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2 total messages Started by Mr.& Mrs Jewell Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00

#1974

Author: Mr.& Mrs Jewell
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00

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Hello, I have made a huge mistake and need help. Please advise if you
can? I attempted to install RHlinux tonight and all went well so I
thought. When the install was over and i rebooted my password was not
accepted then when I tried to reboot to windows all of my <dirs> were
corrupted unfortunatly I did not back up. I used fips to partition and
at that time everything was fine.In an effort to regain access to
windows I ran scandisk, however it keeps locking upat file system. I
realize now that I made a big mistake and all data is likely lost, the
new partition wont let me format. How do I remove both partitions so I
can start fresh? I need to do alot of reprogramming. I cant get past
initial dos prompt, dos/windows files are corrupted,and at last check
linux wont even load to the sign on screen. Please Help?

Re: help

#1931

Author: Josue Calvo Perez
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00

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I would say, that since you have already lost everything, i would say 
either try booting from a boot disk, and then repartition your drive.  
Also, when you insert a boot cdrom or floppy like the rh boot disk, 
during the installation choose to repartition your drive.

I hope this helps.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 3/31/00, 9:52:02 PM, "Mr.& Mrs Jewell" <joools@erols.com> wrote 
regarding help:


> Hello, I have made a huge mistake and need help. Please advise if you
> can? I attempted to install RHlinux tonight and all went well so I
> thought. When the install was over and i rebooted my password was not
> accepted then when I tried to reboot to windows all of my <dirs> were
> corrupted unfortunatly I did not back up. I used fips to partition and
> at that time everything was fine.In an effort to regain access to
> windows I ran scandisk, however it keeps locking upat file system. I
> realize now that I made a big mistake and all data is likely lost, the
> new partition wont let me format. How do I remove both partitions so I
> can start fresh? I need to do alot of reprogramming. I cant get past
> initial dos prompt, dos/windows files are corrupted,and at last check
> linux wont even load to the sign on screen. Please Help?

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