backing up and restoring boot sector

[ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY]

On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 22:05 +0900, toyfactory wrote:
> So this is why Grub can coexist with the Windows boot menu on my
> computer.  Then I guess if I wiped the MBR by accident my computer would
> still boot, no longer to Grub but instead directly to the Windows boot
> menu.
I guess so, but only if the Windows partition is marked "boot" in the
partition table (a deadly mistake that I always forgot).

> Cheers, it's increased my understanding of the boot process!
> 
> Nick
> 

As a last word, back-up anything before doing anything! (I'm not
kidding! I might be wrong in my last message.  If anyone knows any
corrections, please correct me.)

(I'm sorry about the spelling/grammar errors in my last (and possibly
this) message. English is not my native language.)
Ziyad.