Re: can't boot

Mike Chalmers wrote:
On 2/13/07, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you have a bootable XP disk, boot to the Recovery Console and run
fixmbr. You may find http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 helpful.

Thanks alot, I will give it a try. I forget how to boot to the
recovery console, though. Don't I press something like F6 when the
time is right.

From the link above:

Use the Windows Setup floppy disks or the Windows CD-ROM to start
your computer. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press F10 or press
'R" to repair.

Mikkel
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