Operting System not found while uninstalling Rollback RX s..

On 27 Oct 2006 16:12:49 -0700, "CJ" wrote:

>I installed a Rollback software. I forgot its name, but it may be
>Rollback RX software.
>
>I tried to uninstall it today. During the uninstallation, I choose go
>back to current system afer uninstallation. When the computer
>restarted, the Rollback software shows "configuring" 1%....... Since
>it was so slow, and I had to use the computer, I pushed the manual
>restart button on the computer while the computer still shows Rollback
>"configuring" 40%... Now it shows Operating System not found.
>
>Please help to fix. I do not want to lose any files. Shall I put in
>the windows XP system CD now to reinstall XP? Will this wipe out my
>data?


Boot with a Windows CD to DOS. At the command line type:

fdisk /mbr


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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:21:15 GMT, G. Morgan
wrote:

>On 27 Oct 2006 16:12:49 -0700, "CJ" wrote:
>
>>I installed a Rollback software. I forgot its name, but it may be
>>Rollback RX software.
>>
>>I tried to uninstall it today. During the uninstallation, I choose go
>>back to current system afer uninstallation. When the computer
>>restarted, the Rollback software shows "configuring" 1%....... Since
>>it was so slow, and I had to use the computer, I pushed the manual
>>restart button on the computer while the computer still shows Rollback
>>"configuring" 40%... Now it shows Operating System not found.
>>
>>Please help to fix. I do not want to lose any files. Shall I put in
>>the windows XP system CD now to reinstall XP? Will this wipe out my
>>data?
>
>
>Boot with a Windows CD to DOS. At the command line type:
>
>fdisk /mbr


BTW that works with pre-XP boot disks. For XP read this:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058

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-Graham
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In article ,
"CJ" wrote:

> I installed a Rollback software. I forgot its name, but it may be
> Rollback RX software.
>
> I tried to uninstall it today. During the uninstallation, I choose go
> back to current system afer uninstallation. When the computer
> restarted, the Rollback software shows "configuring" 1%....... Since
> it was so slow, and I had to use the computer, I pushed the manual
> restart button on the computer while the computer still shows Rollback
> "configuring" 40%... Now it shows Operating System not found.

Whoops!
As you found out, it is NEVER a good idea to interrupt a disk utility by
force-restarting your computer in the middle of an operation.

>
> Please help to fix. I do not want to lose any files. Shall I put in
> the windows XP system CD now to reinstall XP? Will this wipe out my
> data?

If you don't want to lose your data which I assume has not been backed
up, I suggest at this point you take your computer to someone who knows
what he is doing. Depending on what your Rollback software was doing
exactly, (from how long you say it was taking, it could have been doing
a rebuild of the directory structure - or at least shuffling a lot of
things around) it sounds like you really messed things up when you hit
the reset button in the middle of its operations.
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You'd best consult the website and authors of this program for advice
and instructions else you might loose ALL your data! If this thing
mucked up the Master Boot Record (MBR) you don't want to aggravate
things anymore than they are now!

John

CJ wrote:

> Thanks. I am certain it is Rollback Rx software, and it was at about
> 48% done area, i forced it stopped and pushed the restart button. The
> last time I had all data backed up is around Oct 1, 2006. I backed up
> all the data but no installed files and no outlook emails.
>
> Sorry I am computer layman. How can I safely go back at least in DOS
> directory and how can I move the files into a network computer or other
> drives in DOS?
>
> David Matthew Wood wrote:
>
>>In article ,
>> "CJ" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I installed a Rollback software. I forgot its name, but it may be
>>>Rollback RX software.
>>>
>>>I tried to uninstall it today. During the uninstallation, I choose go
>>>back to current system afer uninstallation. When the computer
>>>restarted, the Rollback software shows "configuring" 1%....... Since
>>>it was so slow, and I had to use the computer, I pushed the manual
>>>restart button on the computer while the computer still shows Rollback
>>>"configuring" 40%... Now it shows Operating System not found.
>>
>>Whoops!
>>As you found out, it is NEVER a good idea to interrupt a disk utility by
>>force-restarting your computer in the middle of an operation.
>>
>>
>>>Please help to fix. I do not want to lose any files. Shall I put in
>>>the windows XP system CD now to reinstall XP? Will this wipe out my
>>>data?
>>
>>If you don't want to lose your data which I assume has not been backed
>>up, I suggest at this point you take your computer to someone who knows
>>what he is doing. Depending on what your Rollback software was doing
>>exactly, (from how long you say it was taking, it could have been doing
>>a rebuild of the directory structure - or at least shuffling a lot of
>>things around) it sounds like you really messed things up when you hit
>>the reset button in the middle of its operations.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Operting System not found while uninstalling Rollback RX s.. 

I am now putting a windows XP SP1 home edition in. It shows
unpartitional space 95GB. It does not show C drive.

