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!
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