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    Windows not booting..

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by arjunned, Jul 3, 2008.

  1. arjunned

    arjunned Notebook Deity

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    its been so long since i used windows!!

    ok i've been using mint-elyssa for quite a bit now. its so amazing that i kinda forgot that i also had vista installed on my system! :D.

    i tried to boot into vista yest., and i got this error-

    Code: 
    File system type ext2fs, partition type 0x83

Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format.
    anyone have a clue wats going on? :eek:
     
    arjunned, Jul 3, 2008
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  2. Gintoki

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    It seems you formatted your vista partition to ext2, that should have wiped out everything on there. Check in Gparted.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 3, 2008
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  3. arjunned

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    no in gparted it says ntfs partition...

    :(
     
    arjunned, Jul 3, 2008
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  4. Gintoki

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    In that case i'm not very sure what's going on but it seems Vista got corrupted somehow.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 3, 2008
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  5. lemur

    lemur Emperor of Lemurs

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    Can Vista ever get confused as to which partition is which?

    I know in the "olden days" :)eek :) it was possible when creating or removing partitions to completely confuse XP. All the data was intact: the XP partition was there and fully functional except that when booting XP could not find its "C:" partition. Can the same thing happen in Vista?
     
    lemur, Jul 3, 2008
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  6. Gintoki

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    Maybe, it's never happened to me but this may be a special case.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 3, 2008
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  7. jas

    jas Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a grub error. Post the following outputs;
    Code: 
    cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
    and
    Code: 
    sudo fdisk -l
     
    jas, Jul 3, 2008
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  8. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Windows isn't booting? Congratulations! :D ;)
     
    pixelot, Jul 3, 2008
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  9. theZoid

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    I always fix the Vista boot with the retail disk under 'repair'.....do what jas says.
     
    theZoid, Jul 3, 2008
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  10. arjunned

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    actually i got rid of vista!! dont think i'll be using it on my notebook anymore!!!! :D :D
     
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    Wouldn't that put the windows boot manager over grub?
     
    JCMS, Jul 3, 2008
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  12. theZoid

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    No, it's always fixed the bad link between grub and Vista boot up....done it many times while distro hopping between lilo's and grubs, etc
     
    theZoid, Jul 3, 2008
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  13. pixelot

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    Way to go, man! :D
     
    pixelot, Jul 3, 2008
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  14. theZoid

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    Ditto! That'll teach those sapsuckers to tell you you've activated your copy too many times !! :D
     
    theZoid, Jul 3, 2008
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  15. arjunned

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    hahaha!! :D
     
    arjunned, Jul 4, 2008
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  16. arjunned

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    btw u were right jas. it was a grub error. grub wasn't directed to the right vista partition. i fixed it anyway. :)
     
    arjunned, Jul 4, 2008
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  17. pixelot

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    Nice avatar, arjunned! :D
     
    pixelot, Jul 5, 2008
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  18. arjunned

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    hehehe..thanx! :D
    i'm done wid windows!!

    actually i cant throw windows away... i have it only as a gaming partition and to run autodesk software (cad, 3dsmax, revit, etc.).. :(
    wish autodesk would come out wid a linux version... :rolleyes: ;)
     
    arjunned, Jul 5, 2008
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  19. pixelot

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    Shucks, it can't hurt too much to keep it around. I know I will, if just for DOS games and helping other people with Windows. :cool:
     
    pixelot, Jul 6, 2008
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  20. Thomas

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    You know theres a Dosbox for linux, right?
     
    Thomas, Jul 6, 2008
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