linux windows boot failure

jtdodge · 01-06-2006, 10:36 AM

my issue is this...and if you can help me...i'd be grateful:

i had redhat on this particular machine...i am lending the box to a non-linux user. so, i'm putting XP on it.

i've wiped the drive and repartitioned and reformatted a half of a dozen times now to get the windows xp partition to boot...but alas it does not boot.

it gives this error: SYSLINUX 2.0 2002-10-25 Boot Failed

Notwerk · 01-06-2006, 11:27 AM

You need to re-write the MBR
use windows recovery mode... though Ubuntu might be a better solution...

jtdodge · 01-06-2006, 12:32 PM

i did rewrite the mbr...but the Da** thing still didn't boot.

thanks huge for a solid suggestion. i think the ubuntu is a better one, however

Matir · 01-06-2006, 01:58 PM

Boot the windows XP cd and run fixmbr. That should take care of it for you.

jtdodge · 01-06-2006, 01:59 PM

i did that...but thank you for the input.