From: charlesandmilly@gmail.com   
      
   > >> I really prefer machines that do as they're damn well told.   
   > > What appens to the Windows OSs when Linux gets through with   
   > > its partition alterations?   
   > Completely scrooched, I imagine--I was trying to install Windows   
   > afterwards, and it puked.   
      
   I had a hard drive that did this once. I came up with a resolution to the   
   problem that may help. This resolution given below helps to reconstitute   
   a linux system back to windows because linux and windows are not completely   
   compatible nor interchangeable because the commands are a different language   
   from a coding standpoint.   
      
   > >   
   > > Repairable?   
   > >   
   > > I've had trouble with LXLE in the past. Like to blame it on   
   > > something besides my own ignorance.   
      
   I resolved the above mentioned problem raised by this poster on a similar   
   situation by using dos 6.22 and reformatting the hard disk drive (provided   
   the drive is actually working well- all sectors and heads are in good   
   condition)   
   and I did it with a SATA drive. Format in DOS 6.22 overwrites the master boot   
   record or MBR and places the sectors in proper contiguous order. It makes   
   it to where Windows can be reinstalled.   
      
   Windows and the computer terminal you use can help you determine whether   
   or not you have 32 bit or 64 bit system (or you can get the technical spec's)   
   on the processor or computer system to find out about the bit system it uses.   
   You can also check HDD capacity, RAM, ROM, and co-processor (along with   
   version numbers) just to be sure the firmware and other things are okay as   
   well.   
      
   > Cheers   
   >   
   > Phil Hobbs   
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   Good Luck.   
      
   Charles Lucas   
      
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