I've done that for NTFS and FAT but not using Linux, using NT, W98, and DOS. The machine wont boot I take it, try booting with the W98 boot diskette, then run, fdisk /mbr, this will put the master boot record back in place, turn the machine off and on to see if it boots from hard disk. Several virus's will put the screws to the master boot record. The ones I know of get carried by diskette a lot When booted from a diskette by accedent. It doesen't even need to be a boot disk. If you get the machine running scan it for viruses and scan every diskette in the guys house. Tell him _not_ to leave diskette in the drive EVER. Sam. Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > Hi all- > > My neighbor's win98 machine (which I built out of spare parts) took a > dump - initial triage seems to indicate that the FAT table was wiped > out ... > > I brought the box home to my shop and was about to install the "bad" > drive in my linux box to see if I can see or repair the FAT table - > anyone ever do something like this? Use linux to recover and save > Windows' bacon? > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list