'Repair and restart', and then restart your computer from the Windows Vista bootable disk. If Startup Repair does not automatically detect a problem, continue to the next step.
  • click 'Repair Your Computer'.
  • Click Command Prompt from the System Recovery Options.
  • BootRec.exe provides the following command-line options:

  • /FixMbr. Re-writes the master boot record (MBR) of the system partition to start Windows Vista. This won’t overwrite the existing partition table.
  • /FixBoot. Writes a boot sector onto the system partition to start Windows Vista.
  • /ScanOs. Scans all disks for Windows Vista installations and displays them to you. Oddly, this didn’t work for me, even on a test system that was starting just fine.
  • /RebuildBcd. Scans all disks for Windows Vista installations and prompts you to pick the ones you want to add to the BCD.
  • Type  'BootRec.exe /fixmbr' and press Enter.
  • Congratulations! You're done.

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6 Responses to “How To FixMBR using Windows Vista Bootable Disk”

  1. juu Says:

    Thanks! Worked perfectly.

  2. Nitin Says:

    Thanks..it helped me

  3. Droopy Says:

    Tks from another happy man

  4. trm96 Says:

    This article saved my life!!!!! Thank you so much!!!

  5. MikeB Says:

    Excellent - clear and concise, thank you.

  6. Allan B. Says:

    Perfect and Brilliant , it recovered my boot system
    Thank you

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