Re: Lost partition

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From: sandy
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:57

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"Bryce Tanner" <bryceman@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi bud
>
> I'm assuming that the lost partition had windows 2000 on it.  If this is
the
> case, then...
> Boot from your windows 2000 cd-rom
> Hit "R" for repair system
> Select the Repair Console
> type "help" at the command prompt
> there should be a command called "bootfix" or "fixboot" or something like
> that......run it
> this should rewrite the Windows 2000 bootsector for you
> after that write the Linux boot loader to the correct volume
>
> Bryce
>
<snip>

I don't beleive this will work unless the partition affected is in
what MS calls the "system partition".  This is the partition
marked with the boot flag in the partition table.

Keith

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