invalid table partition error

[SaiyanGoku]

i used partition magic 8 to partition and format the hd, but i think i screwed up.
Know whenever i boot i get a invalid table partition error.
Anybody know how to fix this???

Its a laptop and it doesn't have an floppy drive.
It has a dvd drive though.

lmk

thanks for all replys

 

[SaiyanGoku]

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[SwampsterFL]

A laptop should be recovered with the manufacturer's recovery disk as the very nature of their ability to sleep etc. requires a unique layout of the HDD . . . and yes, PM8 will mess it up.

 

[Pluto]

some laptop makers are starting to put the recovery files on a hidden system partition instead of just giving you a CD. To me its the ultimate in cheapness. If your HDD crashes or you mess up the partitions with Partition magic etc. you are screwed, and then begging them to send you a CD version which they usually want you to pay for.

 

[TheCorm]

What version of Windows are you planning to install, if ME/XP/2k then you may be able to use the installer to delete any existance of a bad partition and reformat.

Alternatively you could download a free boot disk program and make a bootable CD. I had this with an IBM 8.4gb hard drive once and partition magic 4, but I was able to reboot and reformat...I think with Fdisk.

Corm