marius.se@gmail.com writes:

> I am running a laptop with Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu linux. Yesterday,
> I wanted to remove Ubuntu, so I removed my Linux-partitions. I had to
> run fixmbr so I could reboot into Windows. When I ran fixmbr and
> rebooted I got a blank screen. When I reboot into the recovery console
> and type 'map', my primary Windows XP NTFS-partition lists as an
> unknown partition. I am now unable to access my files and my Windows. I
> have also tried to run fixboot and bootcfg with no effect.

Oy.

When you boot the Ubuntu live cd, is the ntfs partition mountable to
view? If not, it sounds like you may have corrupted the partition.
When map can't find a valid ntfs partition, something has gone very
wrong.





--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

You probably can recover from this problem by issuing the following
recovery console commands:

bootcfg /scan
(This should show you your Windows XP system. If it doees issue:

bootcfg /rebuild
this will display the OS (Windows XP) and ask you to rebuild
the boot configuration. Reply Yes. Then try rebooting the
system.

Skip Knoble, Penn State


On 25 May 2006 04:13:37 -0700, marius.se@gmail.com wrote:

-|I am running a laptop with Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu linux. Yesterday,
-|I wanted to remove Ubuntu, so I removed my Linux-partitions. I had to
-|run fixmbr so I could reboot into Windows. When I ran fixmbr and
-|rebooted I got a blank screen. When I reboot into the recovery console
-|and type 'map', my primary Windows XP NTFS-partition lists as an
-|unknown partition. I am now unable to access my files and my Windows. I
-|have also tried to run fixboot and bootcfg with no effect.