Re: [TCLUG:21900] windows fdisk crash --can't recover windows

[Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org>]

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1

which will erase the MBR and the partition table.

If fdisk still dont work, seek professional help. :)

* Ben Luey <lueyb@gridley.ACNS.Carleton.edu> [001001 10:06]:
> > > settings, but still no luck. This is a new sony lapton and I get do a hard
> > > drive wipe from the bias. Any ideas?
> > 
> > Did you try Sony's recover disk?
> 
> Yup, the disk says that error, no partition detected or something like
> that. If you say continue it  says creating partition C: and hangs. If you
> say no, you are at a dos prompt and can run fdisk and watch it crash.
> 
> I'm really stumpted,
> 
> Ben
> 
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