On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 09:46, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Friday 05 September 2003 07:49 am, ed tharp wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 07:16, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > > On Friday 05 September 2003 02:16 am, Liechti wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > "resize Windows partition" option. However, it looks like I've lost > > > > > > > > I had the same problem, but i didnt resize my disc. the lilo just didnt > > > > write the entry for my windows partition. you can set up the boot > > > > loader in the mandrake controll center. you're using one disk in ypu > > > > laptop i think. > > > > > > > > but try this in shell first: > > > > mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows_xp > > > > > > > > if it works, you should edit your bootloader. otherwise i can't help > > > > anymore... > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > So I guess the other part of my question is, if I want to reinstall > > > > > Windows XP, how can I get back my C: drive letter in the first place? > > > > > > > > if you reinstall windows, it will make your C: drive on his own. > > > > ****************************** > > > > but you'll loose all you data! > > > > ****************************** > > > > > > > > to catch your data, i would prefer norton ghost. this program copies > > > > the hole harddisk to another disk in a ghost-file, in example to a > > > > cd-rw. after this you can install you windows, install norton ghost > > > > explorer and catch your data out of the ghost-file. it works mostley. > > > > but its a long way... but the only one in know. > > > > > > > > remo > > > > > > Provided the partition is still intact, getting WinXp back is trivial. > > > Boot from the WinXp cd and choose recovery console. Once at the command > > > line, issue the command "fixmbr" and hit enter. Reboot. Voila, WinXP > > > back again and the world cries for you. > > > > I have a botched w2k nt partition in a triple boot dev/hda7 > > 7.1G 2.9G 3.9G 43% / > > /dev/hdc5 4.9G 2.3G 2.7G 46% /home > > /dev/hda4 4.3G 2.4G 1.9G 57% /mnt/nt > > /dev/hda1 28G 17G 12G 61% /mnt/win_c > > /dev/hdc6 4.7G 2.2G 2.6G 46% /mnt/win_c2 > > /dev/hda6 8.6G 1.4G 7.3G 16% /mnt/win_d > > /dev/hda8 2.8G 1.1G 1.7G 39% /var > > > > and I noticed in the recovery mode of w2k, both fixmbr and fixboot. > > which should I use? and will it screw up lilo? > > fixmbr and yes, it will remove lilo completely from the boot sector. However, > one quck fix to this is to create a boot floppy for Linux, then run fixmbr > and remove Lilo. Once you have restored your Windows partition and have > everything working like you want it, boot from the floppy and then rewrite > Lilo back to the mbr with whatever corrected settings are necessary. Then > you should have a good dual boot system. when I installed w2k the (only) last 3 times, it did not mess with lilo, just added it's boot loader to the windows selection of lilo. I was hoping for the same result again.
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