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Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 15:29:13 PST
From: "Tony Butka" <butka@ibm.net >
Reply-To: scoug-help@scoug.com
To: < "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject: SCOUG-Help: Corrupted Partition Table

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On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 20:42:38 PST, Sheridan George wrote:

> The computer won't bootup because there is no "bootable
>dirve".
>FDISK says the partition table may be corrupted. And it will not allow any
>operation
>except 'delete the partition'. PartitionMagic says there is an inconsistancy
>in the partition

Oops! Well, let's see. Obviously you have a bootable floppy around somewhere, or
you wouldn't be able to see the partitions. See if you can --

set the partition active to Windows
install partition magic in Windows
see if you get the same error message on the stuff other than Boot Manager

If you still get fatal error messages, then the short answer is that I think you are toasted.
If it turns out, however, that Boot Manager is all that actually got toasted, then you can
reinstall it from the functioning Windows partition.

Good luck,

Tony

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