[SWLUG] Re: Discuss Digest, Vol 5, Issue 19

[Alun]

Gee thanks for your advice Keith.

I posted this at 04.00 this morning eyes on my ankles after getting Mandrake
to put a boot loader so I can get into windows, frankly I was knackered and
stressed.



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>    1. When you loose your boot loader (Alun)
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> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 02:26:39 -0000
> From: "Alun" <alun.pd1 at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: [SWLUG] When you loose your boot loader
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> HI Guys.
>
> What do you have to type in when you loose your bootloaderfor example you
> want to upgrade or do a clean install of the system (like I did tonight)
but
> the disks were damaged after I told it to format the hdd with Linux on it
as
> a clean install problem it dived and then it would not boot to windows.
>
> Panic stations m/c dead, fortunately I had another O.S linux I could try
so
> I did and it came back for me, but what can I do in the futurewhenit gets
to
> the stage where it is looking for theboot loader and its not there or one
of
> the systems is not there, how do I get into windows at least.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 02:57:41 -0000
> From: "Alun" <alun.pd1 at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: [SWLUG] mandrake is C**P
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> Hi Guys.
>
> Another problem, during setup of this alternate O.S> mandrake 10 I told it
I
> had a wheel mouse, but this so and so programme does not recognise it at
> all.
>
> I tried to tab my way into the setup but I cannot access the start button
to
> try getting into system setup and alter it.
>
> Can anyone tell me what keys I have to press to get to where I want to go
so
> I can change the thing to a bog standard mouse which is the only thing
this
> programme understands.
>
> Why they boast that its the easiest for a newbee to work with is beyond
me,
> SUSE never gave me this much work when I had it installed and running it
> worked no matter what mouise you told it was.
>
> Thanks
>
> Alun
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> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:16:33 +0000
> From: Keith Edmunds <keith at midnighthax.com>
> Subject: Re: [SWLUG] When you loose your boot loader
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> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 02:26:39 -0000
> "Alun" <alun.pd1 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > What do you have to type in when you loose your bootloaderfor example
you
> > want to upgrade or do a clean install of the system (like I did tonight)
> > but the disks were damaged after I told it to format the hdd with Linux
> > on it as a clean install problem it dived and then it would not boot to
> > windows.
>
> You may not thank me for it, but the best advice I can give you is to read
> through your postings to this list before you actually send them, and ask
> yourself how easy they are to understand. It may be trendy to use poor
> grammar and little or no punctuation (I wouldn't know what's trendy: I'm a
> middle-aged balding old git), but it doesn't make your question easy to
> understand. That, in turn, reduces the likelihood of you getting a helpful
> response.
>
> Best regards
> Keith
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:32:44 +0000
> From: Dick Bain <dick at towy71.uklinux.net>
> Subject: Re: [SWLUG] When you loose your boot loader
> To: Alun <alun.pd1 at ntlworld.com>
> Cc: discuss at swlug.org.uk
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> Alun wrote:
> > HI Guys.
> >
> <snip>
>   how do I get into windows at least.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> if you are running Win98, boot from a windows 98 floppy disk and type
> "fdisk /mbr" or, if you use XP, boot from the XP cd or "XP 6 floppy desk
> set" and get into Recovery Console from there run FIXMBR and FIXBOOT.
> fixmbr will rewrite the mbr and fixboot will rewrite the volume boot code
> HTH
> Dick
>
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> Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:43:17 -0000
> From: "Dafydd Walters" <dafydd at walters-home.net>
> Subject: Re: [SWLUG] When you loose your boot loader
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> >  how do I get into windows at least.
>
> If you get really stuck, a nice tool is Smart Boot Manager:
> http://btmgr.webframe.org/  It supports booting from floppy or CD-ROM.
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