Looks like you will have to reinstall XP (booting from the CD) and use the
REPAIR option after it finds your old installation (if you are lucky).
Sys.com is a DOS  utility and it is never used with XP.  If you made D: a
NTFS partition, WinME (still a DOS based system) will not see it and think
it does not have the necessary files to boot.  Also reading a WinME Help
file will get you in lots of trouble with XP.
    You might try  udgrading your PartitionMajic to version 8.  6 is not
compatible with XP and you can get partitions trashed real quick.
Howard Rubin
The Computer Doctor
Fortaleza, Brazil

RE:  Date:    Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:39:06 -0500
From:    John Dinges <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Resizing Partitions with PM 6.0

Computer info- MSI K7T266Pro2A,Amd xp2000+,512Meg,20gb Maxtor,Win ME & XP.
Drive was originally partitioned as C:10gb Primary and D:10gb Extended
partition.Has worked okay for almost a year. Have win ME on C and XP on
D.Started to defrag drives, D: msg, not enough to defrag. Chg'd to C:
started PM 6.0 to resize partitions.Reduced C: to 8gb and added 2gb to front
end of D:.ME on C: boots and works fine. XP on D: starts to boot but freezes
at the second screen.Help file says may have to run SYS.Com to get files
back in proper order. Not sure how to do this. Help please.John

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