[Nottingham] SuSE 8.2 install problems

[Scott Bennett]

Martin Clough wrote:

>Hello everyone!
>
>I have just installed SuSE Linux 8.2 onto my computer, upgrading an existing
>7.2 installation.  The computer has windows xp on the first partition and
>linux on the second, and I use a floppy disk to boot into linux.
>
>After the upgrade, I was unable to boot into windows as the message "Missing
>Operating System" was displayed.  The 8.2 upgrade had destroyed my windows
>boot-up!
>
>I can use the system by booting from a floppy disk, but I would like to boot
>from hard disk if possible.  SuSE refused to help me because I was not
>upgrading from the immediately preceding version, i.e. 8.1 in this case.
>
>Can windows xp restore its boot-up somehow? Or do I need to install LILO or
>GRUB from the linux installation onto the primary partition? Or what?
>
>Any advice gratefully received.
>
>Thanks
>Martin Clough
>
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hi, i'm no guru, but you could try to "fdisk /mbr" or something like 
that, i can't remember exactly, it should restore you master boot record 
to a windows version.

hope this helps

Scott