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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: paulmixsee on October 22, 2010, 09:50:57 AM

Title: Pc seized
Post by: paulmixsee on October 22, 2010, 09:50:57 AM

Running Vista. have been unable to boot up. when I run restore software the message is "Partition table corrupt on disk"
Is there a work round for this or must I reformat my hard drive? 

Title: Re: Pc seized
Post by: patio on October 22, 2010, 11:39:21 AM

This Link (http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/partitioneditors.shtml)  may be helpful...

Title: Re: Pc seized
Post by: JJ 3000 on October 22, 2010, 11:17:45 PM

Boot to a Vista DVD. If you don't have one you can download a vista recovery disk here:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

You will need an ISO burning program to burn that recovery disk.

Once you've booted to the Vista disk click "repair your computer". Choose command prompt from the list of options. Type CD\ and press enter to get to the root of C. Then type bootrec.exe /fixboot and press enter. Then type  bootrec.exe /fixmbr and press enter.

Good luck.