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fixmbr<\/strong>\u00a0utility updates the master boot record (MBR<\/strong>) code of a hard drive. The command is only available inside the\u00a0Windows Recovery Console<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/h2>\n
fixmbr <\/strong>[DrivePath:<\/strong>]<\/pre>\n
Description<\/h2>\n
fixmbr<\/strong> utility is the Windows 2000 and XP tool used to update the master boot record (MBR<\/strong>)\u00a0code\u00a0which is responsible for initializing drive’s partitions.<\/p>\n
The options are as follows:<\/p>\n
DrivePath:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAlthough almost always used without the parameter, this option updates the\u00a0master\u00a0boot record (MBR<\/strong>)\u00a0code\u00a0of the hard drive specified by the DrivePath<\/strong>.\u00a0If the user\u00a0doesn’t specify the DrivePath<\/b>\u00a0the fixmbr<\/strong>\u00a0utility will update the master boot record (MBR<\/strong>) code of the hard disk used to boot the system. DrivePath<\/strong> can be obtained using the map\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>utility.\u00a0\u00a0If a non-standard or invalid master boot record is detected fixmbr<\/strong><\/code> could damage the\u00a0partition tables so it must be used with caution.<\/p>\n
Exit Status<\/h2>\n
The fixmbr<\/strong>\u00a0utility exits 0\u00a0<\/strong>on success and 1 <\/strong>if an error occurs.<\/p>\n
Examples<\/h2>\n
To update the master boot record (MBR<\/strong>) of your hard drive:<\/p>\n
fixmbr<\/strong><\/code><\/p>\n
To update the master boot record (MBR<\/strong>) of the harddisk0 that contains a partition1:<\/p>\n
fixmbr \\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition1<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n
Compatibility<\/h2>\n
fixmbr<\/strong> utility is compatible with Windows XP and Windows 2000 as well as Microsoft Server 2003.<\/p>\n
History<\/h2>\n
fixmbr<\/strong> utility was superseded by bootsect<\/a>.exe \/mbr<\/code> in Windows Vista.<\/p>\n
See Also<\/h2>\n
fixboot\u00a0<\/a>– utility used to update\u00a0the partition boot sector.<\/p>\n
bootsect\u00a0<\/a>– Windows Vista equivalent of the fixmbr utility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
fixmbr\u00a0utility updates the master boot record (MBR) code of a hard drive. The command is only available inside the\u00a0Windows Recovery Console. Synopsis fixmbr [DrivePath:] Description fixmbr utility is the Windows 2000 and XP tool used to update the master boot record (MBR)\u00a0code\u00a0which is responsible for initializing drive’s partitions. The options are as follows: DrivePath:\u00a0 Although […]<\/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-3938","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