I did something I wasn't supposed too...help?

[digitool]

So I did something foolish...

Somehow, in the cmd, I managed to mount onto another drive or something like that.

i.e. cmd /c <insert some text> %user_name%.

Now I cannot boot into windows. When I attempt a system restore point, it lists the restore points yet it fails to restore as it says that the source location no longer exists. and I noticed that the root drive changed from 'c' to 'd' as in d:/users/'username' etc.

Does anyone have any IDEA as to how to revert this foolish mishap?

 

[FrankCastle]

You can start by changing your nic.

 

[7star]

You can start by changing your nic.

LOL

 

[gregmcc]

The "<insert some text>" is the important bit - what did you type?

What error do you get booting into windows?

 

[Neverwhere]

for some reason this reminded me of a bash.org quote (been enjoying a bash quote app on android)

"l70uke: network connections says it cant find an IP address
dbbolton: open a web browser and type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar
dbbolton: what happens
l70uke: "please enter disk into drive a"
dbbolton: what the F**K"

 

[AstroTurf]

So I did something foolish...

Somehow, in the cmd, I managed to mount onto another drive or something like that.

i.e. cmd /c <insert some text> %user_name%.

Now I cannot boot into windows. When I attempt a system restore point, it lists the restore points yet it fails to restore as it says that the source location no longer exists. and I noticed that the root drive changed from 'c' to 'd' as in d:/users/'username' etc.

Does anyone have any IDEA as to how to revert this foolish mishap?

You did what with a coke bottle???

 

[zululami]

me TOO...

 

[digitool]

me TOO...

bummer bro...

 

[digitool]

as for what I did im currently jogging my memory. ill let u know when i figure ot out

 

[The_Unbeliever]

format, install linux

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Maybe you changed the active partition to another one instead of the first one?

 

[|tera|]

Which version of Windows?
Laptop? Desktop?

How many hard drives?

Give us some information.

 

[digitool]

Which version of Windows?
Laptop? Desktop?

How many hard drives?

Give us some information.

Windows 7 SP1.
One hard drive that has been partitioned. The second partition has Ubuntu 11.04 installed on it.
It is a desktop PC.

what other info do u need ?

 

[digitool]

Maybe you changed the active partition to another one instead of the first one?

I feel that this is what I did. Anyone know how to change such a thing?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/


Download this. Burn to CD. Boot from the CD. Then change your boot partition to be the primary partition.

YMMV. Backup data etc before attempting this.

 

[digitool]

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/


Download this. Burn to CD. Boot from the CD. Then change your boot partition to be the primary partition.

YMMV. Backup data etc before attempting this.

Thanks librarian.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

I think gparted do have a live CD version...

else you'll be better off by downloading Hiren's boot CD, it got a mini Linux with gparted on...

linky ---> http://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/Hirens.BootCD.14.1.zip

 

[Gnome]

i.e. cmd /c <insert some text> %user_name%.

cmd /?
Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter

CMD [/A | /U] [/Q] [/D] [/E:ON | /E:OFF] [/F:ON | /F:OFF] [/V:ON | /V:OFF]
[[/S] [/C | /K] string]

/C Carries out the command specified by string and then terminates

Pretty much what you pasted above is that you carried out a command (which could be ANYTHING) and now it doesn't work anymore.

LOL, do you see the problem with that question?

Kinda like saying:
"I put <insert something here> in my car, now it doesn't start", how do I fix it?

Maybe you could recall the <insert some text> command?

 

[digitool]

Pretty much what you pasted above is that you carried out a command (which could be ANYTHING) and now it doesn't work anymore.

LOL, do you see the problem with that question?

Kinda like saying:
"I put <insert something here> in my car, now it doesn't start", how do I fix it?

Maybe you could recall the <insert some text> command?

Haha, no I know how bull**** my question is. But what the Librarian said, I think is correct. I'm gonna try out his solution today and get back to this forum.