Windows XP Boot Problem: NEW Question....?

When I rolled back my Acronis image of the C: drive, it was a more
current one only weeks old. zmsybe that's why it didn't correct the
boot menu - MBR - problem.

I was wondering if I rolled my Windows image back to one saved months
ago, before this MBR problem happened, do you think the Acronis image
would have the old MBR in the saved image? Or does Acronis True Image
even save the MBR to an image?

I hate the thought of having to reinstall a whole bunch of programs,
but it might be worth it if I got my boot menu back?

Or do I even know what the hell I'm talking about?