Hack 49 Fix the Partition Boot Sector on NTFS Partitions 
Use FIXBOOT to restore the ability to boot from
your NTFS hard drive.
Windows
NT, 2000, XP, and
2003 users having problems accessing or
booting from an NTFS disk can use the FIXBOOT program to rewrite a
new Master Boot Record on the hard drive.
FIXBOOT is available only through the Recovery Console feature of
Windows NT, 2000, XP, or Windows Server 2003. To access the Recovery
Console, you must boot up with recovery diskettes you made during
installation of the OS or select the recovery options from the
installation CD. FIXBOOT has one function, similar to
DOS's SYS: to write fresh boot information on the
disk drive.
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Do not use this method to repair a primary active boot partition that
uses GRUB or LILO boot managers [Hack #50] . Apply it only to the
specific drive or partition containing an NTFS boot sector.
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To use FIXBOOT, follow these steps:
Boot using your Recovery diskettes or setup CD and select the
Recovery Console option. Once booted, you will be prompted to log on to the drive/partition
you wish to repair, typically indicated as 1 for
C:\WINNT. At the command prompt, issue the FIXBOOT command
followed by the name of the disk partition to be
"fixed." For example (press Enter
after you've typed the command): fixboot
C:
Type exit to leave the Recovery Console and
restart the system.
If you do not supply a drive letter, FIXBOOT will write a new
partition boot sector to the current partition you logged on to.
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