Tested Linux live-cd - now boot is slow !!

[MoiMeme]

Hi,

have tested a live-linux bootcd ( Kubuntu) to check usefullness for repair
procedures.
Mounted NTFS using captive driver.

Now when trying to reboot, got pas BIOS messages then got black scren with
cursor blinking forever in upper-left corner.

Launched Partition Magic boot diskettes : partitions there, but I was told
system partition ( C was improperly dismounted.
Have tried chkdsk /f : no luck
Pqmagic /ifc : no luck.

Finally got it to work when I restored MBR and Partitions from a backup I
did one year ago when I build the PC ( MBRWork)

Now it boots to C:

However, while booting after BIOS messages the cursor stiil is there in
upper-left corner for a much longer period then before !

Any idea why and how correct ? Could there still be "something" wrong that
has my PC "search" longer for the partition to boot from ???
Or should I delete all partitions, reformat all drive, rewrite blank MBR
then rebuild partitions ( have images of system and programs partitions,
theremainder being swap file partition and temp partition so no image
needed)
All help wellcome !

TIA

Phil

( PS : have left my linux bootcd apart : will keep with Windows Xp for now
!)

 

[Malke]

Hi,

have tested a live-linux bootcd ( Kubuntu) to check usefullness for
repair procedures.
Mounted NTFS using captive driver.

Now when trying to reboot, got pas BIOS messages then got black scren
with cursor blinking forever in upper-left corner.

Launched Partition Magic boot diskettes : partitions there, but I was
told system partition ( C was improperly dismounted.
Have tried chkdsk /f : no luck
Pqmagic /ifc : no luck.

Finally got it to work when I restored MBR and Partitions from a
backup I did one year ago when I build the PC ( MBRWork)

Now it boots to C:

However, while booting after BIOS messages the cursor stiil is there
in upper-left corner for a much longer period then before !

Any idea why and how correct ? Could there still be "something" wrong
that has my PC "search" longer for the partition to boot from ???
Or should I delete all partitions, reformat all drive, rewrite blank
MBR then rebuild partitions ( have images of system and programs
partitions, theremainder being swap file partition and temp partition
so no image needed)
All help wellcome !

First of all, you should understand that the Captive project was
abandoned quite a while ago. It is simply not recommended to write to
an NTFS partition from within Linux. You are now seeing why. Maybe a
partition expert will chime in (and I'm not one of those), but if it
were me, I would do what you say in your last paragraph and start over.

Malke

 

[beb]

Check your boot.ini file to make sure it is correct. Go to startup and
recovery and change times to see if that helps. Right click My
Computer/choose Properties/select Advance tab/ select settings, in start up
and recovery section.

 

[Plato]

have tested a live-linux bootcd ( Kubuntu) to check usefullness for repair
procedures.
Mounted NTFS using captive driver.
Any idea why and how correct ? Could there still be "something" wrong that

Yeah. Done use linux to fix an XP PC.

 

[MoiMeme]

Ok got the message ( had already got it by myself : but magazines around
explain use of Linux live CDS to revive failing Windows installs .. so
wanted to take a lokk). Now I am vaccinated.

However only thing that I am now seeking, is how "repair" the HD structure
( MBT or whatever) that seems to have been tamperede with by these trals

Any expert about that here ?