Would only add that the MFT is created when you format a volume as NTFS.
Since Vista has a newer version of NTFS, if you have to reformat it, unless
you plan to use older partitioning products, I would suggest formatting it
with Vista.

"Dave" <daveandniki@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "DavidJ726" <DavidJ726@hasnoaddress.com> wrote in message
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>> My slave drive (D has become unaccesable and the error message I
>> receive is Corrupt Master File Table.
>>
>> I have a Dual boot System with XP on the C: drive and Vista Beta on the
>> D: drive. I know I can boot from the XP CD and from the recovery
>> console, run the fxmbr and chkdsk/f commands, but what I don't know is if
>> the Master File Table was modified when I installed Vista on the D:
>> drive, so I don't know if I should use XP's tools or Vista's (MRE?)
>> tools. If I use XP tools and the file was modified by Vista, shoudn't I
>> use Vista's tools?
>>
>> Also, during my searches it seems that the Master Boot Record and Master
>> File Table have been discussed as if they're one in the same, are they?
>> Can fxmbr repair a Master File Table?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
>>
> The MBR and the MFT are entirely different. fixmbr is irrelevent to your
> problem. If the mirror MFT is uncorrupted chkdsk should be able to fix
> things. If the mirror is also corrupt and chkdsk aborts, then things are
> very messed up and you should reformat the partition and restore any data
> from back-up. If the partition contains data that is not backed up you may
> need to use a third-party tool or service to try and recover it - however
> given that you are running a beta operating system on the partition I
> guess
> it doesn't contain much of value. It shouldn't matter which version of
> chkdsk you use.
>
> Dave
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