Re: I lost my access to Windows

From: Lenard (Lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 03/07/05 

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 18:26:17 GMT

Abs wrote:

> Well , i try what u said but it didn't do anything
> if i have to reboot my system after mounting these partitions. and
> thank u 4 ur help
>

The entire process takes a fair amount of time and does require
rebooting you system a number of times. I do not understand what you
mean exactly by 'it didn't do anything' maybe a bit of explantation
might help you.

Using your working Linux to check and verify your data (all the mounting
of the partitions). After checking there is no real reason to unmount
them, the rebooting of the system will do that for you.

Booting with the Windows 98se boot floppy to wipe out the first primary
partition(Linux partition) and create a new primary partition(DOS
partition), then rebooting to format(make the partition writeable) and
installing the new MBR (losing the GRUB boot loader on the MBR) to boot
into a Microsoft DOS prompt. You might have had a small problem here
but it is fixable by booting once more with the floppy and at the DOS
prompt (A:) issuing(typing in and pressing the Enter key);

fdisk c: /mbr

The only hard part is using the Windows XP boot floppy set to get into
the recovery console and getting the Windows XP to boot. If the floppy
based Windows XP boot set did not work then you can try a different
approach. You can download a bootable but very limited Windows XP boot
CD for using the recovery console;

This requires a working Windows XP system with a CD burner;
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Or you can try this, again this requires a working Windows system
(Windows 2000 or XP perferred) with a CD burner;
http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

Choose either one (either should work to restore the Microsoft required
bootloader files to the 'C: drive' via the recovery console [fixmbr and
maybe fixboot]);

  Bootable Windows 2000 installation CD-Rom (with SP3)
  Bootable Windows XP installation CD-Rom (with SP1)

Your only other choice other than 'wipe and load' ($$) is to take the
system to a qualified repair center/person (one that understands that
'wipe and load' is only one [bad] way to fix things) and explain your
problem in great detail. Take a copy of this entire newsgroup thread if
you think it will help. 

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