[ltp] A corrupted or missing Windows config on my A21P

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Well, it is still the only possibility to run my build in (win)modem,
it has a Windows program with which I am able to communicate better
with  my CDMA USB modem (lets me make sms and enables me to reload the
prepaid CDMA modem card, in Linux it only works as my modem without
anything to control prepaid saldo's). Small things only which may be
possible through wine. No idea. Is the corrupted XP usable with wine
or is that a bigger new setup. I have the 10 GB partition to play with
because nothing important is on that partition.

Thought already from earlier email postings that Windows can not
behave itself, reason why I stopped at the "help" info. What an OS.
Thanks for the warning.

2008/3/13, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk>:
>
>
> Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote:
> > On my A21P I am running Linux as my main OS (Opensuse 10.2 and 10.3) with
> the
> > first 10GB partition Windows XP. It is my first experience with Windows.
> > Somehow booting Windows I now get the information that I have a corrupted
> or
> > missing Windows config. (windows\system31\config\system) No problem
> because
> > there seems to be a repair possibility. I booted the CD, pressed R in
> order
> > to do the repair and do not see any automatic repair activity. It finds
> the
> > C:\Windows and after entering help I get a lot of possibilities for
> whatever
> > action in what they seem to call "recovery console", but nothing telling
> me
> > how to restore the config.
>
> Do be careful about this "recovery" console - it usually tends to
> restore your entire machine to factory config - you'll loose your linux
> partition, as well as any configuration/data changes you made to XP.
>
> > I am more versed in Linux and this excursion in Microsoft-land comes after
> my
> > 90's  experiences with Windows 3.1 and 3.11. Am still fix with Dos but
> > repairing this OS is out of my reach. Even simple things like chkdsk and
> dir
> > give unclear answers if any. Could somebody help me? Is a reinstall the
> > better way?
>
> Might I suggest that possibly "to get to B, you don't want to start at
> A"?  In other words, what exactly are you trying to achieve?  There are
> some other options that may suit you better than dual-boot, such as
> wine, virtualisation, etc.  XP's not really good for much - what are you
> trying to do with it? We may be able to offer a better solution.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Richard
>
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