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meld51 · 23-02-2004, 20:38

Hello,

I've been foolish....

So, please can anyone advise re this:

I have C:\ with one partition with XP HOME on it.
I fitted another disk from another PC into another IDE slot. I intended to format this and then use it as extra space. Because it came from another PC, it had a fully working copy of win 98SE on it.

Yesterday I installed Partiton Magic V8 but did not use it to change anything.

Then I installed Boot Magic, which comes with it, thinking that I would not use it yet.

When Boot Magic installed, it noticed the win 98.

When I came to boot up next time, XP will not start. It goes through its initialisation checks, then it says "Loading Bootmagic..." and then it hangs on a black screen.

If I start from a bootable CD or floppy I can start in DOS and read ny C drive, but does anyone know how I might get my system to restart?

23-02-2004, 20:38	#1
meld51 Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 364	Partition Magic, Boot Magic: XP won't start! Hello, I've been foolish.... So, please can anyone advise re this: I have C:\ with one partition with XP HOME on it. I fitted another disk from another PC into another IDE slot. I intended to format this and then use it as extra space. Because it came from another PC, it had a fully working copy of win 98SE on it. Yesterday I installed Partiton Magic V8 but did not use it to change anything. Then I installed Boot Magic, which comes with it, thinking that I would not use it yet. When Boot Magic installed, it noticed the win 98. When I came to boot up next time, XP will not start. It goes through its initialisation checks, then it says "Loading Bootmagic..." and then it hangs on a black screen. If I start from a bootable CD or floppy I can start in DOS and read ny C drive, but does anyone know how I might get my system to restart?