Microsoft DOS fixmbr command

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About fixmbr

The fixmbr command is a recovery console command that creates a new boot record.

Availability

The fixmbr command is a recovery console command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

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MS-DOS

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Syntax

Repairs the master boot record of the boot disk. The fixmbr command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console

fixboot [device_name]

device_name

The device (drive) on which you want to write a new master boot record. The name can be obtained from the output of the map command.

Examples

\Device\HardDisk0

In the above example the boot record would be re-written for the first disk drive.