Unable To Boot Windows

[maverick09]

hi

i had a dual boot system with windows xp installed on the c: drive and linux(SUSE 9.1) installed on the other

i deleted the linux partitions using the disk managenet utility of windows

now my system is unable to boot windows as every time i restart the system, grub boot loader loads but i dont get the options to select the OS

plz help

[XPero]

Let's see if it helps:

Boot your computer from a Windows 98/ME emergency disk and make a "format /mbr"

Hope it helps

PS: Caution! it is just a suggestion.

[Sunil]

hmm, never tried XPeros solution, however you can use a windows xp cd enter the rescue console and enter fixmbr, it will fix the problem right up.

Sunil

[maverick09]

Let's see if it helps:

Boot your computer from a Windows 98/ME emergency disk and make a "format /mbr"

Hope it helps

PS: Caution! it is just a suggestion.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

tried it, doesnt work , because the windows partitions have been formated with ntfs

[maverick09]

hmm, never tried XPeros solution, however you can use a windows xp cd enter the rescue console and enter fixmbr, it will fix the problem right up.

Sunil

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thanx i'll try it

[ncheepooi]

boot into recovery console using winxp CD.

perform fixmbr

[Takeshi]

ncheepool is on the right track.

I'd do all of the following in RC:

bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot
fixmbr

and check that there is a ntldr and ntdetect.com in C:\ .

[xla76]

copy ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini to floppy. modify boot.ini to something like:

[boot loader]

timeout=3

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect

you can then choose which partition you want to boot xp from. if you have more than one disk then you will need to add settings for disk(1) etc

[maverick09]

ncheepool is on the right track.

I'd do all of the following in RC:

bootcfg /rebuild
fixboot
fixmbr

and check that there is a ntldr and ntdetect.com in C:\ .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thanx it worked

u r great