[Wolves] Hello - first post from me !

[Peter Cannon]

On Thursday 05 May 2005 13:20, Tim Childe wrote:


> At some point mw Windows (Dos) partition has decided that it is now an
> UNKOWN type, and so won't boot.

What version of Windows are you running?

> Unfortunately, in an attempt to get windows back (linux being
> expendable) I fdisk /mbr 'd my PC to remove grub and go back to single
> boot.  Of course, this didn't work, which is when I realised it was a
> change in the partition not a problem with GRUB.

I would have thought that would fix it.

> Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure it must have been the grub-install
> that screwed everything up.  But several places said to do this, so I
> did.

Should not have caused you any problems.

> Anyone any idea how I can get my windows back (I can sort linux later)

Have you got a Windows boot disk?

You could try this http://www.startdisk.com/Web1/ubd/ubd.htm the ultimate boot 
disk.

is the Windows partition still there or have you blown it away?

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Regards,
Peter Cannon.
peter at cannon-linux.co.uk
Fedora Core 3 & Suse Pro 9.2

"There is every excuse for not knowing
there is no excuse for not asking"
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