If I create a partitional space for 500 MB. After reinstall the windows
XP in 500MB space, can I retrieve all data in the rest 94.5 GB?



Kadaitcha Man wrote:
> CJ , the person employed to scrawl rude comments on
> toilet walls, crabbed:
>
> > I installed a Rollback software.
>
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Trade your PC in for a bath toy - a rubber ducky is
> highly recommended for you.
>
> --
> alt.usenet.kooks - Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker:
> September 2005 and April 2006
>
> "K-Man's particular genius, however, lies not merely in his humour,
> but his ability to make posters who had previously seemed reasonably
> well-balanced turn into foaming, frothing, death threat-uttering
> maniacs" - Snarky, Demon Lord of Confusion
>
> Thou sly frantic wretch. Teeth hadst thou in thy head when thou wast
> born to signify thou came to bite the world.
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CJ , the person employed to scrawl rude comments on
toilet walls, crabbed:

> I installed a Rollback software.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Trade your PC in for a bath toy - a rubber ducky is
highly recommended for you.

--
alt.usenet.kooks - Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker:
September 2005 and April 2006

"K-Man's particular genius, however, lies not merely in his humour,
but his ability to make posters who had previously seemed reasonably
well-balanced turn into foaming, frothing, death threat-uttering
maniacs" - Snarky, Demon Lord of Confusion

Thou sly frantic wretch. Teeth hadst thou in thy head when thou wast
born to signify thou came to bite the world.
 >> Stay informed about: Operting System not found while uninstalling Rollback RX s.. 

In article ,
"CJ" wrote:

> Thanks. I am certain it is Rollback Rx software, and it was at about
> 48% done area, i forced it stopped and pushed the restart button. The
> last time I had all data backed up is around Oct 1, 2006. I backed up
> all the data but no installed files and no outlook emails.

No, it wasn't the rollback software, it was you pushing the reset button
WHILE the rollback software was doing a major disk operation.

>
> Sorry I am computer layman. How can I safely go back at least in DOS
> directory and how can I move the files into a network computer or other
> drives in DOS?

As Meat Plow says, take it to someone who knows what he is doing and can
*HOPEFULLY* recover your files.
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Unpartitioned means there is nothing there. Your only hope is to take it to a data recovery
specialist, they usually run a couple thousand dollars.
--
Dave Vair
CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+

"vn-mkjlopue" wrote in message

>I am now putting a windows XP SP1 home edition in. It shows
> unpartitional space 95GB. It does not show C drive.
>
> If I create a partitional space for 500 MB. After reinstall the windows
> XP in 500MB space, can I retrieve all data in the rest 94.5 GB?
>
>
>
> Kadaitcha Man wrote:
>> CJ , the person employed to scrawl rude comments on
>> toilet walls, crabbed:
>>
>> > I installed a Rollback software.
>>
>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Trade your PC in for a bath toy - a rubber ducky is
>> highly recommended for you.
>>
>> --
>> alt.usenet.kooks - Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker:
>> September 2005 and April 2006
>>
>> "K-Man's particular genius, however, lies not merely in his humour,
>> but his ability to make posters who had previously seemed reasonably
>> well-balanced turn into foaming, frothing, death threat-uttering
>> maniacs" - Snarky, Demon Lord of Confusion
>>
>> Thou sly frantic wretch. Teeth hadst thou in thy head when thou wast
>> born to signify thou came to bite the world.
>
 >> Stay informed about: Operting System not found while uninstalling Rollback RX s.. 

And this is exactly what you DO NOT want to do at this point!!
For the last time, take it to a specialist. You messed up the boot
sector and also the file system very badly by interrupting the rebuild
that your Rollback software was doing. The more you try to modify the
drive, the worse it will get, and the less chance you will have of
recovering your data!!!

> I am now putting a windows XP SP1 home edition in. It shows
> unpartitional space 95GB. It does not show C drive.
>
> If I create a partitional space for 500 MB. After reinstall the windows
> XP in 500MB space, can I retrieve all data in the rest 94.5 GB?
>
>
>
> Kadaitcha Man wrote:
> > CJ , the person employed to scrawl rude comments on
> > toilet walls, crabbed:
> >
> > > I installed a Rollback software.
> >
> > BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Trade your PC in for a bath toy - a rubber ducky is
> > highly recommended for you.
> >
> > --
> > alt.usenet.kooks - Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker:
> > September 2005 and April 2006
> >
> > "K-Man's particular genius, however, lies not merely in his humour,
> > but his ability to make posters who had previously seemed reasonably
> > well-balanced turn into foaming, frothing, death threat-uttering
> > maniacs" - Snarky, Demon Lord of Confusion
> >
> > Thou sly frantic wretch. Teeth hadst thou in thy head when thou wast
> > born to signify thou came to bite the world.
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