Problems with a dual boot W2K, 98SE machine

[rednek tek]

I have a problem I hope somebody will be able to help me with. A few nights ago, I was playing around with Norton SpeedDisk in the Norton SystemWorks v1.1. I had never used this program before, although I have had this software suite for about 2 years, so curiosity killed the cat. So I ran it to see what it would do. It did its thing. No big deal, or so I thought. I did something else that required a restart. Boot Magic appears. Windows 98SE chosen. "invalid system disk. Please replace disk". I found out too late that others have had similar problems with this program with single boot machines. And apparently it doesn't quite grasp the concept of dual booting. I am now adding this program to the same list as Crashguard---JUNK. I switched the slave/master configurations of my drives. My old drive out of my old Packard Bell is now the master. It gives me enough functionality that I can at least boot the system and see the contents of what would ordinarily be the master drive. I have copied all files to what will be the slave once again (Packard Bell drive) once everything is restored. Is there any way I can bring it back w/o fdisking and taking the easy way out? I don't mind having to reload W2K so much because I don't yet have much software loaded in that partition, but fdisking and reloading in the 98SE partition is going to be a pain. I have Partition Magic 6.0 and I'm hoping the rescue disks created when it was loaded will help me bring it back. I was told that fdisk /mbr would rebuild it, but I have my doubts about that. Any input would be appreciated. I want to bring it back without reformatting if at all possible--that is taking the easy way out, and I won't really have learned anything.

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Ain't found a way to kill me yet...yeah they come to stop the rooster..ya know he ain't gonna die....

[kallikru]

I can't see which system you are able to boot from your old drive, but I guess it's the win 98 system?
If not, I suggest you put your drive containing Win98 back in as master, boot from a Win98 boot disk and at the DOS prompt type (A:>\) SYS C: [enter]. This should make that drive bootable again.
You can then hook up your W2K drive (slave or secondary master - whatever) and reinstall that system (as you don't mind, this will be the easiest way).

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Karl, Denmark
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"..and may The Force be with you too..."

[MACH2]

there is a selection under norton speed disk.. .. undo previous.

mach

[rednek tek]

Kallikru: You is da man!!!!! I tried your advice and in about 30 seconds my PC was back to its old self. Another problem solved...another trick learned. Onward..Upward. Thanx bro, I'll dance at your wedding



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Ain't found a way to kill me yet...yeah they come to stop the rooster..ya know he ain't gonna die....