FIXBOOT command

[lbrty4us]

Okay, WTF does it actually do? ;-) Only create or repair an NTFS or
other XP-type boot sector on the partition - OR does it have the
ability to fix or make OTHER needed kinds of boot sectors. Point: I
need to establish or fix a partition boot sector that will work with
older MS-DOS. (it has to have io.sys at 1, msdos.sys at 2).

 

[Guest]

Try searching for information on Dual Boot. Plenty of advice on Google.

The fixmbr command is only available when you are using the Recovery Console.

fixmbr [device_name]
Parameter
device_name

The device (drive) on which you want to write a new master boot record. The
name can be obtained from the output of the map command. An example of a
device name is:
\Device\HardDisk0.

Example
The following example writes a new master boot record to the device specified:

fixmbr \Device\HardDisk0

 

[lbrty4us]

Try searching for information on Dual Boot. Plenty of advice on Google.

The fixmbr command is only available when you are using the Recovery

Console.

Do ya think? ;-) Why post, if you only wish to restate the obvious &
ignore the Q?

Restatement: "What does fixboot do to the partition boot sector in
data-specific, behavioral terms?