Sorry Scott, I assumed W7. XP Recovery Console http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/bootcons_fixboot.mspx?mfr=true
Try FixBoot http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/bootcons_fixboot.mspx?mfr=true or fdiisk /mbr BK On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Bill Kampmeyer <bk...@shi85.org> wrote: > Recovery Console > http://www.ehow.com/how_4836283_repair-mbr-windows.html > > BK > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Scott Siri <ss...@mendotahs.org> wrote: >> It is flagged as the boot partition. There is no recovery console that I >> know about. >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Ekhoff, Andrew <aekh...@sags.k12.il.us> >> wrote: >>> >>> I would go into recovery console and try a fixboot. Also, boot into >>> gparted and check if the partition is flagged as a boot partition. >>> >>> >>> >>> Andy >>> >>> >>> >>> Andrew Ekhoff >>> >>> Technology Coordinator >>> >>> St. Anne Public Schools >>> >>> aekh...@sags.k12.il.us >>> >>> SAGS: (815) 427-8153 >>> >>> SACHS: (815) 427-8141 >>> >>> >>> >>> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >>> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Scott Siri >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:41 AM >>> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List >>> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] FOG Pulling Image Partition trouble >>> >>> >>> >>> I got impatient. I combined all three partitions into one last night. >>> Look this morning like it hosed the machine. Unless there is a bios setting >>> I'm missing, it seems to be having trouble loading the OS. The partition is >>> now called dev\sda2 according to gparted. >>> >>> is this the normal name for the primary partition? My understanding is I >>> can't rename the partition without killing all data on it. I did not get >>> that warning when I combined the FATs onto the NTFS last night. >>> >>> The computer is a Dell Dimension 4600. We have many of these and I just >>> wanted an image. Silly me to think it would be simple. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:05 AM, K Lesko <kle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Sounds like a manufacturer's utility partition and a partition to restore >>> the OS. What brand of computers are they? I am not sure what the best way >>> to proceed would be. If you have more than one of these systems that you >>> can get an image from I would use a partition editor from a boot disk (DOS >>> FDISK, GPARTED) to eliminate the FAT partitions and see if FOG would then >>> allow you to pull an image. >>> >>> If this is the only system you have I would use ghost or clonzilla etc. to >>> get an image of the OS before I messed with the partitions. If the above >>> doesn't work you may need to re-partition the drive to a single NTFS >>> partition and put the OS image back on before FOG will pull an image. >>> >>> Let us know, I will likely be headed down this path in a week or so. . . >>> >>> Kevin >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Scott Siri <ss...@mendotahs.org> wrote: >>> >>> I have a computer all ready to pull an image from. >>> >>> FOG wont do it and the errors seem to point to a partition issue. >>> >>> The hard drive seems to have a FAT partition of 49MB, FAT32 partition of >>> 3.5GB and NTFS partition of 145GB. >>> >>> I don't know when or why these were all created on here. Can I merge the >>> two small ones into the larger without killing off my OS? I'm pretty basic >>> when it comes to understanding of file systems and partitions. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> >>> >>> *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> >> *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
