help!!! can't boot

[dolor]

I was partitioning my HD w/Partition Magic, but it froze and I couldn't do anything. Of course, restarting f-ed it all up, now I can't even boot anything. Help!

[Kasracer]

Originally posted by dolor
I was partitioning my HD w/Partition Magic, but it froze and I couldn't do anything. Of course, restarting f-ed it all up, now I can't even boot anything. Help!

1. Did you make the boot floppies? If not, see 2

2. Put in your Windows disc, go into the recovery console. Type in fixboot and fixmbr. Then remove disc and reboot. If that didn't work, see 3.

3. FORMAT

[dolor]

ill try #2, when i find the cd...if i have to settle for #3, i will cry

[dolor]

Originally posted by kasracer
1. Did you make the boot floppies? If not, see 2

2. Put in your Windows disc, go into the recovery console. Type in fixboot and fixmbr. Then remove disc and reboot. If that didn't work, see 3.

3. FORMAT

you know what it's doing...the xp startup screen flashes repeatedly, but it never starts up. i cant go into safe mode either. do you think #2 will still work? (i cant try it right now cuz i dont have the cd)

[Kasracer]

Originally posted by dolor
you know what it's doing...the xp startup screen flashes repeatedly, but it never starts up. i cant go into safe mode either. do you think #2 will still work? (i cant try it right now cuz i dont have the cd)

I dunno, try it.
Partition magic is a crappy program

[dolor]

Originally posted by kasracer
I dunno, try it.
Partition magic is a crappy program

it's worked for me before. well, i just tried, but nothing's booting. xp, 2000, nothing. the startup screen flashes over and over, but nothing boots. how am i even supposed to format it?

[Kasracer]

Originally posted by dolor
it's worked for me before. well, i just tried, but nothing's booting. xp, 2000, nothing. the startup screen flashes over and over, but nothing boots. how am i even supposed to format it?

boot from the cd and follow the directions..... it is impossible to format your OS when you're in your OS so being able or not being able to boot into XP/2K wouldn't make a difference.

[dolor]

Originally posted by kasracer
boot from the cd and follow the directions..... it is impossible to format your OS when you're in your OS so being able or not being able to boot into XP/2K wouldn't make a difference.

alright, disregard everything i just said in the last 2 posts. i worked some magic and i started the recovery console but the fixboot thing didnt work. anything else i should try, cuz i really don't wanna give up this easily.

[IntelSucks]

We have been warning people about pm on this forum but I guess you just dont listen..

[Kasracer]

Originally posted by IntelSucks
We have been warning people about pm on this forum but I guess you just dont listen..

http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=272506

[dolor]

obviosly i dont listen...i am not as active in the forum as some of you guys

[Aeiri]

Before you format, try reinstalling Windows WITHOUT formatting. This should fix any problems that have been created on the OS install and your data should be saved.

Unless it was a problem with partitioning, in which case, you HAVE to format

[dolor]

Originally posted by Aeiri
Before you format, try reinstalling Windows WITHOUT formatting. This should fix any problems that have been created on the OS install and your data should be saved.

Unless it was a problem with partitioning, in which case, you HAVE to format

yea, it was a partitioning problem so i reformatted already. luckily, i have all the data on another computer. *whew*

[IntelSucks]

Originally posted by kasracer
http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?threadid=272506

Kasracer, thanks I was to lazy to put the hyperlink.

[Madboy]

Originally posted by kasracer
I dunno, try it.
Partition magic is a crappy program

Partition Magic (especially 8) is excellent, i use it and had no problems, my college borrowed it to partition there newtork comps.

[IntelSucks]

Originally posted by Madboy
Partition Magic (especially 8) is excellent, i use it and had no problems, my college borrowed it to partition there newtork comps.

They borrowed your software? Isn't that Illegal.

[Madboy]

I dont know, i should look at the license now....(though it is too late)

So have you actually got it running again now? My last format took me an hour to release a driver was corrupt, but with being frustrayed i didnt see the exclamation mark in Add New Hsrdware configuration. Just a tip if you experience problems

[dolor]

alright...so...i formatted my HD, and tried partitioning it again before I did anything so I wouldn't have to re-format over and over. well, I partitioned it w/Partition Magic on purpose, just to see if it sucked that much. it worked...so now i'm 2 for 3 when using PM.