{"id":3914,"date":"2016-05-11T03:51:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T08:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/?page_id=3914"},"modified":"2016-05-18T09:11:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T14:11:27","slug":"fixboot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/winman\/fixboot\/","title":{"rendered":"fixboot.exe"},"content":{"rendered":"

fixboot<\/strong> utility updates the bootsector code\u00a0of a desired partition. The command is only available inside the\u00a0Windows Recovery Console<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/h2>\n
fixboot<\/strong> {DriveLetter:<\/strong>}<\/pre>\n
Description<\/h2>\n
fixboot utility is the Windows 2000 and XP tool used to update the partition bootsector\u00a0code\u00a0which is responsible for loading and running a NTLDR<\/strong> bootloader.<\/p>\n
The options are as follows:<\/p>\n
DriveLetter:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUpdates the partition bootsector\u00a0code\u00a0of the partition specified with the drive letter. It doesn’t update the bootsector code if volume with a specified letter doesn’t exist or if a volume with a specified letter isn’t connected to a primary disk partition.<\/p>\n
Exit Status<\/h2>\n
The fixboot utility exits 0<\/strong> on success and 1<\/strong> if an error occurs.<\/p>\n
Examples<\/h2>\n
Update the partition bootsector of a drive labeled C:<\/p>\n
fixboot C:<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n
Compatibility<\/h2>\n
fixboot<\/strong> utility is compatible with Windows XP\u00a0and Windows 2000 as well as Microsoft Server 2003.<\/p>\n
History<\/h2>\n
fixboot<\/strong>\u00a0utility was superseded by bootrec<\/a>.exe \/mbr<\/code> in Windows Vista.
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See Also<\/h2>\n
fixmbr <\/a>– utility used to update the master bootsector (MBR<\/strong>).<\/p>\n
bootrec <\/a>– \u00a0Windows Vista equivalent of the fixboot utility.<\/p>\n
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fixboot utility updates the bootsector code\u00a0of a desired partition. The command is only available inside the\u00a0Windows Recovery Console. Synopsis fixboot {DriveLetter:} Description fixboot utility is the Windows 2000 and XP tool used to update the partition bootsector\u00a0code\u00a0which is responsible for loading and running a NTLDR bootloader. The options are as follows: DriveLetter:\u00a0 Updates the partition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":516,"featured_media":0,"parent":3793,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3914","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t