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Will creating a Linux partition resolve a Master Boot Record issue for a HDD with Windows ME installed?

I Accidentally Screwed up my 80 Gig HDD with Windows ME. It seems i deleted my Master Boot Record. I have repeatedly tried to use “Fdisk /MBR” to repair the problem, but the command doesn’t seem to do anything. I can access all of my files using the DOS on my boot disk, but Windows still won’t boot up. I can, however, boot up Xubuntu using a live CD. If I Use the Xubuntu Install to disk feature, it gives me the option to create a new partition. Would Creating a new partition, and installing Linux Create a new MBR? Would that help get Windows ME going again? or would that only compound the problem?

Please help computer people my computer won’t boot not even into dos or live cd?

I was on slax live cd and I started partitioning the drive but accidentally erased the only partition on the computer (windows had stopped booting and I wanted to install slax onto my hd). Now nothing will boot not even the ultimate boot cd it says: disk error BB, Ax + 4280 drive 82. Can I do anything to boot into dos and finish using fdisk to partition for linux? Not even my live cds will boot anymore.
Yes, it is set to boot from cd and it’s too old to boot from USB drive. Because there is no working partition it won’t boot anything. How do I restore mbr? (dell latitude C600).