currently I have linux on one drive (120GB), and windows on another (80GB). When I installed linux on the 2nd drive (kubuntu), I assume it modified the mbr (which was on the 80GB drive) and installed the grub (at least I'm pretty sure it's grub) boot loader. Right now these two drives are like conjoined twins, I can't disable (or remove) one drive and still be able to boot into the os that is loaded onto the existing drive, but this is exactly what I want to do. How do I repair the MBR on the 80GB drive (the one with windows on it) so that it can boot all by its lonesome? I did a bit of research and found this on the ms site:
Link to M$ site
The part where it says "A nonstandard MBR is installed by a third-party disk utility" can "damage your partition table" that kind of freaks me out a bit...What do you think my chances are with this method given my current setup, or is M$ just trying to cover it's tush with this warning? Is there a better way to accomplish what I wish outside of reformatting, reinstalling, and reloading a ton of backed up ****?
Thanks for your help.
Link to M$ site
You can use the fixmbr command in Recovery Console to rewrite the MBR to resolve a corrupted MBR on a startup disk. However, running fixmbr overwrites only the master boot code, leaving the existing partition table intact. If the corruption in the MBR affects the partition table, running fixmbr might not resolve the problem.
Caution
Use this command with care because it can damage your partition table if any of the following apply:
A virus is present and a third-party operating system is installed on the same computer.
A nonstandard MBR is installed by a third-party disk utility.
A hardware problem exists.
The part where it says "A nonstandard MBR is installed by a third-party disk utility" can "damage your partition table" that kind of freaks me out a bit...What do you think my chances are with this method given my current setup, or is M$ just trying to cover it's tush with this warning? Is there a better way to accomplish what I wish outside of reformatting, reinstalling, and reloading a ton of backed up ****?
Thanks for your help.
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