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Windows doesn't installs partition table damage

 


psoft
I'm using Linux Fedora Core 1 & have trouble installing Windows XP on my computer.I had a clean install of Fedora Core on already installed XP.It worked fine & both were booting but i did a
$grub-install
from rescue CD but since then only Linux can boot while windows can't.I tried everything from fdisk/mbr to entering rescue mode & Fixboot,Fixmbr there.
I tried to reinstall XP but after running fine in Text mode setup & rebooting i get Disk error.
I researched a lot a got clue that this maybe because of a partition table damage.
I'm pasting here the output of fdisk
Code:
$fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 20.4 GB, 20411080704 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2481 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1       765   6144831    c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2           766      1203   3518235    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda3          1204      1861   5285385   83  Linux
/dev/hda4          1862      2481   4980150    f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5          1862      1923    497983+   b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda6          1924      2306   3076416    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda7          2307      2346    321268+  82  Linux swap
/dev/hda8          2347      2434    706828+   b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda9          2435      2481    377496    b  Win95 FAT32

Please help me out in figuring out what's wrong,how can i repair the trouble??? Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad
schizofrenikh
maybe try to install newer version of grub. You should also check it's config. It's somewhere like:
Code:
/boot/grub/menu.list

You can take my one as an examle
Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default      3

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout      5

# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title      Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root      (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader   +1
#
# title      Linux
# root      (hd0,1)
# kernel   /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/sda3 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##      lockold=true
# lockold=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.16-2-k7
root      (hd0,2)
kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-k7 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-k7
savedefault
boot

title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.16-2-k7 (recovery mode)
root      (hd0,2)
kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-k7 root=/dev/sda3 ro single
initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-k7
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title      Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title      Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
root      (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader   +1


Tell me which of partitions you listed are bootable and for which system.
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