MBR Fix
MBR Fix (Mbrfix.exe) is a program that you can use to repair corrupt master boot record on your hard disk. Master boot record is a set of data coded on the hard drive of your computer that is critical for the startup process. For many reasons, such as the installation of multiple operating systems on the same hard disk, master boot record may become corrupt. The corruption of master boot record can cause serious problems, such as computer’s inability to boot. MBR Fix can be used to repair the corrupt master boot record by resetting the master boot record to its initial state.
MBR Fix Features
MBR Fix deals with everything relating to the management of computer’s master boot record. It can be used to back up MBR and to restore it whenever needed, to fix corrupt boot code in the MBR, and to do many other tasks that are important to keep the wellbeing of the MBR. This program is command-line based so you should be an advanced computer user if you want to use it. To use this program, you need to download it for free from the internet and install it on your bootable floppy disk. The installation can be done using a computer with any running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows operating systems, including Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows PE. After the installation is completed, you can use the floppy disk on the computer with corrupt MBR. If you are an advanced computer user, you can easily run the program by booting the computer using the floppy disk (you have to modify your computer BIOS in order to do that) and running the program from A:\. This program can also be run directly from Windows’ command shell if the corruption doesn’t prevent you from entering Windows of if you only want to reset the currently operating MBR. Remember that you must have administrative privilege to run the program inside Windows.
The Pros of Using MBR Fix
MBR Fix is a tiny yet versatile program that you can download for free from the internet. Because of its small size, it doesn’t take very long to download the program. Once the program is downloaded and used, it also doesn’t take very long to let the program repair your computer’s MBR.
The Cons of Using MBR Fix
Despite its versatility, MBR Fix is dedicated for advanced computer users. If you expect an MBR fixing program with user friendly GUI, you will not find it in MBR Fix because it is entirely command-line based program. And more, sometimes, this program needs to be run using floppy disk, which is not found in modern personal computers and laptops.
Conclusion
Regardless of its pros and cons, MBR Fix is the current most versatile program available for free and there is hardly more versatile yet free MBR fixing program that can be used as its alternative. That’s the reason why many computer users today still rely on this program to fix their computer’s corrupt MBR. Although it is command-line based program, you can learn about how to use it quite straightforwardly because its developer has provided concise yet brief HTML manual for it. If the computer that you want to fix doesn’t support floppy disk drive, you can burn it on bootable CD or make a bootable flash disk using program that you can download for free from the internet.
