Recover Damaged Windows MBR using Ubuntu LIVE CD

If want to restore Windows Bootloader and for some reason cannot use the windows installation cd, there is a simple way to do it:

NOTE: make sure you have internet working.

1) Boot with Ubuntu Live CD or Linux Mint Live CD


2) On the terminal: 

sudo apt-get install ms-sys 

then

ms-sys --mbr /dev/hdX 

NOTE: in my case the main windows xp system is located in hda1 so I used ms-sys --mbr /dev/hda

3) Reboot. 

This should get your windows back. 


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