Re: how to fix main boot record ?

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From: joel
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:00

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On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 20:45:37 +0200, "Erez" <araere@netvision.net.il>
wrote:

>I have installed system commander 98 on my computer
>and it chaged the information in my main boot record
>so i can't convert to fat 32 one of my drives, win98
>"drive convertor" tell's me that i have to uninstall syscommander
>first and then try again bat i have already formated my H.D
>and it didn't help        what more can i do ?
>i want to install LINUX on my computer and i need to convert
>one of my drives to fat 32 don't have big h.d
>please help me.
>
>erez cohen
>
>


What you need to do is boot to a FAT32-compatible floppy, and run
FDISK /MBR - this will wipe the master boot record clear.

GL!

Joel

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