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    Quote Originally Posted by Berserker
    Be VERY careful with FDISK /MBR. It rewrites the master boot record. If the machine is multi-booting XP and another OS, /MBR may blast away the boot loader, thus crippling multi-boot capability. It may also wreck multi-boot capabilities under Win 9x if programs've installed a boot manager that /MBR overwrites.
    Thanks for the word of caution. Always pays to be cautious and before doing anything ask or research it.

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    Ok i have the stupid MBR problem and everytime i start the computer and if no WIndows XP CD iis inside the CD-ROM the windows wont start and it keep saying ..

    Master Boot Record has changed.
    Press any key to enter to restore master boot or something...

    i tried doing fixmbr but didnt help and it keeps coming...if i dnt insert the CD inside...so how do i fix this problem anyone help? thanks!

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