Re: [SLUG] whack MBR

[Jobst Schmalenbach <jobst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 09:58:21AM +1100, Peter Miller (millerp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Dear Lazy Web,

[snip]

> So, dear reader, if you have got this far, how hard is it to add a
> "Whack Master Boot Record" to the *grub* boot menu, alongside memtest86,
> which would overwrite the MBR with all zero?  That option, combined with
> a h/w reset, could be used to cause a fresh install.
> 
> Has such a thing been written?  what is the package name?

microsofts fdisk.
have an old version of a boot disk handy and type

 fdisk /mbr (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/69013)


You can even do this through a bootable CDROM:

 http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

in case you do not have a floppy drive.
The advantage of doing this it boots FAST.



jobst








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