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John wrote:

>
> OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
>
> After having intermittent problems with the Bios which
> *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should, which I
> now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition on drive
> 0 (which was drive C
>
> I am now using a backup drive but I would I would like to
> get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk and
> formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the last few
> weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and multimedia
> files that are now gone.
>
> I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at least
> some of the data, but that would take far too long as there
> isn't enough room on this drive to save much at once.
>
> I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which sure
> enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it then
> says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it. Is there
> any software that can repair my partition please?

This had me thinking for bit.. Anyway why not boot something
like knoppix or damnsmall Linux. Linux is great for seeing
screwed windows partitions. I have a 60gig HDD that windows
will not touch at all, but I can install Linux on it with no
problems. Knoppix and Damnsmall will live/run on CD and not install
on your machine. I use them all the time for repair work.

Just a thought.

JesterDev

OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..

After having intermittent problems with the Bios which
*sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should, which I
now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition on drive
0 (which was drive C

I am now using a backup drive but I would I would like to
get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk and
formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the last few
weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and multimedia
files that are now gone.

I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at least
some of the data, but that would take far too long as there
isn't enough room on this drive to save much at once.

I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which sure
enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it then
says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it. Is there
any software that can repair my partition please?

Yes I have a Linux system that can run from CD, but how can
I repair my partition with it??


"JesterDev" <> wrote in message
news:40b019b9$0$7976$...
> John wrote:
>
> >
> > OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
> >
> > After having intermittent problems with the Bios which
> > *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should, which
I
> > now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition on
drive
> > 0 (which was drive C
> >
> > I am now using a backup drive but I would I would like
to
> > get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk and
> > formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the last
few
> > weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and
multimedia
> > files that are now gone.
> >
> > I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at
least
> > some of the data, but that would take far too long as
there
> > isn't enough room on this drive to save much at once.
> >
> > I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which sure
> > enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it
then
> > says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it. Is
there
> > any software that can repair my partition please?
>
> This had me thinking for bit.. Anyway why not boot
something
> like knoppix or damnsmall Linux. Linux is great for seeing
> screwed windows partitions. I have a 60gig HDD that
windows
> will not touch at all, but I can install Linux on it with
no
> problems. Knoppix and Damnsmall will live/run on CD and
not install
> on your machine. I use them all the time for repair work.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> JesterDev
>

Access the damaged partition, backup the data you need, then work with FDISK
or Partition Manager or whatever to get the drive back online, format,
re-install Winduhs...


"John" <el.loveislife@nocrap> wrote in message
news:bFWrc.7$m36.5@newsfe2-win...
>
> Yes I have a Linux system that can run from CD, but how can
> I repair my partition with it??
>
>
> "JesterDev" <> wrote in message
> news:40b019b9$0$7976$...
> > John wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
> > >
> > > After having intermittent problems with the Bios which
> > > *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should, which
> I
> > > now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition on
> drive
> > > 0 (which was drive C
> > >
> > > I am now using a backup drive but I would I would like
> to
> > > get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk and
> > > formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the last
> few
> > > weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and
> multimedia
> > > files that are now gone.
> > >
> > > I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at
> least
> > > some of the data, but that would take far too long as
> there
> > > isn't enough room on this drive to save much at once.
> > >
> > > I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which sure
> > > enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it
> then
> > > says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it. Is
> there
> > > any software that can repair my partition please?
> >
> > This had me thinking for bit.. Anyway why not boot
> something
> > like knoppix or damnsmall Linux. Linux is great for seeing
> > screwed windows partitions. I have a 60gig HDD that
> windows
> > will not touch at all, but I can install Linux on it with
> no
> > problems. Knoppix and Damnsmall will live/run on CD and
> not install
> > on your machine. I use them all the time for repair work.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > JesterDev
> >
>
>

Can't access the damaged partition it's invalid, so can't
backup the data (though obviously the data is still
physically on the drive)



"Toolman Tim" <ToolmanTim_at_charter_net_invalid> wrote in
message news:...
> Access the damaged partition, backup the data you need,
then work with FDISK
> or Partition Manager or whatever to get the drive back
online, format,
> re-install Winduhs...
>
>
> "John" <el.loveislife@nocrap> wrote in message
> news:bFWrc.7$m36.5@newsfe2-win...
> >
> > Yes I have a Linux system that can run from CD, but how
can
> > I repair my partition with it??
> >
> >
> > "JesterDev" <> wrote in
message
> > news:40b019b9$0$7976$...
> > > John wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
> > > >
> > > > After having intermittent problems with the Bios
which
> > > > *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should,
which
> > I
> > > > now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition
on
> > drive
> > > > 0 (which was drive C
> > > >
> > > > I am now using a backup drive but I would I would
like
> > to
> > > > get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk
and
> > > > formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the
last
> > few
> > > > weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and
> > multimedia
> > > > files that are now gone.
> > > >
> > > > I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at
> > least
> > > > some of the data, but that would take far too long
as
> > there
> > > > isn't enough room on this drive to save much at
once.
> > > >
> > > > I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which
sure
> > > > enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it
> > then
> > > > says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it.
Is
> > there
> > > > any software that can repair my partition please?
> > >
> > > This had me thinking for bit.. Anyway why not boot
> > something
> > > like knoppix or damnsmall Linux. Linux is great for
seeing
> > > screwed windows partitions. I have a 60gig HDD that
> > windows
> > > will not touch at all, but I can install Linux on it
with
> > no
> > > problems. Knoppix and Damnsmall will live/run on CD
and
> > not install
> > > on your machine. I use them all the time for repair
work.
> > >
> > > Just a thought.
> > >
> > > JesterDev
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Debian Morphix which is a Linux system says, "mount: I could
not determine the filesystem type, and none was specified"


