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Fix Windows 7 bootloader/MBR
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| Launch windows 7 on a bootable DVD. | |
| Spawn terminal with Shift + F10. | |
| Inside cmd prompt: | |
| bootrec.exe /fixmbr | |
| bootrec.exe /fixboot | |
| bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd | |
| restart Windows and it will now boot. | |
| ------------------------------------------ | |
| Linux (must be root user): | |
| install syslinux or use Fedora. | |
| (on your specific block device (not a partion: sdb1) sda, sdb ...) | |
| sudo dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda | |
| reboot system into windows 7. |
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