Microsoft DOS fixmbr command
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About fixmbr
Availability
Syntax
Examples
About fixmbr
The fixmbr command is a recovery console command that creates a new boot record.
Availability
The fixmbr command is a recovery console command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Syntax
Repairs the master boot record of the boot disk. The fixmbr command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console
fixmbr [device_name]
| device_name |
The device (drive) you want to write a new master boot record. The name can be obtained from the output of the map command. |
Examples
fixmbr \Device\HardDisk0
In the above example the boot record would be re-written for the first disk drive. |