deleted partitions, how to recover?

AMD-playa · 11-September-06, 12:14 AM

i deleted all the partitions so that when i'm in the windows install it says unknown partition 76000mb (76000mb free) but i never formatted or anything. is it possible to fix the partition table so that i can boot back up into the os? maybe something in recovery console?

win xp home

thanks

Jager · 11-September-06, 01:36 AM

you might be able to use these two commands in windows recovery console

fixmbr
fixboot

disregard any error or warning messages they may say before you say ok since all your stuff is lost anyway.

that might let you in. if not, itll try to boot, then stop and restart or just sit there. if it does not let you into windows, delete the partition in the windows cd blue screen and reinstall on the hdd.

Jobistober · 11-September-06, 01:48 AM

Get a copy of KillDisk and run it... it'll wipe the entire drive clean (even clean of partitions and boot records). Format using Windows install, and you'll have a nice clean slate to install windows on.

THRiLL KiLL · 11-September-06, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jobistober


	Get a copy of KillDisk and run it... it'll wipe the entire drive clean (even clean of partitions and boot records). Format using Windows install, and you'll have a nice clean slate to install windows on.

i think he wants to keep his data... not destroy it

^RUmeY_- · 11-September-06, 02:43 AM

fdisk -d
that might help

AMD-playa · 13-September-06, 02:38 PM

if worse comes to worse cant i just take out the hdd and put it on my 2.5 enclosure and get the data via usb on another comp?

Jobistober · 13-September-06, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THRiLL KiLL


	i think he wants to keep his data... not destroy it

This is true... lolz0rz

11-September-06, 12:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
AMD-playa Apex Master Tech Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 391	deleted partitions, how to recover? i deleted all the partitions so that when i'm in the windows install it says unknown partition 76000mb (76000mb free) but i never formatted or anything. is it possible to fix the partition table so that i can boot back up into the os? maybe something in recovery console? win xp home thanks

11-September-06, 01:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jager Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: swimming with the fishies Posts: 553	Re: deleted partitions, how to recover? you might be able to use these two commands in windows recovery console fixmbr fixboot disregard any error or warning messages they may say before you say ok since all your stuff is lost anyway. that might let you in. if not, itll try to boot, then stop and restart or just sit there. if it does not let you into windows, delete the partition in the windows cd blue screen and reinstall on the hdd. __________________ www.hwhell.com

11-September-06, 01:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,640	Re: deleted partitions, how to recover? Get a copy of KillDisk and run it... it'll wipe the entire drive clean (even clean of partitions and boot records). Format using Windows install, and you'll have a nice clean slate to install windows on. __________________

11-September-06, 02:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
^RUmeY_- Apex Techie II Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 118	Re: deleted partitions, how to recover? fdisk -d that might help

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AMD-playa Apex Master Tech Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 391	Re: deleted partitions, how to recover? if worse comes to worse cant i just take out the hdd and put it on my 2.5 enclosure and get the data via usb on another comp?

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