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Bootmgr is compressed

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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    rmg1 wrote: »
    I can set it to boot from CD/DVD Rom, Floppy, HDD, (all USB) or network, so that would appear to be a yes.
    Any ideas where I can get USB-based recovery media from?

    You can make your own.

    You need this, a suitably sized USB Drive or SD card and a Windows XP Disc.
  • rmg1
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    I've only got my Windows disc which apparently is a bit peculiar. It's only got two files on it.
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  • rmg1
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    OK, I've used FlashBoot to make a bootable USB drive and can now get to netbook to start using Linux.
    Anyone know how to uncompress a drive in Linux?
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  • rmg1
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    Small problem.
    Think I might have done something wrong, as all I get from the bootable USB stick is password manager.
    Anyone got any idiot-proof instructions?
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  • rmg1
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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    Think I've sorted it(?)
    I've now got three 3 files on my flash drive:-
    GRLDR
    Menu.lst
    wntsetup.img

    Is this correct?
    Second question, will this just boot the machine without damaging the contents already on the hard-drive?
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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    rmg1 wrote: »
    I've only got my Windows disc which apparently is a bit peculiar. It's only got two files on it.

    So have you a Windows XP Disc or haven't you? It appears that you don't.
  • rmg1
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    Ignore that post, I'd shoved the wrong disc into the drive :o
    I've just listed the files that are now on my USB stick.
    Are they the right files?
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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    rmg1 wrote: »
    Ignore that post, I'd shoved the wrong disc into the drive :o
    I've just listed the files that are now on my USB stick.
    Are they the right files?

    I haven't the foggiest. How large is the image on the stick?
  • rmg1
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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    The image file is 900MB according to Windows Explorer.
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  • Donnie
    Donnie Posts: 9,862 Forumite
    rmg1 wrote: »
    The image file is 900MB according to Windows Explorer.

    From where did you get your Windows disc?
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