On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Timothy Wood <tim.wood...@gmail.com> wrote: > That would explain the small 16.69 MB partition with an unknown (to > gparted) filesystem.
If Windows 7 creates a boot partition, it will usually be 100MB in size and formatted as NTFS. That 17MB partition isn't it. However, it is not required to store the boot files on a separate partition -- look on your primary NTFS partition for a (hidden) Boot folder. If it's there, then your primary NTFS partition is Windows' primary boot volume. I would guess that the reason your recovery attempt failed was that you've altered the partition table of the disk. It's quite possible that, to prevent data loss, the recovery software won't proceed if things don't look right. To fix this, you might try deleting the two Linux partitions and using something like GParted to recombine those partitions back into one big NTFS partition. Try the recovery again and things might work out. If your goal is to restore the system to a Windows-only state without worrying about keeping any Linux stuff, you might be better off just reinstalling (or repairing) Windows using a full Windows 7 disc. If you're enrolled in any CS classes you probably have access to MSDNAA, which includes free licenses for Windows 7. You can download an ISO image and create a disc to (possibly) repair, or just reinstall the whole thing. Nick -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
