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Dual Boot: Linux and Windows 2000

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I have 2 separate hard drives on 1 machine. c:\ has Windows 2000 on it and I tried to install linux Rehat 7.0 on d:\. To do this, I disabled c:\ in the bios and proceeded to install linux on d:\. I chose a workstation install. The install worked fine but now I cannot load back into windows 2000 (even with d:\ disabled). I think the install has altered the master boot record because the computer won't load past the memory and drive checks. IS my c:\ still there and how do I fix the problem? Thanks

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by computechie

Use a bootable DOS floppy with fdisk, and at the prompt type fdisk /mbr to resore the master boot record from backup. This should get your computer back up and running again. Hope this helps you out.

by tragard

When booting to redhat you should be able to type 'DOS' at the first prompt. This should boot you in to 2000.

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