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Need help recovering partitions
Ok, I have a Western Digital 160 gig hd that I had
partitioned into a 5 gig for the OS (Windows XP Pro), then an 80 gig and then another 75 gig. My pc has been a little sluggish, so I ran Norton Speed Disk and my C: was 25% fragmented. After running that I started getting errors on applications installed to my D: drive. So, I ran Norton Disk Doctor and it said something about the partitions had a problem and it could fix them. I let it do that and then after rebooting it comes up and says 'Missing Operating Syste' and would go no further. I reformatted C: (the 5 gig) and reinstalled Windows XP. Now my question...is there any software out there that I can use to recover or reconstruct my other partitions? Suggestions needed... |
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Need help recovering partitions
The only way you can delete, create, resize or merge existing =
partitions, and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8 (www.powerquest.com). Partition Magic Instructional Videos=20 http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id2752.cfm --=20 Nicholas -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - "J. Williams" wrote in message: =20 ... | Ok, I have a Western Digital 160 gig hd that I had=20 | partitioned into a 5 gig for the OS (Windows XP Pro),=20 | then an 80 gig and then another 75 gig. |=20 | My pc has been a little sluggish, so I ran Norton Speed=20 | Disk and my C: was 25% fragmented. After running that I=20 | started getting errors on applications installed to my D:=20 | drive. So, I ran Norton Disk Doctor and it said=20 | something about the partitions had a problem and it could=20 | fix them. I let it do that and then after rebooting it=20 | comes up and says 'Missing Operating Syste' and would go=20 | no further. |=20 | I reformatted C: (the 5 gig) and reinstalled Windows XP. |=20 | Now my question...is there any software out there that I=20 | can use to recover or reconstruct my other partitions? |=20 | Suggestions needed... | |
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Need help recovering partitions
True Nicolas,
But Partition Magic will not rebuild or recontruct screwed up paritions...it will do all the things you listed though. I need to fix or repair my current partitions that are there, but just screwed up by Norton. -----Original Message----- The only way you can delete, create, resize or merge existing partitions, and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8 (www.powerquest.com). Partition Magic Instructional Videos http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id2752.cfm -- Nicholas --------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- "J. Williams" wrote in message: ... | Ok, I have a Western Digital 160 gig hd that I had | partitioned into a 5 gig for the OS (Windows XP Pro), | then an 80 gig and then another 75 gig. | | My pc has been a little sluggish, so I ran Norton Speed | Disk and my C: was 25% fragmented. After running that I | started getting errors on applications installed to my D: | drive. So, I ran Norton Disk Doctor and it said | something about the partitions had a problem and it could | fix them. I let it do that and then after rebooting it | comes up and says 'Missing Operating Syste' and would go | no further. | | I reformatted C: (the 5 gig) and reinstalled Windows XP. | | Now my question...is there any software out there that I | can use to recover or reconstruct my other partitions? | | Suggestions needed... | . |
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Need help recovering partitions
Norton may have changed only the Master Boot Record partition table. If
you were using just the NT boot loader to create your partitions, you might be able to boot to the XP CD, select the first repair option, logon to the Recovery Console and run the map command to see if RC can read the partition type and size. If so, then run fixmbr. -- Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows "J. Williams" wrote in message ... True Nicolas, But Partition Magic will not rebuild or recontruct screwed up paritions...it will do all the things you listed though. I need to fix or repair my current partitions that are there, but just screwed up by Norton. -----Original Message----- The only way you can delete, create, resize or merge existing partitions, and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8 (www.powerquest.com). Partition Magic Instructional Videos http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id2752.cfm -- Nicholas --------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- "J. Williams" wrote in message: ... | Ok, I have a Western Digital 160 gig hd that I had | partitioned into a 5 gig for the OS (Windows XP Pro), | then an 80 gig and then another 75 gig. | | My pc has been a little sluggish, so I ran Norton Speed | Disk and my C: was 25% fragmented. After running that I | started getting errors on applications installed to my D: | drive. So, I ran Norton Disk Doctor and it said | something about the partitions had a problem and it could | fix them. I let it do that and then after rebooting it | comes up and says 'Missing Operating Syste' and would go | no further. | | I reformatted C: (the 5 gig) and reinstalled Windows XP. | | Now my question...is there any software out there that I | can use to recover or reconstruct my other partitions? | | Suggestions needed... | . |
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But that is NOT reconstructing a "damaged" partition!
"Nicholas" wrote in message ... The only way you can delete, create, resize or merge existing partitions, and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8 (www.powerquest.com). Partition Magic Instructional Videos http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id2752.cfm -- Nicholas -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "J. Williams" wrote in message: ... | Ok, I have a Western Digital 160 gig hd that I had | partitioned into a 5 gig for the OS (Windows XP Pro), | then an 80 gig and then another 75 gig. | | My pc has been a little sluggish, so I ran Norton Speed | Disk and my C: was 25% fragmented. After running that I | started getting errors on applications installed to my D: | drive. So, I ran Norton Disk Doctor and it said | something about the partitions had a problem and it could | fix them. I let it do that and then after rebooting it | comes up and says 'Missing Operating Syste' and would go | no further. | | I reformatted C: (the 5 gig) and reinstalled Windows XP. | | Now my question...is there any software out there that I | can use to recover or reconstruct my other partitions? | | Suggestions needed... | |
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