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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: hnugz on 26 December 2002, 11:14

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: hnugz on 26 December 2002, 11:14

I have a dual boot system, win2k on the first hd, linux on the second.  I want to use fdisk but fdisk doesn't work in win2k under the cmd prompt.  How can i fdisk the mbr under win2k?

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: trc3 on 26 December 2002, 14:01

You need to start up from a bootdisk.
Bootdisk.com (http://www.bootdisk.com/)

[ December 26, 2002: Message edited by: trc3 ]

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: dbl221 on 27 December 2002, 17:11

use the win98 boot disk and type fdisk /mbr

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: SAJChurchey on 30 December 2002, 20:00

Win98 BootDisk is always a great thing to have around.

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: beltorak0 on 31 December 2002, 01:23

so let me get this straight; to fix this problem in one of the "_"latest and greatest"_" micro$haft os's you need to use something that can only be made with a product that they are discontinuing because it was made old and useless by that (?)new(?) os? makes perfect sense to me.

-t.

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: RudeCat7 on 31 December 2002, 04:33

Lol! You are correct sir! That's the results of M$'s  best thinking at work.

The Win98 boot disk is the peak of windows start up floppies.

Compare it to Tom's root boot disk! What a difference in capability.

Title: how can i use fdisk with win2k?
Post by: Calum on 31 December 2002, 05:10

personally i think the DOS 6.22 boot floppy is microsoft's best effort. that's one of their first bootdisks to admit that fat32 exists, it all went downhill from then on...