[ILUG] Windows Bootloader Recovery

[Danny Browne]

ok, how would i go about editing grub? 

For some minimal install of linux how would i go about this? i can't access my XP installation (obviously) and i have no unallocated space on the hard drive. i have two partitions C: and D: both NTFS. Could i use a DOS boot disk to fdisk some free space for linux on D: or something? 

"Ian Spillane" <ian.spillane at betelgeux.com> wrote:

> 
> Can you edit grub to give you windows access?
> 
> Or perhaps easiest: reinstall a minimal linux which should rewrite grub and allow you back into windows. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Danny Browne" <danny_browne at eircom.net>
> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:55:04 
> To:"Irish Linux User Group" <ilug at linux.ie>
> Subject: [ILUG] Windows Bootloader Recovery
> 
> 
> Hi. Seriously screwed up.
> 
> Trying to recover my windows bootloader by booting with my XP cd in recovery mode, but it keeps asking me for my administrator password and when i give it is rejected??
> 
> The ADMINISTRATOR account you would see when you boot up in safe mode has no password, the password for my own account which has administrator privelages is the one i am giving, but it is not being accepted.
> 
> I screwed up cause without even thinking about it i formatted my redhat partition in windows and now i can't boot to XP cause the grub lader is still there!!!!!
> 
> HELP!
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