Re: Help - can't get back into XP after installing Linux

From: Ohmster (bigbigkitty_at_ohmster.com)
Date: 10/26/03


Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 02:47:26 GMT


"\"MIDIcian\" \(tm\)" <Stan@NeverFalls.com> wrote in
news:bnf5f6$rfu$0@pita.alt.net:

> The fix from my recollection, is to boot up with a Win98b/ME startup
> floppy, and do a "sys" command on your boot drive, and that should fix
> that geometry error.

No can do if the user formatted with NTFS. You need an XP/NT/Win2000 disc to
actually "see" an NTFS hard disk. The hard drive will be invisible or "not
formatted" to Win9x/WinME.

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~Ohmster