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HELP: lost partition....I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg:
Partition table: Part1, 8MB, FAT Part2, 2GB, FAT32 Part3, 8GB, FAT32 Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows 2000. I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I can recover my Windows 2000 partition :S On 08/02/2006 "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote: 2GB partition for XP seems small.>I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: > >Partition table: >Part1, 8MB, FAT >Part2, 2GB, FAT32 >Part3, 8GB, FAT32 > >Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows 2000. >I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I can >recover my Windows 2000 partition :S > > You have not lost the 2000 partition. The newer MBR from XP has over written the 2000 version. You need to rebuild the boot.ini so that you can select the 2000. -- --- Y. Yves Leclerc wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > On 08/02/2006 "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote: Go into recovery console for XP and type> >>I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: >> >>Partition table: >>Part1, 8MB, FAT >>Part2, 2GB, FAT32 >>Part3, 8GB, FAT32 >> >>Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows 2000. >>I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I can >>recover my Windows 2000 partition :S >> >> > > > 2GB partition for XP seems small. > > You have not lost the 2000 partition. The newer MBR from XP has over written > the 2000 version. You need to rebuild the boot.ini so that you can select the > 2000. > > -- > --- > > Y. > bootcfg /rebuild Then it should find your 2K and XP installs, I think. [8MB][2.9GB][{8GB}{49GB}]
Basically I got a 60GB HD which contains 8MB, 2.9GB primary partitions, and a 57GB extended partition (which contained 8GB & 49GB logical partitions). I keep all my important files in my 49GB logical partition so could not resize my primary partition without doing long backing up procedures. I wanted to install Windows 2000 as my main OS and installed that into my 8GB logical partition. Windows 2000 complained saying that there must be some FAT primary partition to be able to write the MBR, etc. (at that time there was no primary parition). So I created a minimum 8MB FAT primary partition. Windows 2000 installed into 8GB E:\, while it's MBR, boot.ini, etc. files went into C:\ Then I installed Windows XP into the 2.9GB (2nd partition). It immediately overwrote the MBR, boot.ini, etc. files in C:\. I know this for a fact because (with show hidden files on, etc.) in D:\ & E:\ (winXP & win2k) files contents was only the pagefile.sys. I know that if one installed Win2000 in C:\ then WinXP in another then WinXP will merge the boot.ini and happily do multi-boot. However, if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, files. [B]FACT: "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, files."[/B] I already tried guess my partition in boot.ini, but all I get is: (%system%)\system32\hal.dll not found, or something. There are no linux OS on my machine, but if GRUB/LILO could understand/boot Windows then I can't see why not use it. And function: fixmbr really does not work. I think the problemed lie in the fact that there was NO OS in C:\. That means there is no C:\Windows\System32, or C:\WinNT\System32\ folder. Show quoteHide quote "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23LwZKfNLGHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: > > Partition table: > Part1, 8MB, FAT > Part2, 2GB, FAT32 > Part3, 8GB, FAT32 > > Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows > 2000. I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I > can recover my Windows 2000 partition :S > MBR is not part of C.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/MBR.html "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, files." is a false statement. You didn't install Windows 2000 to C. [8MB] partition 1 C [2.9GB] partition 2 D [{8GB} partition 3 E {49GB}] partiton 4 F What does the boot.ini file look like? [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000" I am not sure of the switches for Windows 2000. It should boot without the switches. -- Show quoteHide quoteRon Sommer "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23a6tlzVLGHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > [8MB][2.9GB][{8GB}{49GB}] > > Basically I got a 60GB HD which contains 8MB, 2.9GB primary partitions, > and a 57GB extended partition (which contained 8GB & 49GB logical > partitions). I keep all my important files in my 49GB logical partition so > could not resize my primary partition without doing long backing up > procedures. > > I wanted to install Windows 2000 as my main OS and installed that into my > 8GB logical partition. Windows 2000 complained saying that there must be > some FAT primary partition to be able to write the MBR, etc. (at that