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Solve : Is this fixable? Partitioned main HDD by accident.?

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So here's what happened. I tried to format my EXTERNAL HDD with partition magic to FAT32, but ACCIDENTALLY I THINK I partitioned my main hard drive. As soon as I click OKAY to start, my computer crashed.

Now, whenever I start it up, either I get a BSOD with "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" or it just reboots itself.

I use my Vista disk in an attempt to restore it, but no luck, it doesn't even show under "Select an operating system to restore." When I go into "My Computer" through the recovery menu, I see my Recovery partition, that's it. fixboot and chkdsk /r didn't work either.

How can I fix this while at the same time retaining all my files?
try this
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
good luckHow exactly do you use it? I looked for tutorials but am still kind of confused.

I put it on a flash drive but there's no way to run exe from system restore window.Further detail on the problem:

-> Boot Up
-> Windows Error Recovery
Windows Failed to Start.
-> Launch Startup Repair
-> System Recovery Options
-> Select an OS to repair
No partition shown.
-> Load Drivers
Clicking Computer only shows Recovery Partition
-> Next
-> Startup Repair
-> Nothing

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-> Bootup
-> Windows Error Recovery
Windows Failed to Start.
-> Start Windows Normally
-> Nothing

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-> Bootup
-> F12 Boot Menu
-> Internal HDD
-> Windows Error Recovery
Windows Failed to Start.
-> Nothing

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-> Bootup
-> F12 Boot Menu
-> CD Drive [Vista CD]
-> Windows Error Recovery
Windows Failed to Start.
-> Launch Startup Repair
-> Select an OS to repair
No partition shown.
-> Load Drivers
Clicking Computer only shows Recovery Partition
-> Next
-> Startup Repair
-> Nothing

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Generally, "Nothing" = quick flash of BSOD then reboot.
Hi Giga,
sorry about your problem.
I have a simple solution. unplug computer, load into your transport of choice. Take to one of those wonderful creatures commonly known as "IT techs" or computer techs'. Thank heavens that you wonderful folk exist or I would be finished.
farmgal.Excuse him ^^

So what you mean is your PC can't register your HD? Has this HD ever been removed? How old is this HD?
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-> Windows Error Recovery
Windows Failed to Start.
-> Launch Startup Repair
-> Select an OS to repair
No partition shown.
So you got in the Vista repair... not console any more =(... window? and it does not recognize an OS?
If you try to install Vista (don't fully-complete it, just go to the partition window) -- does vista recognize a HD of some sort? (make sure it isn't a USB stick =P)

Liam

Take out the hard drive, load it into ANOTHER computer, back up files, get [emailprotected] killdisk, burn dos version, wipe disk, REINSTALL windows =)Quote from: liambiscuit on March 29, 2009, 08:11:37 AM
Excuse him ^^

So what you mean is your PC can't register your HD? Has this HD ever been removed? How old is this HD? So you got in the Vista repair... not console any more =(... window? and it does not recognize an OS?
If you try to install Vista (don't fully-complete it, just go to the partition window) -- does vista recognize a HD of some sort? (make sure it isn't a USB stick =P)

Liam



Thanks for the reply, I can get into the Error Recovery screen where one of the options is command prompt (if that's what you were referring to.) The other options are startup repair, system recovery, etc. But BEFORE that screen, I am supposed to pick which partition to continue on, but the problem is, NONE shows up. I just click next with no partition selected, so that's why the startup repair and command prompt don't work.

I think it acknowledges that Vista is on the hard drive, thats why I can get into error recovery, but I can't actually boot into Vista nor see it as one of the available partitions. I think I might have messed up the boot table/sector or whatever from based on what I googled, but I can't find anything to fix it from startup (alot of the available programs run IN windows.)

And to mrdoe, how do I do that? I was thinking about getting an external enclosure and then pull the info out that way, but will it work?

Keep in mind my computer is a laptop with a 2.5" drive.


About 8 Bucks at any PC store...2.5" Laptop to IDE converter.
Allows you to hook it up to any Desktop machine.

I would still try the Tool suggested by JJ above ...Quote from: patio on March 30, 2009, 03:48:47 PM


About 8 Bucks at any PC store...2.5" Laptop to IDE converter.
Allows you to hook it up to any Desktop machine.

I would still try the Tool suggested by JJ above ...

Got one and hooked it up, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK!

My HARDDRIVE had an RECOVERY and a VISTA partition on it, when I hook it up, I only see the RECOVERY partition.


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