Re: NLS data is missing - cannot repair
- From: "semoi" <fac_187@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:18:08 -0800
With Microsoft anything bad is possible but it is difficult to see how the MBR could be hosed by OS upgrades.
In my recent sad experience with a similar problem, caused by trying to install a second OS using System Commander, I could not reconstruct the MBR but all the data was on the hard drive. I will bet that your hard drive is still readable by an intact OS although it is not bootable, as in my situation. Easy enough to check if you can plug it into a working computer.
Sadly, in my instance, a recent backup of the entire hard drive was corrupted and unusable, a common occurrence with backup software as well as Windows System Restore. Even when you check the backup data it so often fails when you need it that I no longer think it is worth the time or effort, as opposed to making copies of vital documents.
I gave up and installed a new copy of Vista on a different hard drive and ported everything over. The only problem might be with programs that have to be activated, like Vista, Office and Photoshop but those Indian call centers are usually cooperative as they celebrate the American and European jobs they have taken.
As you are aware it would be unwise to reinstall Vista in the same partition as it will wipe your drive; it would also be unwise to create a new partition on that drive using partitioning software as that may make the drive unreadable.
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