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4 stars
Version: MbrFix 1
"Worked As Advertised"
Pros: At time of writing, there is only one other review--asking if this product works. I can confirm it does.
My machine was set-up to duel-boot into Linux/Windows using the GRUB boot-loader. I wanted to remove Linux, and having misplaced my Windows CD (honestly, I should have about 3 of them), I wasn't able to restore the MBR to boot directly into Windows. Simply deleting the Linux partition would prevent the machine from loading anything at all (GRUB resided there).
So I downloaded this program and am happy to report my MBR is fixed. No config or anything required.
Just launch the command prompt (Start > Run, then type 'command' and hit Enter), navigate to the directory you unzipped the program to (type 'help cd' in command if you don't know how to do this).
Then I simply used the following command, which runs the program:
'mbrfix /drive 0 fixmbr'
That's all there was too it. It worked so well I felt I owed it to them to write this review.
Lastly, I haven't noticed any issues with corrupt files, but it would be good practice to do a virus scan and such anyway before using the program. And certainly back up your important files!
Cons: The command-line interface... It works fine, but obviously isn't so user friendly. :-)
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How do you use this program if you cant boot into your windows partition? I've tried making my usb drive into a bootable flash drive with this program on it with no success.
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