time > there was no primary parition). So I created a minimum 8MB FAT primary > partition. Windows 2000 installed into 8GB E:\, while it's MBR, boot.ini, > etc. files went into C:\ > > Then I installed Windows XP into the 2.9GB (2nd partition). It immediately > overwrote the MBR, boot.ini, etc. files in C:\. I know this for a fact > because (with show hidden files on, etc.) in D:\ & E:\ (winXP & win2k) > files contents was only the pagefile.sys. > > I know that if one installed Win2000 in C:\ then WinXP in another then > WinXP will merge the boot.ini and happily do multi-boot. However, if there > is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, files. > > [B]FACT: "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those > boot.ini, MBR, files."[/B] > > I already tried guess my partition in boot.ini, but all I get is: > > (%system%)\system32\hal.dll not found, or something. > > There are no linux OS on my machine, but if GRUB/LILO could > understand/boot Windows then I can't see why not use it. > > And function: fixmbr really does not work. I think the problemed lie in > the fact that there was NO OS in C:\. That means there is no > C:\Windows\System32, or C:\WinNT\System32\ folder. > "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23LwZKfNLGHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >>I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: >> >> Partition table: >> Part1, 8MB, FAT >> Part2, 2GB, FAT32 >> Part3, 8GB, FAT32 >> >> Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows >> 2000. I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I >> can recover my Windows 2000 partition :S >> > > I know, windows 2000 got installed into partition 3, E.
My boot.ini file (located in C:) contains only one entry: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" /fastdetect etc. I tried copying that and trying other partition numbers but still didn't work. partition 1 was obviously C: but didn't contain a Windows\system32\hal.dll file. And partition 3 was obviously windows 2000, however it said same error message as the partition 1 try. Show quoteHide quote "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message news:eJGkloXLGHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > MBR is not part of C. > http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/MBR.html > > "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, > files." is a false statement. > > You didn't install Windows 2000 to C. > > [8MB] partition 1 C > > [2.9GB] partition 2 D > > [{8GB} partition 3 E > > {49GB}] partiton 4 F > > What does the boot.ini file look like? > > [boot loader] > timeout=30 > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS > [operating systems] > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home > Edition" /fastdetect > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000" > > I am not sure of the switches for Windows 2000. It should boot without the > switches. > -- > Ron Sommer > > "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23a6tlzVLGHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > > [8MB][2.9GB][{8GB}{49GB}] > > > > Basically I got a 60GB HD which contains 8MB, 2.9GB primary partitions, > > and a 57GB extended partition (which contained 8GB & 49GB logical > > partitions). I keep all my important files in my 49GB logical partition so > > could not resize my primary partition without doing long backing up > > procedures. > > > > I wanted to install Windows 2000 as my main OS and installed that into my > > 8GB logical partition. Windows 2000 complained saying that there must be > > some FAT primary partition to be able to write the MBR, etc. (at that time > > there was no primary parition). So I created a minimum 8MB FAT primary > > partition. Windows 2000 installed into 8GB E:\, while it's MBR, boot.ini, > > etc. files went into C:\ > > > > Then I installed Windows XP into the 2.9GB (2nd partition). It immediately > > overwrote the MBR, boot.ini, etc. files in C:\. I know this for a fact > > because (with show hidden files on, etc.) in D:\ & E:\ (winXP & win2k) > > files contents was only the pagefile.sys. > > > > I know that if one installed Win2000 in C:\ then WinXP in another then > > WinXP will merge the boot.ini and happily do multi-boot. However, if there > > is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, files. > > > > [B]FACT: "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those > > boot.ini, MBR, files."[/B] > > > > I already tried guess my partition in boot.ini, but all I get is: > > > > (%system%)\system32\hal.dll not found, or something. > > > > There are no linux OS on my machine, but if GRUB/LILO could > > understand/boot Windows then I can't see why not use it. > > > > And function: fixmbr really does not work. I think the problemed lie in > > the fact that there was NO OS in C:\. That means there is no > > C:\Windows\System32, or C:\WinNT\System32\ folder. > > "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:%23LwZKfNLGHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > >>I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: > >> > >> Partition table: > >> Part1, 8MB, FAT > >> Part2, 2GB, FAT32 > >> Part3, 8GB, FAT32 > >> > >> Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows > >> 2000. I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how I > >> can recover my Windows 2000 partition :S > >> > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184/en-us
