> RJ> Anyone know how to repair a dead boot sector on a HPFS
 > partition ? I've had
 > RJ> Is there an OS/2 command like 'sys' or similar ? It boots
 > off floppy, but
 > RJ> goes straight to the prompt. CHKDSK doesn't help.

 > Have a look at SYSINSTX.COM on the emergency boot disks you
 > safely and methodically created as per the OS/2 manual when
 > you were through installing the product ;-))))

 > Also located at x:\os2\install\bootdisk\sysinstx.com

Yeah I found that. Didn't help unfortunately. The HDD is cactus after 3
months, so it goes back Monday.

 > Alternatively if you like doing things the guru-looking-way
 > (if doing this to impress someone of the opposite gender, I
 > suggest you practise 'before the show'), boot off a DOS
 > floppy on a good machine, get the boot sector off a working
 > HPFS partition using Nortons or similar, and (after booting
 > off a floppy) graft it into your mangled system.

I only have ... err, had the one OS2 box. Anyway, I don't get a lot of
visits from young ladies, and the last thing I'd be doing if one turned up
would be showing off my computer skills. :)

Rob

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