Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:08:35 +0200 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: "doug@safeport.com" <doug@safeport.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dual Boot 8.2 and Windows 7 Message-ID: <D7EC3198-B917-4ACB-9BC2-ACE6D5569C07@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1106231919320.83085@oceanpt.safeport.com>
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On 24 Jun 2011, at 06:24, doug@safeport.com wrote: > I installed 8.2 from the DVD ISO. This install overwrote the MBR even though I selected not to write a boot record. Using the repair disk and/or bootrec does not work. > > The answer is found in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105541-startup-repair-run-3-separate-times.html. > > Basically you use diskpart to make sure that only the windows partition is marked active and then run the Startup Repair process 3 times. This is the only option that worked for me. > > > > _____ > Douglas Denault > http://www.safeport.com > doug@safeport.com > Voice: 301-217-9220 > Fax: 301-217-9277 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I can swear you chose to install a blank (empty) mbr as opposed to leaving the current one untouched. Happened to me once or twice ;)help
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