[tech] Partition Problem

[Brad Wake]

Try booting from a Windows install cd and running the repair installation
option.  If that fails to detect, then you may not be able to save the
data.

--Brad

On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 07:49:25AM +0800, Aaron Alderman wrote:
> After deleting my linux partitions (ie main partition, swap space and not
> used boot partiion) I used PartiionMagic 8.0 to combine them back into the
> main large NTFS partiion. The swap space and linux boot partition did not
> recombine properly and hence an error was produce.
> I am now unable to boot my computer from anything on my hard drive, and
> PartitionMagic is unable to fix the error that it created!
> Basically the whole partition is unable to be accessed, and hence I am not
> able to re-install windows or anything else onto that space. The only
> partition which isnt damaged is too far away to be bootable.
> As a result I fear that I may have to format my hard drive, losing gigs
> and gigs of data that just isnt feasable to backup.
> Has anyone gotten out of this type of situaton or can tell me what i can
> do? (hopefully not format)
> 
> Thank You,
> Aaron Alderman