Missing XP partition

Discussion in 'Software' started by den942, Jul 7, 2009.

  1. den942

    den942 Private E-2

    It was a dual boot system with Windows 98SE and Windows XP on
    two partitions on one hard drive. Both partitions were ok and could
    be viewed from an Emergency Windows 98SE Boot disk. Scan disk
    said it could fix the FAT errors on C:\ by using the second copy
    of the FAT table. I did that. Now there is no D: drive on that
    hard drive. Windows 98se is repaired and working. "My computer" does
    not show a D: drive that would contain my Windows XP installation
    and all the files. Even from Dos, the partition and files for XP are
    not listed.
    Using a program called Partition Recovery, It shows the C:\ partition
    at 9 gig and the rest of the drive as unallocated. The program says
    there are no partitions in the unallocated part but there are logical
    drives that may have partitions be recovered if I change the unallocated
    part to a logical extension of C:. I'm not sure about doing this. I really
    would hate to lose the info that is on the missing D: partition.
    Are there other, better, ways to salvage the partition and/or info
    on it...
    Any help greatly appreciated...
     
  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member


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