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Sorry for cluttering msg board (and your mailbox). When I try to boot from
Windows CD, it displays the following msg:
Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuraton...
Then the computer hangs.
peter wu <pwu95@(protected)> wrote: Thank you very much for your kind, quick
reply. However, when I tried to boot from Windows CD (reinstallation CD that
came w/ Dell computer), it brings me back to GRUB. Seems to me that I may
require some sort of serious reformatting? My question is... how?
I tried a few things suggested by kind folks here (see threads below), but
it seems old Linux cannot be recovered. Partition seems to be quite severely
damaged.
Roger <morris_r@(protected)> wrote: If you boot to the Windows CD, you should
be able to repartition the
drive with the utility during the install process.
I've had best luck installing windows first, then doing the linux
install second. (when I want a dual boot machine that is).
Have you tried booting from the linux cd? Perhaps the old linux install
is still there! , and it just needs a reconfiguration of grub?
Around Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 10:30:33AM -0800, peter wu, wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a dual-boot system (WinXP & Linux), but during further
> partitioning, for some reason it got really hosed up. Now I lost
> access to Linux, and I can only boot to WinXP from GRUB. So, I need to
> format the hard drive and reinstall Windows, but the reinstallation
> method provided by Dell (my computer manufacturer) doesn't work on the
> machine. Where can I find help for formatting screwed-up hard drive
> and reinstalling Windows?
> Thanks for your help, in advance.
> --peter
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<div id="RTEContent">Sorry for cluttering msg board (and your mailbox). When I
try to boot from Windows CD, it displays the following msg:<br> <br> Setup is
inspecting your computer's hardware configuraton...<br> <br> Then the
computer hangs.<br><br><b><i>peter wu <pwu95@(protected)></i></b> wrote:
<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);
margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div id="RTEContent">Thank you very
much for your kind, quick reply. However, when I tried to boot from Windows CD
(reinstallation CD that came w/ Dell computer), it brings me back to GRUB.
Seems to me that I may require some sort of serious reformatting? My question
is... how?<br> <br> I tried a few things suggested by kind folks here (see
threads below), but it seems old Linux cannot be recovered. Partition seems to
be quite severely damaged.<br><br><b><i>Roger <morris_r@(protected)></i>
</b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2p!
x solid
rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> If you boot to the
Windows CD, you should be able to repartition the<br>drive with the utility
during the install process.<br><br>I've had best luck installing windows first,
then doing the linux<br>install second. (when I want a dual boot machine that
is).<br><br>Have you tried booting from the linux cd? Perhaps the old linux
install<br>is still there! , and it just needs a reconfiguration of grub?<br
><br>Around Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 10:30:33AM -0800, peter wu, wrote:<br>>
Hi,<br>> I have a dual-boot system (WinXP & Linux), but during
further<br>> partitioning, for some reason it got really hosed up. Now I
lost<br>> access to Linux, and I can only boot to WinXP from GRUB. So, I
need to<br>> format the hard drive and reinstall Windows, but the
reinstallation<br>> method provided by Dell (my computer manufacturer)
doesn't work on the<br>> machine. Where can I find hel!
p for
formatting screwed-up hard drive<br>> and reinstalling Windows?<br>>
Thanks for your help, in advance.<br>> --peter<br>> __ ____ ___
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