make a hard disk bootable again

[pla]

My new (now ex) motherboard screwed up my hard drive with
all precious programs and settings. I can still access
files but can't boot from that disk. How can I make it
bootable again (while avoiding format/recovery)?

Thanks much!

pla

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
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| My new (now ex) motherboard screwed up my hard drive with
| all precious programs and settings. I can still access
| files but can't boot from that disk. How can I make it
| bootable again (while avoiding format/recovery)?
|
| Thanks much!
|
| pla