Restore CDs Installation Question

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djpharoah · #1 Post by **djpharoah** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:48 pm

Hi everyone. I use linux and have windows xp on the same hdd just for gaming on my T41p.

However I cant boot into windows since I get "boot sector has invalid signature". Thus I think its time to reinstall windows.

Now here is the dilema. I have the original restore cds. However those restore cds take over the entire harddrive formating everything in its path. I dont want that since I have my linux setup on the same drive.

Is there a way to tell the IBM restore cds to format and install to a certain partition? Or is there a way I can make a custom windows xp installation cd/dvd with all the drivers extracted from my restore cds?

thanks

#2 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:06 pm

Do any of the F8 boot options work? Can you get that far? Have you already blown away the hidden restore partition?

djpharoah · #3 Post by **djpharoah** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:57 pm

carbon_unit wrote:Do any of the F8 boot options work? Can you get that far? Have you already blown away the hidden restore partition?

I guess I have. Im going to install windows xp then download the drivers from the IBM website.

#4 Post by **GomJabbar** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:10 pm

If you haven't already reinstalled Windows, boot up from a Windows install CD (not the IBM Product Recovery Discs), choose Recovery Console, then try the command fixboot C: (or whatever drive Windows is installed on). There is another command called fixmbr that may work. Go to Windows Help and Support on a Windows system and type fixboot or fixmbr in the search box for more info.

#5 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:45 pm

There is also "checkdsk /r", it fixes a lot of problems.

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