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Which of these commands would repair a volume boot record in a Windows Vista system recovery option command prompt?

A) BOOTREC /fixboot

B) FIXMBR

C) FIXBOOT

D) BOOTREC /fixmbr

E) Keep pressing buttons; it has to start eventually


The answer: A) BOOTREC /fixboot

Windows Vista and Windows 7 uses the BOOTREC command to make repairs to boot records. The /fixboot option will repair a volume’s boot record.

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