I am writing as if you only have access to your Linux system. If you have
access to another Windows PC, you can accomplish the following tasks on your
Windows PC.
Format a diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the following
files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com, IO.sys, and
Msdos.sys. Download and extract Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 onto this
diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "part" to
run Ranish Partition Manager. Choose the option to save your MBR to
diskette. Now you have your safety net!
Format another diskette with the MSDOS (or VFAT) filesystem. Copy the
following files from your Windows partition to this disk: Command.com,
IO.sys, and Msdos.sys. Download and extract the XOSL files onto this
diskette. Keep this disk in the drive and reboot the PC. Type "install" to
install XOSL. Reboot the PC and setup XOSL to boot both Windows and Linux.
HTH,
Matt
>From: Marc Herms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] URGENT! Windows partion has gone! (fwd)
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:39:39 +0100
>
>
>>You said you can "see and access your data via Linux." If you are able to
>>see all the directories on your Windows partition, then "it is a great
>>day!"
>
>yep, finally something great today! :-) I can see ALL my partitions,
>actually, using a Windows boot floppy, I can also ACCESS them, but my old
>C: is now D: and vice versa, so I cannot boot Windows !!
>
>>If the above is true, then LILO has replaced the generic Microsoft IPL
>>(initial program loader) with the LILO IPL.
>
>
>>2) Install and setup a boot manager (I recommend XOSL)
>
>I HAVE already a boot manager (Boot Magic), but I cannot access it.. that
>means, it does NOT start. I had installed it under Windows. But I didn`t
>know I could install it under Linux, as well... ?!
>
>so, my main problem is now to EXCHANGE the current drive D: with the drive
>C: so that I could run windows. My partitions seem fine... I can see
>PRI-DOS using fdisk.
>
>marc
>
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