BOOTMAGIC ERROR 1537-any fixes?

[mrmomaz1234]

HI! I have a dual boot system (win xp/pro and win98se) with multi hard drives and each hard drive has multi partitions. XP OS on disk one, partition one and 98se OS on 2nd disk partition one.

I attempted to install sp2 and when I did the reboot at the end, I never saw win/sp again. (Blue screen ATI2DVAG.FLL)

Right now, I am running 98se and Bootmagic/partition magic? tells me that I have an error 1537 (File number greater than 4 billion) on my XP os partition, which is hidden b/c i'm on 98se. Bootmagic help does not list 1537 and Google tells me to run chkdisk/scandisk--but the partition is hidden so these won't run. Any idea on how to fix the error?

I'v made the xp partition unhidden but not active. IF i activate the xp/os partition, am i asking for trouble while i'm runing 98?

After the xp os is fixed, I'll be looking for fixes to the blue screen of death.
thanks in advance.

 

[linney]

If you can, try tackling the problem on the XP partition, and the hard drive containing XP.

Try running the Recovery Console and using the command ChkDsk /r. Also have a look at the FixMbr, Bootcfg, and FixBoot commands.

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

If you can't get that to work you could try repairing windows by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched. You will also lose access to 98 unless you can use the additional information.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

You might have to save all your current boot files from C: drive and delete the new ones created by a repair install and substitute them with the old ones so that 98 will boot.

Solve this problem first, then start a new thread about the BSOD, you can link it to this thread if you like.

It is always possible that a format and clean install is coming up.

 

[mrmomaz1234]

Thanks for the post, Linney. I'm digesting pros and cons and working my way down the list. Good info here. thanks.