{"id":1178,"date":"2013-08-01T13:44:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T13:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2016-06-01T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T14:27:11","slug":"repair-windows-mbr-from-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/08\/repair-windows-mbr-from-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Repair MBR (Windows Boot Loader) From Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

This simple tutorial shows you how to repair your Windows 7 boot loader (MBR) from Ubuntu dual boot or Ubuntu Live CD \/ USB. This can be useful if you don’t have a Windows CD or DVD on hand.<\/p>\n

To do so, first boot into your Ubuntu system. When you’re in Ubuntu, press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on your keyboard to open terminal and follow below steps:<\/p>\n

1.) First run below command to check your disk:<\/p>\n

sudo fdisk -l<\/pre>\n
The output tells you the disk information:<\/p>\n
Disk \/dev\/sda<\/b>: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
\n255 heads, 63 sectors\/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
\nUnits = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
\nSector size (logical\/physical): 512 bytes \/ 4096 bytes
\nI\/O size (minimum\/optimal): 4096 bytes \/ 4096 bytes
\nDisk identifier: 0x016c8108<\/p>\n
   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
\n\/dev\/sda1   *          63    39054014    19526976    7  HPFS\/NTFS\/exFAT<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
2.) Now run commnad to install syslinux<\/b>, which is a suite of lightweight IBM PC MBR bootloaders for starting up computers with the Linux kernel.<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install syslinux<\/pre>\n
\"install<\/a><\/p>\n
3.) Once installed, you can fix your Windows bootloader by running below command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo dd if=\/usr\/lib\/syslinux\/mbr.bin of=\/dev\/sda<\/b><\/pre>\n
Replace the startup disk name \/dev\/sda<\/code> in the above command according to the output in step 1.<\/p>\n
\"repair-mbr\"<\/a><\/p>\n
Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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