Problem has been resolved. For others that may need help:
I created a bootable floppy from a Win98 installation.
C:\ > format \S A:
& copied fdisk from Win98 to the floppy.
A:\ > fdisk /mbr did the trick
reboot machine and WinNT started perfectly.
I also previously tried the bootpart.exe program from
www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm, followed the instructions but received
a message like " You need to us use command LOCK \S "
Bootpart may be worth further investigation as it allows you to use
the NT boot manager to select other OS installations.
Thanks for help
> Get your hands on a Windows 98/95 boot floppy disk. Boot from the floppy
> disk. At the "A:\" prompt, type the following exactly as shown;
>
> fdisk /mbr
>
> Make sure there's a space between "fdisk" and the forward slash "/" !
>
> Reboot your system. NT will fire up no problem.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edward Stow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 5:15 PM
> Subject: [newbie] Lost NT Partition
>
>
> > I have unsuccessfully tried to install Mandrake 7.2. onto my
> > machine that had NT4 installed on a NTFS formated primary
> > partition.
> >
> > Problems:
> > * Mandrake 7.2 installed GRUB but does not give me any option to
> > boot to NT.
> > * Selecting the Linux option in GRUB - Linux hangs during bootup.
> > * (Also during installation I tried but could not create a
> > bootdisk.)
> >
> > Question:
> > How can I boot into my NT partition? I don't care if the
> > Mandrake installation is lost.
> >
> > Edward Stow
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
>
Edward Stow email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Charles Sturt University phone 02 6933 2387
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678 fax 02 6933 2733
Australia
