Formatted drive with gparted now no windows boot
- Thread starter RobTi
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Well, assuming you didn't actually wipe the Windows partition, then is it possible you had multiple drivers and somehow your actual bootsector and boot partition was on the drive you did wipe?
So you basically, hopefully, just need a need a new boot sector.
It used to be that live Linux disc were actually good at recreating them. Or more precisely a Linux installation to an empty partition would also create a new bootsector, GRUB, etc. and an entry for you Windows.
However, I think your first step should be to try a Windows installation disc and try and get that to fix the bootsector (so don't run the installer).
So you basically, hopefully, just need a need a new boot sector.
It used to be that live Linux disc were actually good at recreating them. Or more precisely a Linux installation to an empty partition would also create a new bootsector, GRUB, etc. and an entry for you Windows.
However, I think your first step should be to try a Windows installation disc and try and get that to fix the bootsector (so don't run the installer).
Thanks that’s what I hoping to do tomorrow , my son is downloading a win 11 install usb for me, and if that fails a new installation on a spare drive and hope I can get into the old drive to retrieve files
Okay, it's the repair option from the installation disc you'll want to try. Those should be clever enough not to overwrite any data.
Windows still isn't great at live discs but the Microsoft installers do have access to the filesystem via the Command Prompt option but AFAIK you can't use the GUI (by fire example starting Explorer.exe).
There are Windows PE images out there but a lot if them are from untrustworthy places.
Windows still isn't great at live discs but the Microsoft installers do have access to the filesystem via the Command Prompt option but AFAIK you can't use the GUI (by fire example starting Explorer.exe).
There are Windows PE images out there but a lot if them are from untrustworthy places.
As above, once Window setup is loaded press SHIFT + F10 to open a command prompt, from there browse and copy your important files back to the USB boot drive.
If you're confused with driver letter, type DISKPART and LIST VOLUME, make a note of the drive letters you are copying from and to, then type EXIT.
If you're confused with driver letter, type DISKPART and LIST VOLUME, make a note of the drive letters you are copying from and to, then type EXIT.
Well all fixed I had to do a clean install on a spare drive then copy the files from the old win drive,then a new install on the C drive and copy everything back onto the old D drive, longwinded but all back to what it was a couple of days ago.
thanks for the help
thanks for the help