WinBlows is CRAP. Period. All versions, all of the time. Even when it works as intended, it still isn't good enough. It is true that a small linux distribution disk can often easily repair a WinBlows Fried Filesystem, but nothing can fix Windows, 'cept for replacing it with something else.... You may now return (hopefully) to your regularly scheduled PLUG discussion list. -- Kevin O'Connor She can kill all your files; She can freeze with a frown. And a wave of her hand brings the whole system down. And she works on her code until ten after three. She lives like a bat but she's always a hacker to me. -- Apologies to Billy Joel Alan Dayley wrote: > > What file system were you running in these disasters? > > Sometimes a Linux boot disk will get you access to the hard drive enough to > repair the problem and get Windows working again. However, I have only > ever been successful at this when the Windows file system was FAT. I have > not been able to repair an NTFS drive before. > > Alan > > At 03:40 PM 4/3/2001 +0100, you wrote: > >As far as the repair disk goes, I have tried what you say, and had it fail > >totally. I have had more than on 2000 pro system suddenly refuse to boot, > >with a BSOD, ran the repair from the Win2k CD with the repair disk, and had > >it end up exactly the same after the repair. Reinstall required. Thank > >God for tape backup, batman! > > /------------------------------------------ > |Alan Dayley www.adtron.com > |Software Engineer 602-735-0300 x331 > |ADayley@adtron.com > | > |Adtron Corporation > |3710 E. University Drive, Suite 5 > |Phoenix, AZ 85034 > \------------------------------------------- > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss