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PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 07:25 AM

hey all..
I was away this past weekend and left my PC on. I got back and rebooted last night because it was acting slow.. and that was IT. When it tried to boot, it would go through POST and get to "LILO" (OS chooser that got installed with Mandrake). It used to say-

"LILO: (yada yada yada) pick your OS" or something like that.. now it just hangs on "LI " .... bad sign!! I'm guessing there's something wrong with my boot sector on C:?? Startup disk could not find the C: drive..

Any ideas? Thanks!!

pete

Alfie · 07-29-2002, 07:34 AM

What Os's are on the drive?
Can you rebuild the boot sector?
Not familiar with Mandrake,so can't help you there.

PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 07:35 AM

duh -

Windows 98 SE is the only OS actually. I had Mandrake 7.0 but removed it a while back.. so it would always go into Windows.

Alfie · 07-29-2002, 07:40 AM

Try this,boot computer,hit f8,choose command prompt.
At the prompt type scanreg\restore,this always confuses me it's either/ or\,see if that works.

PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 07:42 AM

but to get to that it needs to be getting to windows right?

it doesnt get past this "LI " so it never gets to windows..

Alfie · 07-29-2002, 07:46 AM

Have you tried f8?

PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 07:47 AM

i tried last night yup. that Lilo thing loads before anything else.

RedVR6 · 07-29-2002, 07:58 AM

And your Win98 startup disk does not work? Hmmm.

Alfie · 07-29-2002, 08:02 AM

Do a search for mbr repair,you'll need a boot floppy or your Win98 cd,will it boot from Win98 cd?

PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 08:14 AM

I don't have the CD - but I believe I can get my hands on one tonight.
I'm going to try a new boot disk too, because I really have no idea how old that disk is..
will investigate MBR Repair in the meantime! Thanks Alfie!

**HAL9000** · 07-29-2002, 08:46 AM

Boot from the CD or Bootdisk and run FDISK/MBR

That will fix it.

PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 08:49 AM

Thanks!

What exactly happens with the fdisk / mbr command? Does this destroy anything? Thanks again..

p

Cricket · 07-29-2002, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PeteS99
Thanks!

What exactly happens with the fdisk / mbr command? Does this destroy anything? Thanks again..

p

No, nothing will be "destroyed". The fdisk/ mbr command just re-does the master boot record.

MS Knowledge Base Article Q69013 - FDISK /MBR

MBR: Master Boot Record

Cricket

PeteS99 · 07-29-2002, 09:26 PM

/MBR worked! Thanks all!!

Alfie · 07-29-2002, 11:06 PM

Glad to hear it,another happy camper here at PCMech

Nuclear Krusader · 07-30-2002, 12:44 AM

BTW, PeteS99, if you ever got a MBR virus, that is the way to get rid of it.

07-29-2002, 07:25 AM	#1
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	uh oh.. something's toast! (C: ? ) hey all.. I was away this past weekend and left my PC on. I got back and rebooted last night because it was acting slow.. and that was IT. When it tried to boot, it would go through POST and get to "LILO" (OS chooser that got installed with Mandrake). It used to say- "LILO: (yada yada yada) pick your OS" or something like that.. now it just hangs on "LI " .... bad sign!! I'm guessing there's something wrong with my boot sector on C:?? Startup disk could not find the C: drive.. Any ideas? Thanks!! pete Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 07:34 AM	#2
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	What Os's are on the drive? Can you rebuild the boot sector? Not familiar with Mandrake,so can't help you there. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 07:35 AM	#3
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	duh - Windows 98 SE is the only OS actually. I had Mandrake 7.0 but removed it a while back.. so it would always go into Windows. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 07:40 AM	#4
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	Try this,boot computer,hit f8,choose command prompt. At the prompt type scanreg\restore,this always confuses me it's either/ or\,see if that works. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 07:42 AM	#5
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	but to get to that it needs to be getting to windows right? it doesnt get past this "LI " so it never gets to windows.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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07-29-2002, 07:46 AM	#6
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	Have you tried f8? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 07:47 AM	#7
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	i tried last night yup. that Lilo thing loads before anything else. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 07:58 AM	#8
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07-29-2002, 08:02 AM	#9
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	Do a search for mbr repair,you'll need a boot floppy or your Win98 cd,will it boot from Win98 cd? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 08:14 AM	#10
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	I don't have the CD - but I believe I can get my hands on one tonight. I'm going to try a new boot disk too, because I really have no idea how old that disk is.. will investigate MBR Repair in the meantime! Thanks Alfie! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 08:46 AM	#11
HAL9000 Red-eyed Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 17,575	Boot from the CD or Bootdisk and run FDISK/MBR That will fix it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ -At Ford, quality is job #1, job #2 is making them explode. ~Norm MacDonald, SNL News -Switching to Glide..Balancing in my head..inside of me... taking the glide path instead.

07-29-2002, 08:49 AM	#12
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	Thanks! What exactly happens with the fdisk / mbr command? Does this destroy anything? Thanks again.. p Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 09:26 PM	#14
PeteS99 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 756	/MBR worked! Thanks all!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-29-2002, 11:06 PM	#15
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	Glad to hear it,another happy camper here at PCMech Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

07-30-2002, 12:44 AM	#16
Nuclear Krusader Mondsreitersmann Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Skingrad Posts: 8,781	BTW, PeteS99, if you ever got a MBR virus, that is the way to get rid of it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Darum still, füg' ich mich, wie Gott es will. Nun, so will ich wacker streiten, und sollt' ich den Tod erleiden, stirbt ein braver Reitersmann.

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