HELP!!! Deleted C: Drive, can i make D: drive default?

[sagelybat]

Hi,
New laptop had XP on D: drive, and Linux on the C: drive. There is also an E:
drive with XP Pro on it that I did not touch. Linux was giving me problems,
and I wanted it gone. I thought it was a simple partition issue, so I
deleted the Linux C: drive. Now, nothing will boot when computer is turned
on. What can I do to get the d: drive as my default running system?
eveything is saved on the D: drive that I need!

thx in advance, plz respond asap

 

[Lady Dungeness]

Maybe ...
* Use a boot-up disk and go from there
* reinstall XP on the D: drive

Hopefully someone smarter will be along shortly.


Lady Dungeness
Crabby, but Great Legs!




|Hi,
|New laptop had XP on D: drive, and Linux on the C: drive. There is also an E:
|drive with XP Pro on it that I did not touch. Linux was giving me problems,
|and I wanted it gone. I thought it was a simple partition issue, so I
|deleted the Linux C: drive. Now, nothing will boot when computer is turned
|on. What can I do to get the d: drive as my default running system?
|eveything is saved on the D: drive that I need!
|
|thx in advance, plz respond asap

 

[Guest]

I'd try to boot from your XP installation CD and select to enter recovery
console. From there change the Linux Master Boot Record with an XP one. I
believe the command you want is FIXMBR.

Good luck.

 

[sagelybat via WindowsKB.com]

I got rid of the other partition as well; (I figured I could do no more harm,
right?) Then, it really was as simple as reinstalling from the OS cd! Thank
you both for your keen advice -- I appreciate it