"John" <el.loveislife@nocrap> wrote in message
news:RTWrc.9$m36.3@newsfe2-win...
>
> Can't access the damaged partition it's invalid, so can't
> backup the data (though obviously the data is still
> physically on the drive)
>
>
>
> "Toolman Tim" <ToolmanTim_at_charter_net_invalid> wrote in
> message news:...
> > Access the damaged partition, backup the data you need,
> then work with FDISK
> > or Partition Manager or whatever to get the drive back
> online, format,
> > re-install Winduhs...
> >
> >
> > "John" <el.loveislife@nocrap> wrote in message
> > news:bFWrc.7$m36.5@newsfe2-win...
> > >
> > > Yes I have a Linux system that can run from CD, but
how
> can
> > > I repair my partition with it??
> > >
> > >
> > > "JesterDev" <> wrote in
> message
> > > news:40b019b9$0$7976$...
> > > > John wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
> > > > >
> > > > > After having intermittent problems with the Bios
> which
> > > > > *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should,
> which
> > > I
> > > > > now *think* I have cured, I have lost the
partition
> on
> > > drive
> > > > > 0 (which was drive C
> > > > >
> > > > > I am now using a backup drive but I would I would
> like
> > > to
> > > > > get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk
> and
> > > > > formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the
> last
> > > few
> > > > > weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and
> > > multimedia
> > > > > files that are now gone.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have Lost and Found that I think could recover
at
> > > least
> > > > > some of the data, but that would take far too long
> as
> > > there
> > > > > isn't enough room on this drive to save much at
> once.
> > > > >
> > > > > I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which
> sure
> > > > > enough tells me that the partition is invalid but
it
> > > then
> > > > > says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it.
> Is
> > > there
> > > > > any software that can repair my partition please?
> > > >
> > > > This had me thinking for bit.. Anyway why not boot
> > > something
> > > > like knoppix or damnsmall Linux. Linux is great for
> seeing
> > > > screwed windows partitions. I have a 60gig HDD that
> > > windows
> > > > will not touch at all, but I can install Linux on it
> with
> > > no
> > > > problems. Knoppix and Damnsmall will live/run on CD
> and
> > > not install
> > > > on your machine. I use them all the time for repair
> work.
> > > >
> > > > Just a thought.
> > > >
> > > > JesterDev
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"John" <el.loveislife@nocrap> wrote in news:bFWrc.7$m36.5@newsfe2-win:

>
> Yes I have a Linux system that can run from CD, but how can
> I repair my partition with it??
>
>
> "JesterDev" <> wrote in message
> news:40b019b9$0$7976$...
>> John wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
>> >
>> > After having intermittent problems with the Bios which
>> > *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should, which
> I
>> > now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition on
> drive
>> > 0 (which was drive C
>> >
>> > I am now using a backup drive but I would I would like
> to
>> > get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk and
>> > formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the last
> few
>> > weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and
> multimedia
>> > files that are now gone.
>> >
>> > I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at
> least
>> > some of the data, but that would take far too long as
> there
>> > isn't enough room on this drive to save much at once.
>> >
>> > I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which sure
>> > enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it
> then
>> > says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it. Is
> there
>> > any software that can repair my partition please?
>>
>> This had me thinking for bit.. Anyway why not boot
> something
>> like knoppix or damnsmall Linux. Linux is great for seeing
>> screwed windows partitions. I have a 60gig HDD that
> windows
>> will not touch at all, but I can install Linux on it with
> no
>> problems. Knoppix and Damnsmall will live/run on CD and
> not install
>> on your machine. I use them all the time for repair work.
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> JesterDev
>>
>
>

The simplest way to repair or re-create MBR is to run Microsoft's standard
utility called FDISK with a parameter /MBR, like

A:\> FDISK.EXE /MBR

FDISK is a standard utility included in MS-DOS, Windows 95, 98, ME.

Active@ UNERASER, will help you here.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/U..._and_Repair_Ut
ilities/Active__UNERASER_for_DOS.html

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P3EA21F58

And this is all from a help thinggy.

Good luck.
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"John" <el.loveislife@nocrap> wrote in news:0dUrc.371$OI6.358@newsfe2-
win:

>
> OS is Win 98 using FAT 32 on all drives..
>
> After having intermittent problems with the Bios which
> *sometimes* didn't detect my drives as it should, which I
> now *think* I have cured, I have lost the partition on drive
> 0 (which was drive C
>
> I am now using a backup drive but I would I would like to
> get my original drive C: back without using Fdisk and
> formatting, because I've done a lot of work in the last few
> weeks and I had hundreds of emails, documents and multimedia
> files that are now gone.
>
> I have Lost and Found that I think could recover at least
> some of the data, but that would take far too long as there
> isn't enough room on this drive to save much at once.
>
> I tried a prog called Disk Manager (DM.exe) which sure
> enough tells me that the partition is invalid but it then
> says it can't rebuild it because it can't find it. Is there
> any software that can repair my partition please?
>
>
When it's the only partition on that drive, then I suppose that by fixing
your bios you've got another Head/Cyclinder/Sector classification.

As far as I know it must be possible to see in the partition table what
this has been, (I don't know how, maybe someone else?) and then you can
hard classify that in bios.

Another option is using the detect harddisk option in bios, and choose
another classification, and hope you're lucky.