Please help.. windows dead

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: sgopus (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:31:15 -0800

If you have created a new partition on the C drive then
yes XP won't boot, it doesn't like the system partition
changing after install.
Try booting with the install CD for XP and do a repair
of the install, the files are all still there, PM doesn't
damage those.

>-----Original Message-----
>I need help! My windows xp won't start.
>I stupidly tried to use partition magic to create a new
partition. After I
>restarted the PC it would arrive onto the windows XP
splash screen and then
>restart.
>
>Somehow Partition Magic has corrupted my windows.
>
>I have no idea how to fix this. I could try a fix on the
recovery console,
>but besides fixmbr I don't know of any other commands
which could fix the
>problem.
>
>Also, now when it restarts it goes to the safe mode
choice screen. If I
>could only get to my GRUB screen I could log onto Linux
on my second drive
>and back up my important data.
>
>So, my question is either : is there a command to fix a
corrupted drive or a
>way is there a way to avoid the safe mode choices screen
so I can select to
>log onto Linux.
>
>
>Thank you and sorry if my writing is not written too
well... I'm shaking
>with fear that I may have lost years worth of data.
>
>Oz
>
>
>
>.
>

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