FDISK /MBR

[Linds ?]

Hello,

I have installed GRUB on my /hda drive in order to boot 2 versions of Linux 
on /hda2 and /hda3 and it was working fine.  However I am now trying to 
reinstall with Windows 2000 on the /hda1 and it requires several self 
starting reboots as I did not have this version of windows installed before. 
 When I first tried installing I assumed that Windows 2000 would simply 
over-right the boot sector/mbr and I would use a floppy to boot Linux and 
re-install GRUB.  However, I am unable to over-right GRUB in the boot.  I 
have tried installing Windows 2000 3 times and every time it reboots I see 
the word GRUB and the boot process stops there.  So it appears I have partly 
overwritten GRUB as it wont boot the PC either but it remains an obstacle to 
my installation.  I has also tried FDISK /MBR, FDISK /CMBR 1, and SYS A:\ 
C:, which copied the DOS files, but none of these things have replaced GRUB 
and I still boot to "GRUB" and then nothing else.  (I have only one hard 
drive.)

About the only thing I can think to attempt is doing a DEBUG to destroy the 
MBR and partition table on the drive and hope that if I replace all the 
partitions as they are now I wont lose any data.  But of course this is very 
risky and I do not wish to attempt this if there is another solution.

One comment I must now make is that although I like GRUB better then LILO, 
as it is mush more flexible and simpler by design, LILO did make a backup of 
the boot partition that could be restored on un-installation.  (I may have 
found the reason for that particular feature.)

Linds


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