HP System Recovery Help

[theratisback]

We recently reformatted a dual-boot HP computer. I had Windows XP and
Linux on seperate partitions. However, after we had done a system
recovery through the HP software, we cannot boot. This is because a
"partition cannot be made". Can we utilize the Windows XP CD? (Came
with another computer) to create a partition? Can we use a Linux
bootable CD? We need to create a partition, and we'll go from there. We
simply cant enter GRUB, or boot from either operation system.

 

[Rich Barry]

Try a Knoppix Live CD and repair Grub. You can also use QParted to
delete or create partitions.