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Old 08-05-2005, 12:01 PM   #1
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Bootsectors problem

Hi. I had win98 on c: and win2k on d: [both on the same hdd]
I decided to format c: and reinstal win98. I backed up all filesd from root directory, formatted and reinstalled w98. I copied back all the files and rebooted. System manager didn't show up and win98 started. All files are in place [i hope so], like ntloader, ntdetect, boot.ini

I think it has something to do with bootsectors and bootsect.* file i tried to use bootpart.exe but I don't really know what to do with it... Do i need NT bootsector on partition C: ? If so, how can I create it?
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Old 08-05-2005, 02:28 PM   #2
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You can try restarting the computer and letting it boot to the W2k CD and choose the option to repair using the recovery console. At the command prompt type fixboot c:
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Old 08-05-2005, 05:40 PM   #3
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Yeah... others told me to do that, but the fact is that, for some reason, my win2k cd doesn't want to boot :| I'll try to get another copy tomorrow.
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