Fixboot command needed

Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I can
tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.

Any other thoughts?

Thanks

Joe

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them offeres
> the repair options.
>
> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in Vista
>> 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>
>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>

>
>

Then you need to use BCDedit. It is not intuitive. You may also use
VistaBootPro which does have a graphical front end.
http://www.vistabootpro.org/intro.php

"Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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> Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I
> can tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23anDO79mGHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
>> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them
>> offeres the repair options.
>>
>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in
>>> Vista 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>>
>>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

I have VistaBootPro - the question is, how do I boot to Vista if it doesn't
appear on my selection screen at boot up?

It's the same wth BCDedit. It only works in Vista as far as I know.

Joe

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Then you need to use BCDedit. It is not intuitive. You may also use
> VistaBootPro which does have a graphical front end.
> http://www.vistabootpro.org/intro.php
>
> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uC1gvp%23mGHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I
>> can tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.
>>
>> Any other thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23anDO79mGHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
>>> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them
>>> offeres the repair options.
>>>
>>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>>> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in
>>>> Vista 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>>>
>>>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Joe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

Not true. It works fine from XP.

"Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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>I have VistaBootPro - the question is, how do I boot to Vista if it doesn't
>appear on my selection screen at boot up?
>
> It's the same wth BCDedit. It only works in Vista as far as I know.
>
> Joe
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:uQ5tcA$mGHA.2264@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Then you need to use BCDedit. It is not intuitive. You may also use
>> VistaBootPro which does have a graphical front end.
>> http://www.vistabootpro.org/intro.php
>>
>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:uC1gvp%23mGHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I
>>> can tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.
>>>
>>> Any other thoughts?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23anDO79mGHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
>>>> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them
>>>> offeres the repair options.
>>>>
>>>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in
>>>>> Vista 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

Joe--Precisely what did you try? I'm hearing "tried those options" the same
way I have heard for 7 years "tried Safe Mode in XP: when people have in
fact tried one Safe mode option instead of the four they should try since
one may work. Did you try all 3 options 1) Startup Repair and 2) System
Restore after clicking into System Recovery Options from setup?

CH



"Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:uC1gvp%23mGHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I
> can tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23anDO79mGHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
>> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them
>> offeres the repair options.
>>
>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in
>>> Vista 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>>
>>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

There are five repair options IIRC, on the Vista repair screen. I don't
remember all the names. I am talking about booting to Vista, not XP.

I tried all of them, including System Restore, which did not work.

Joe

"Chad Harris" <Bushisamoron.net> wrote in message
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> Joe--Precisely what did you try? I'm hearing "tried those options" the
> same way I have heard for 7 years "tried Safe Mode in XP: when people
> have in fact tried one Safe mode option instead of the four they should
> try since one may work. Did you try all 3 options 1) Startup Repair and
> 2) System Restore after clicking into System Recovery Options from setup?
>
> CH
>
>
>
> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uC1gvp%23mGHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I
>> can tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.
>>
>> Any other thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23anDO79mGHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
>>> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them
>>> offeres the repair options.
>>>
>>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>>> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in
>>>> Vista 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>>>
>>>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Joe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

"Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message news:ukIb6IDnGHA.816@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> There are five repair options IIRC, on the Vista repair screen. I don't
> remember all the names. I am talking about booting to Vista, not XP.
>
> I tried all of them, including System Restore, which did not work.

Hey, Joe. Not sure if this would help you, shouldn't hurt.

I ran Acronis from XP after Vista's install to give
Vista more space. I ended up not being able to boot
to Vista. "Couldn't find winload.exe" was the error. I
tried this, it worked.

Accessing bootsect.exe from
the DVD via XP, I ran the cmd "d:\boot\bootsect /nt60 F:"

"F" being my Vista volume as seen by XP.

-Michael

Joe--Precisely what did you try? I'm hearing "tried those options" the same
way I have heard for 7 years "tried Safe Mode in XP: when people have in
fact tried one Safe mode option instead of the four they should try since
one may work. Did you try all 3 options 1) Startup Repair and 2) System
Restore after clicking into System Recovery Options from setup?

CH


"Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:uC1gvp%23mGHA.192@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Tried those repair options, and they accomplished nothing. As far as I
> can tell, there is not one specifically to repair the boot loader.
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:%23anDO79mGHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> It doesn't work that way in Vista. If you boot with the dvd you should
>> see some links in the lower left of the first screen. One of them
>> offeres the repair options.
>>
>> "Joe727" <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:%23HHM539mGHA.4216@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi - what is the command prompt to repair the master boot record in
>>> Vista 5384? In XP it's fixboot and fixmbr.
>>>
>>> I am running a triple boot PC. 98SE, XP Pro SP2 and Vista Beta 5384.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>
>