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Dual Boot not work after resize partition.

  • 07-07-2004 10:51PM
    #1
    Capt'n Midnight
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    C:\ was Fat32 and after resizing would not dual boot.

    this was cos the BOOTSECT.DOS file was setup for the original disk size.

    So SYS C: so it would boot to command prompt
    ATTRIB BOOTSECT.DOS -r -a -s -h
    DEBUG
    L 100 2 0 2
    r cx
    200
    n boot.dos
    w

    Then use BOOTPART (download if first) to make NT/2K/XP bootable afterwards.

    [the preceeding presumes your system is FUBAR - if not then don't..]


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  • #2
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,932 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
    C:\ was Fat32 and after resizing would not dual boot.

    this was cos the BOOTSECT.DOS file was setup for the original disk size.

    So SYS C: so it would boot to command prompt
    ATTRIB BOOTSECT.DOS -r -a -s -h
    DEBUG
    L 100 2 0 2
    r cx
    200
    n boot.dos
    w

    Then use BOOTPART (download if first) to make NT/2K/XP bootable afterwards.

    [the preceeding presumes your system is FUBAR - if not then don't..]

    :confused: :dunno:


  • #3
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Originally posted by irishgeo
    :confused: :dunno:
    :( :mad: :rolleyes: :D


  • #4
    hostyle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭hostyle


    Strange. I resized a Fat32 boot partition yesterday with no problems. What OS(es) were you using (for future reference)?


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 98,142 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Strange as it may seem some people have been know to SEARCH before requesting a solution to their problem.

    Resizing was done with QTparted on Knoppix CD
    (It also has a sub menu for the external tool NTFSresize)

    The exact problem was that I could not use the NT boot menu to boot into Win9x.


  • #6
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    When you resized the partition what warning did it give ?

    Should have heeded it :)
    Rewriting your boot sector should do it.



    kdjac


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 98,142 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Originally posted by KdjaC
    When you resized the partition what warning did it give ?
    warning's are for wimps :D
    Rewriting your boot sector should do it.
    Never any problem booting to either version of windows - just didn't dual boot. (bootsect.dos is a bootsector and the debug script was a way of saving a working one so NT4/5 could then load Dos/Win

    The old MIRROR util from DOS5 (not 6 !) could have been handy too.


  • #8
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Originally posted by Capt'n Midnight
    Strange as it may seem some people have been know to SEARCH before requesting a solution to their problem.
    Yeah I thought that's what you were up to alright, kudos for adding to the archive of usefull bits n' pieces on this board.


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