Recover Windows MBR using Ubuntu LIVE CD

Recover windows MBR using ubuntu live CD

If you want to restore Windows Bootloader and for some reason cannot use the windows installation cd, there is a simple way to do it:

NOTE: make sure you have internet working.

1) Boot with Ubuntu Live CD or Linux Mint Live CD

2) On the terminal:

sudo apt-get install ms-sys

then

ms-sys –mbr /dev/hdX

NOTE: in my case the main windows xp system is located in hda1 so I used ms-sys –mbr /dev/hda

3) Reboot.

This should get your windows back.

Credits:This post is orginally posted by inoxllor in ubuntu forums on this page
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=622828

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