[Error] FixMBR.exe advice needed

[WibblyWobbly]

The MBR on my C: drive (Partition 0) is corrupted.

It started after an automatic windows update. I have reinstalled boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com to no avail.

I have completed an entire XP, SP1 install, plus all other updates, to no avail.

I can boot into Windows using a floppy with boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com on it.

All of my file structures were intact so I have copied all of my files to CD's and deleted everything that I can from my C: drive. I am still left with 9gigs of applications that I would really prefer to leave alone.

I have tried ALL of the fixes except Fixmbr to no avail. The reason for not using it is the risk of losing the files remaining on the disk.

I am using a laptop which has USB1 only, so file transfers to and from another HDD will be a pain.

I have downloaded FIXMBR.exe, and have it up and running, however it gives me around 10 options, and I haven't a clue as to which one I should select to fix the MBR without destroying the partition references (and my data).

Can anyone guide someone with zero knowledge of the inner workings of the NTFS through the recovery process using FixMBR.exe?? It would be much appreciated.

Hoping someone out there knows the answer.

Many thanks

Rob G

Edited April 24, 2006 by WibblyWobbly

[jaclaz]

I replied to your mail before thinking to search for a request here, so probably the reply is more generic than needed.

If we are talking about ANY program based on MBRfix:

http://www.sysint.no/Nedlasting/MbrFix.htm

http://www.sysint.no/Nedlasting/MbrFix.zip

You simply want to update the MBR code, this will leave the partition data intact.

From command line it would be:

MbrFix /drive 0 fixmbr

If we are talking about FIXmbr from Recovery Console, info is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...r.mspx?mfr=true

However post results here.

jaclaz

Edited April 29, 2006 by jaclaz