This article says that the missing hal.dll message is because boot.ini has some incorrect entries. Did you add a second line under [operating systems] listing partition(3)\WINDOWS ? You could use Recovery Console to rebuild the boot.ini. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330184/en-us -- Show quoteHide quoteRon Sommer "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ub%23uOAbLGHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >I know, windows 2000 got installed into partition 3, E. > > My boot.ini file (located in C:) contains only one entry: > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP" > /fastdetect > etc. > I tried copying that and trying other partition numbers but still didn't > work. partition 1 was obviously C: but didn't contain a > Windows\system32\hal.dll file. And partition 3 was obviously windows 2000, > however it said same error message as the partition 1 try. > > > > "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message > news:eJGkloXLGHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> MBR is not part of C. >> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/MBR.html >> >> "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, >> files." is a false statement. >> >> You didn't install Windows 2000 to C. >> >> [8MB] partition 1 C >> >> [2.9GB] partition 2 D >> >> [{8GB} partition 3 E >> >> {49GB}] partiton 4 F >> >> What does the boot.ini file look like? >> >> [boot loader] >> timeout=30 >> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS >> [operating systems] >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home >> Edition" /fastdetect >> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000" >> >> I am not sure of the switches for Windows 2000. It should boot without > the >> switches. >> -- >> Ron Sommer >> >> "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:%23a6tlzVLGHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> > [8MB][2.9GB][{8GB}{49GB}] >> > >> > Basically I got a 60GB HD which contains 8MB, 2.9GB primary partitions, >> > and a 57GB extended partition (which contained 8GB & 49GB logical >> > partitions). I keep all my important files in my 49GB logical partition > so >> > could not resize my primary partition without doing long backing up >> > procedures. >> > >> > I wanted to install Windows 2000 as my main OS and installed that into > my >> > 8GB logical partition. Windows 2000 complained saying that there must >> > be >> > some FAT primary partition to be able to write the MBR, etc. (at that > time >> > there was no primary parition). So I created a minimum 8MB FAT primary >> > partition. Windows 2000 installed into 8GB E:\, while it's MBR, > boot.ini, >> > etc. files went into C:\ >> > >> > Then I installed Windows XP into the 2.9GB (2nd partition). It > immediately >> > overwrote the MBR, boot.ini, etc. files in C:\. I know this for a fact >> > because (with show hidden files on, etc.) in D:\ & E:\ (winXP & win2k) >> > files contents was only the pagefile.sys. >> > >> > I know that if one installed Win2000 in C:\ then WinXP in another then >> > WinXP will merge the boot.ini and happily do multi-boot. However, if > there >> > is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those boot.ini, MBR, files. >> > >> > [B]FACT: "if there is no OS in C:\ then WinXP will overwrite those >> > boot.ini, MBR, files."[/B] >> > >> > I already tried guess my partition in boot.ini, but all I get is: >> > >> > (%system%)\system32\hal.dll not found, or something. >> > >> > There are no linux OS on my machine, but if GRUB/LILO could >> > understand/boot Windows then I can't see why not use it. >> > >> > And function: fixmbr really does not work. I think the problemed lie in >> > the fact that there was NO OS in C:\. That means there is no >> > C:\Windows\System32, or C:\WinNT\System32\ folder. >> > "KevinGPO" <kevin***@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> > news:%23LwZKfNLGHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >> >>I installed Windows 2000 on a 3rd partition, eg: >> >> >> >> Partition table: >> >> Part1, 8MB, FAT >> >> Part2, 2GB, FAT32 >> >> Part3, 8GB, FAT32 >> >> >> >> Then I installed WindowsXP in partition 2. Now I can't boot up Windows >> >> 2000. I have lost it forever and ever. Please can somehow help me how >> >> I >> >> can recover my Windows 2000 partition :S >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > 
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