On Mon, 2004-06-21 at 21:39, Lord Storm wrote: > Well I run the bellow system. I had windows 2k pro with NTFS and some how > mandrake purged Win2k from Partitions and windows would not reinstall. > Operating system error or something like that it was about 2 weeks ago. Not > that I realy care now, but SOT linux did it to me as well. 9.2 Didnt do it. > So I was wondering if it is creeping into the NTFS partition managagement > tree. > > I have downloaded the maxtor tool for low level format to try and fix the hard > drive latter.
Storm, old china plate, Windows ALWAYS needs to be installed FIRST - no matter what - it's a Microsoft thing - it will rewrite your partition tables no matter what - and if you hose up your Windows installation after mucking around with GNU/linux, well, you're going to have to blast it all out and start again. For whatever reason, the MS family of OS's refuses to be on anything - or rather, boot from anything except for HDA1 (or the entire HDA for that matter); by common practise, Windows is install first, then everything else after that. Can't get around it. stephen kuhn - proprietor ============================== illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com mobile: 0410.728.389 ------------------------------------------------------------------ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents ------------------------------------------------------------------ Certified virus-free since we don't use Microsoft products Are you a parent? Do you sometimes find yourself unsure as to what to say in those awkward situations? Worry no more... Go away. You bother me. Why? Because life is unfair. That's a nice drawing. What is it? Children should be seen and not heard. You'll be the death of me. You'll understand when you're older. Because. Wipe that smile off your face. I don't believe you. How many times have I told you to be careful? Just beacuse.
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