Windows XP/SuSe 9.3 bootloader issue

[Guest Zemfik]

I have Windows XP Pro (SP2) and SuSe 9.3 Pro installed on my computer.

The bootloader I'm using is GRUB. When I try to start SuSe nowadays it

won't start up correctly and I barely have use for it right now, so I

was thinking of formatting the Linux partition on my comp with Partition

Magic in Windows. The thing is that if I do that I will lose the boot

"section" for XP. How do I recover that afterwards so that I can use XP?

 

 

 

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Re: Windows XP/SuSe 9.3 bootloader issue

 

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 06:01:03 -0600

"Zemfik" <users@mombu.com> wrote:

> How do I recover that afterwards so that I can use XP?

 

Read this guide in order to manage you partitions

http://www.conejonetwork.com/upg.pdf

then

boot from the xp cd, select repair and once you in the recovery console

at the prompt type fixboot - press enter and Y to confirm

fixmbr press enter and Y to confirm

exit to reboot.

 

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Re: Windows XP/SuSe 9.3 bootloader issue

 

On Mar 7, 5:01 pm, "Zemfik" <us...@mombu.com> wrote:

> I have Windows XP Pro (SP2) and SuSe 9.3 Pro installed on my computer.

> The bootloader I'm using is GRUB. When I try to start SuSe nowadays it

> won't start up correctly and I barely have use for it right now, so I

> was thinking of formatting the Linux partition on my comp with Partition

> Magic in Windows. The thing is that if I do that I will lose the boot

> "section" for XP. How do I recover that afterwards so that I can use XP?

>

> 'Austin apartment search' (http://www.apartment-rebate.com) ' apartment

> search in Austin' (http://www.aplusapartments.com)

> Message sent by Zemfik from mombu the microsoft forumhttp://www.mombu.com/microsoft/

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I have been using Mandriva 10.1 (and earlaier Redhat) in a dual-boot

with Winx-XP Pro. I suppose SuSe 9.3 should be similar. If so, one way

to go about it is to boot the computer using the SuSe 9.3 disk, and

then "remove" the SuSe 9.3 installation.

If you have not decided to get rid of SuSe 9.3, you might also try to

repair it after booting with the SuSe 9.3 disk. This method works with

Redhat and Mandriva.