Hello, I am using XP Pro (SP2) on a laptop, and some how the boot sector seems to have gone sour (though I can read the drive fine form recovery
console and if I plug it into my main computer (using an adapter), I see
all the files and already backed up the non redundant stuff.)
Back in win95/98, I could boot from a floppy, cd to c:\windows, and type
'win' and get in that way when the boot sector is fubar'ed.
Is there an XP equivilent? Would I need to make a special boot cd? (This
laptop lacks a floppy drive.)
Boot sector issue ... It seems that my boot sector on my 160GB HDs keep getting 'hosed'. ... Then make a backup of the current active over the hosed HD drive. ... I touch the laptop, just in case; I don't get static when I'm at the laptop ... Both are Western Digitals and IDE drive (not laptop ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Boot sector issue ... It seems that my boot sector on my 160GB HDs keep getting 'hosed'. ... Then make a backup of the current active over the hosed HD drive. ... I touch the laptop, just in case; I don't get static when I'm at the laptop ... Both are Western Digitals and IDE drive (not laptop ... (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
RE: Boot sector issue ... See Windows Help and Support... ... It seems that my boot sector on my 160GB HDs keep getting 'hosed'. ... I touch the laptop, just in case; I don't get static when I'm at the laptop ... Both are Western Digitals and IDE drive (not laptop ... (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
WinXP Pro SP2 wont boot-boot sector etc? ...Dell Latitude D600 ... EZGig II cloning software... It appears that, for some reason, I may have lost the boot sector or EISA ... I've carried around in my laptop case so I could use this and copy it to ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Boot into Windows using install CD? ... > Hello, I am using XP Pro on a laptop, and some how the boot sector ... > seems to have gone sour (though I can read the drive fine form recovery ... > 'win' and get in that way when the boot sector is fubar'ed. ... You can use the XP CD to perform a repair installation.... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
