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crazychicken
09-03-2002, 10:06 AM
i had winxp pro on an 80gb drive, then decided to be cool and dual boot off the same drive w/ 98 and xp

so i installed part. magic 7, made my xp 80gb partition 60gb, created a 20gb part. to put 98 on, but then when it restarted, it just says "unable to load operating system".

i installed 98 on a different drive just so i could boot again, and reinstalled part. magic, and now on my 80gb drive it says "BAD" for partition name, "error 104, no sectors"

i could just fix it by completely wiping the drive and starting over, but my goal now is to get back the xp install that i already did, 1 partition would be fine.

anyone have suggestions? programs that would make my drive bootable again?

ECA
09-03-2002, 01:00 PM
Dear sir or madam...

Playing with partition magic can be hazardous to your health..
Do you know the fundementals of FORMATING a drive..
FDISK,
RESET,
FORMAT,
RESET,
LOAD OS...

IF you dont KNOW these and HOw to do them... DONT play with PM.... If you know about FORMATING the drive, YOU wouldnt USE PM.....