Colin
It makes no difference Win2000 can be either FAT or or NTFS and can be
changed at will. Without the Rescue disk the Win2000 install disk will see
only the partition not its makeup or content and will will not register any
as being Win2000 so you will not be able to repair the current installation
of Win2000.
Charles.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin L. Whipple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] this is an emergency (lilo, mbr, windows...)Lance READ
NOW
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Lance
> > No offense meant to Paul but do not follow his advise for repairing
your
> > MBR. It Will Not Work for Win2000. The only way to restore your MBR or
any
> > part of Win2000 is if you have created a Win2000 Rescue disk(not the set
of
> > 4 install disk, but a Rescue disk you made in Win2000). If you boot to
your
> > Install CD without using the Rescue disk the installer Will Not be able
to
> > find your existing Win2000 partition and you will not be able to do a
> > restore install only a new install. This has happened to me in Win2000
so I
> > have first hand knowledge of what I am saying.
> > If you do not have a Rescue disk you will not be able to repair the
MBR.
>
> Doesn't that depend on whether the C: partition is FAT or NTFS?
>
> Colin
>
>
