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> a "fixboot" from the recovery mode of the WinXP CD |
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> will be necessary. |
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> This should not overwrite the MBR, only the boot |
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> loader that is at the |
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> beginning of the windows partition. |
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The problem was two-fold: |
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1. WinXP boot sector was bad(my best guess). |
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2. Recovery Console suffered from obscure bug that |
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prevented the use of admin password -- even though the |
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correct password was used. To top it off, Macro$haft |
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expects its drones to _pay_ for the patch to fix |
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_their_own_ mistake! |
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I just re-installed XP-Pro, this time the one w/ the |
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integrated SP1 which fixes the bug. |
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Then I edited grub to map the drive up a notch and now |
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everything <knocking on wood> is cool! |
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-mw |
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