# WTF HDD?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-hdd/208602
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 27, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-hdd/208602 "2011-01-27T06:14:16Z")
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-hdd/208602/21 "2011-01-27T09:36:48Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#):
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> Why would it? There is nothing telling it that there is anything installed.
>
> in that case bootrec /fixmbr
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> Sometimes you can copy the required files from a known good Vista Install with the Same Service Pack level and OS.
>
> CHKDSK C: /r might also be handy. If you can access safemode then an sfc /scannow would be better.
Uhhh, the presence of a filesystem would tell it that something is installed. Assuming that’s how the process in the installer works.
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-hdd/208602/22 "2011-01-27T10:16:03Z")
OK went home on lunch. Ubuntu booted off a flash drive can see the files fine so what I’m ultimately going to do is back them up and just reformat the bastard. I tried bootrec.exe from the Vista disk. /fixmbr says it worked. I rebooted and got non system disk error insert system disk blah blah blah. So I tried bootrec.exe /fixboot and it comes back with some sort of “not found” error or something. I tried the other bootrec options and they can see the install just fine but can’t do anything about it.
I could probably keep fucking around and get the boot loader fixed but I’ve been thinking about upgrading to windows 7 anyway so now’s as good a time as any for a clean format and reload.
Thanks all.
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