Wrong 'active' partition selected!!!

[Tom Mc]

Please help, im using a compaq computer and have recently made a partition which i stupidly made as the active partition, this means  that the computer loads straight from this which is empty when it boots up. Is there a way where i can boot up a primary or logical partition so that i can access the partition software and rectify this problem. Any help would b greatly appreciated.

[YoungWill]

you could run a repair option from the boot cd . . . .or you could modify the arc path . . . you would find this text file in the start up and recovery tab of the advanced tab of the system icon in the controll panel.  change the disk # to the appropriate partition. . . 0 counts as a number and I highly recomend a back up before you do this.