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XP wont boot after changing to dynamic disk!

  • 01-10-2010 3:00pm
    #1
    demanufactured
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    I stupidly tried to change the hard disk in my system to dynamic instead of basic (was doing it as its what i was studying in my course work atm)

    Now XP pro wont boot , just get a flashing cursor in the corner.
    I tried going into the recovery console m i ran FIX boot and FIXMBR.

    Niether worked.


    Im running the active boot CD now tryint to recover my partititons....

    Any one have any other ideas here , I have Hirens boot CD 10.4 and Ultimate boot cd aswell if they are any use , i tried a couple of recovery tools on Hirens but they couldnt see the disks.


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  • #2
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    Boot from your XP disc into the recovery console and try this



    you might want to take a backup image of the disk first though

    EDIT, oh you have to delete everything to get that link to work

    Looks like there is no easy way to convert back unless you want to buy a tool for it.
    http://www.dynamic-disk.com/convert-dynamic-disk-to-basic.html
    option 3 but I don't know if you need to be able to boot into windows


  • #3
    demanufactured
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    ronkmonster wrote: »
    Boot from your XP disc into the recovery console and try this



    you might want to take a backup image of the disk first though

    EDIT, oh you have to delete everything to get that link to work

    ??


  • #4
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    demanufactured wrote: »
    ??
    Sorry I removed the link just in case you tried to use it


  • #5
    demanufactured
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    no worries , its gonna take a while for the recovery program im using to scan the whole disk , not sure what i can do after that,youd think a trainee tech would know better.....


  • #6
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    I think I did that years ago too :) We all make mistakes. Does the warning not say what will happen?


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  • #7
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    No , in fact i watched a video of some one doing it (part of my course material)

    And he rebooted no problem.


  • #8
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    demanufactured wrote: »
    No , in fact i watched a video of some one doing it (part of my course material)

    And he rebooted no problem.
    Was it the boot disk? or a second drive


  • #9
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    ronkmonster wrote: »
    Was it the boot disk? or a second drive

    the boot disk


  • #10
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    Hmmm not sure. I broke my windows by doing it before though.
    Virtual machines are handy for testing thing out in though (I use virtualbox). Snapshots even let you undo stuff :)

    Download a Linux Mint CD and boot from it. You might be able to see your files from it.


  • #11
    demanufactured
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    I managed to repair the C: partition and boot into windows, all fine there, , im now running the recovery program again and hoping i can recover the other partiitions :)


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  • #12
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    What tool are you using?


  • #13
    demanufactured
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    ronkmonster wrote: »
    What tool are you using?

    Im using a boot CD called the Active Boot Disk Win

    lots of tools on it for recovery and killdisk , also password removers.


  • #14
    ronkmonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭ronkmonster


    demanufactured wrote: »
    Im using a boot CD called the Active Boot Disk Win

    lots of tools on it for recovery and killdisk , also password removers.

    Is it free/paid/dodgy? :)


  • #15
    demanufactured
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    to be honest i dont know , probably dodgy, but it recovered all my partitions back to a fully working state , thats all i care about.


  • #16
    demanufactured
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    http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm


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