At 06:43 PM 2/24/2000 , you wrote:
>> I installed Windows 2000 Pro on a 1GB partition on an existing 13GB hard
>> drive (with seven partitions). After flailing with "NTLDR Not found"
>errors
>> for most of the evening, I discovered that it's most likely because I
>either
>> haven't marked an active partition or a different partition is active (I
>> hope that's what the problem is).
>>
>> Anyway, obviously FDisk is out, since it's an NTFS disk. Does anyone know
>of
>> a tool I can use (preferably downloadable from the web) to verify
>partition
>> status on an NTFS disk and set active partitions?
>
>    Try Linux, you don't need to install it, just get a minimal boot disk,
>it will boot your system and let you run FDISK. Aside from that I don't know
>of any other free method. TTYL
>

Microsoft has a download area where you can get the WIN98 version of FDISK,
which I don't think has changed since the last XT rolled off the line. <s>

good luck, just format a floppy with the System files added and copy the
FDISK.exe to there too.   Then reboot with the floppy.

Also, in the BIOS there is most times a setting for the sequence of the
boot media.  Mine has A, C, H (zip)   If it had been C, A, H it would have
sought the C drive and then tried the A (where the floppy disk is waiting),
so either way will work.  If this is diabled, you might think about
enabling it.

Good luck,
niki

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