David W. Fenton / 2005/11/05 / 08:00 PM wrote: >Again, I don't see any purpose in reformatting. Just install a fresh >copy of Windows in a new folder, alongside the old one.
On my Macs, I like zero-formatting to map out bad sectors. It's just my habit. But since Win2KJP install CD won't see C: which is NTFS, I can't install the new Win2KJP next to the old one either. >If the NTFS volume doesn't mount, that suggests that you have some >other boot loader or partition management software on the machine, >which can definitely mess things up. Shoot. Is this what it's about? I have always partitioned with PQMagic for many, many years. Is this the source of my problem? Is there any way to remedy this at this point? By the way, I once bought SystemCommander and used it once for my beloved trusty Win95JP, but it really broke boot sector to the point unrepeatable. And it's been so difficult to have multiple bootable Wintel especially before the birth of NTLoader, which still can screw things up after restore. I am too used to Mac which can be booted from pretty much anything (.. but floppy, of course :-) .. What I mean is, if it were Mac here, I would had booted off a FW drive to format and install Thinkpad's internal drive without going through any of this frustration. Sorry. I had to vent. Thanks David. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA <http://a-no-ne.com> <http://anonemusic.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
