Welcome
MBRWizard was designed with the goal to help solve most Master Boot Record (MBR) problems. We initially developed MBRWizard to resolve MBR difficulties caused by boot sector viruses, as well as those introduced by disk imaging products such as Symantec Ghost and Backup Exec, Acronis True Image and Backup & Recovery 10, as well as StorageCraft ShadowProtect. Due to it's functionality and flexibility, MBRWizard has also become a popular utility for creating Windows 7 bootable USB flash drives, as well as repairing many types of MBR problems, especially those caused by disk-2-disk (d2d) and system backup and recovery applications.
In a nutshell, MBRWizard provides functionality to help solve most issues caused by experimenting with Linux and dual boot scenarios, yet also provides assistance with repairing MBR partition entries after recovering a disk image or virus strike. Hopefully you found us before disaster strikes, in which case MBRWizard can help you safeguard your system and hard drive configuration by capturing a backup of the MBR before problems arise. Otherwise, make sure you check our Examples and Common Problems pages to assist in identifying the problem and possible solutions.
The following is a quick overview of the functionality offered by MBRWizard. Make sure you check out the Reference page for detailed examples on using specific features.
| MBR Operations | Partition Operations | Additional | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save or Backup MBR | Delete Partitions | Securely wipe disk | ||
| Restore MBR from backup | Hide/Unhide Partitions | Boot Menu: Select bootable partition | ||
| Wipe MBR | Set Bootable/Active Partition | Read/write a persistent Status byte | ||
| Fix or repair corrupt MBR | Change Partition Type | Create ini file with disk and MBR info | ||
| Create a new MBR | Shutdown/Reboot the machine | |||
| Create/update the disk signature | ||||
| Sort partition table | ||||
| Save/Copy/Restore Sectors | ||||
| Delete existing MBR |
Take a look around. You can check out commonly sought after functionality offered by MBRWizard on the Support page, grab the software for testing under Downloads, or follow the additional links in the Support section to learn more about the MBR or troubleshoot specific problems. Regardless of the problem you are trying to solve, MBRWizard is here to help.