-> On 04 Apr 07  12:30:18, Maurice Kinal got back to Danny Ceppa    
      
    DC> As the partition is trashed, I can't reset the format.  Or, I don't    
    DC> think I can...  That may be an option.     
      
    MK> fdisk.   
       
   Nah, that will fully format the drive.     
      
    DC> I'm running WIN programs from Ubuntu right now!   Of course, they    
    DC> are actually running on the XP box I'm VMCed into.  :)     
      
    MK> I've heard of that being done.  Beats me why given the inferior apps   
    MK> on any version of Windows.    
      
   I've got them so I'll use them.     
      
      
    DC> The problem with the damaged drive is the MBR is trashed.     
      
    MK> That will be a problem.  You probably could still use it as long as   
    MK> there aren't any physical problems with the drive (scratches, dust,   
    MK> etc.) or too many bad blocks.  You won't be able to boot it if the mbr   
    MK> is indeed screwed.    
      
   The drive might be salvagable.  I created a small directory for    
   swap in XP.  Xp doesn't like to swap to an external drive.     
      
      
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