Re: booting problems

<ashokvikram@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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hi
i recently installed fedora core 4 on my hp pavilion
810 pc which has windows xp
before the i also created swap and install partions
for linux and went to installation
i choosed the grub bootloader and windows as default
and every thing worked smoothly
and after the installation the system rebooted and
when i pressed enter on keyboard the
grub bootloader showed fedora 4 and windows but when i
booted by selecting the
windows option instead of windows xp the system boots in
to the sytems recovery partion
configured by hp as a result i can't boot in to xp but
fedora has no problems
my hp system has two partions C and D in which C is
the main partition and D
is the recovery partition which is used for recovering system when
system is unbootable or any other sytem failiure it is accessed by
pressing F10 on the keyboard while system boot screen shows
IT can reinstall xp on to the C drive by formating the drive again
to install i bought a new 80 gb hard disk and partioned it with windows
diskmanagement tool
and created the swap and main partion for linux.
my real problem is how can boot in to xp and what is the cause for
this??

Your message doesn't list exactly how many drives, how many
partitions and what is in each partition. Given this, you need to
do a little research on grub. The fix is to tell grub where the xp
boot partition is instead of the one that it defaulted too. That
should fix the problem. Also know that big computer companies
like hp, dell, gateway etc.... set up "hidden diag" partitions so it
makes tech support easier when customers call in with problems.
These partitions can be at the beginning of the drive or they can
be at the end of the drive. Either way, the standard configuration
never gives a drive letter to the diag partition. You'll only see
the C: drive. That's probably what happened here. One other
thing, if the computer doesn't act like it should if you call tech
support, your waranttee may be void.

later,
charles.....


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