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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.0&return_msg=41977.7"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.11">11–18</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41977.7">Fix Windows MBR</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41977_7_18_10"> <a name="a41977_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2017 19:51</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">7 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.7">41977.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> MBR restored, old partitions removed, Windows still boots, 100GB free on C, and an evening of robocopy /mir /dcopy:t to look forward to. <p><em><big>//WOOT//</big></em></p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.7&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2017 20:43</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Jul 2017 20:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.8">41977.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.5">41977.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ah yeah, uefi I think. Useful if you've got it!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.8&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2017 21:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">9 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.9">41977.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Almost all done... after shuffling partitions I've got 40GB unallocated on my second disk which is before the main partition and when I try extending Windows wants to do some "dynamic disk" bollocks to use it. Grrr. <p>A quick search says GParted can just extend partitions backwards, so that'll be tomorrow's task and then I'll <em>finally</em> be all fully upgradeded.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.9&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2017 23:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jul 2017 19:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.10">41977.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.6">41977.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Nope, it copies the mbr + partition table to a file, which can then be restored from a linux boot disk in the event said mbr is hosed.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.10&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 4 Jul 2017 20:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">11 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.11">41977.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <i>"Moving a partition might take a very long time to apply."</i> <p>Well that's a useful message. How long is "very long"? </p><p>Search reveals no information whatsoever. </p><p>Fuck it, can't be that bad. I'm enlarging the partition not moving it, so at most it should just need to update the index table file offset values or something, no data needs to change. </p><p><i>"3.96 GiB of 1.78 TiB copied (41:40:50 remaining)"</i> </p><p>Oh fucking hell!!! <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span> </p><p>Even *if* it recognises that half the bloody disk is empty, that's still 21 hours just for an extra 5% of space. </p><p><i>"8.00 GiB of 1.78 TiB copied (46:41:52 remaining)"</i> </p><p>It's gone <em>up</em> by five hours! <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span> </p><p>The original clone only took three hours - lets see what happens when I click this cancel button...</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.11&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 4 Jul 2017 20:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jul 2017 20:37"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.12">41977.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.7#a41977_11" target="_self">41977.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Hrm, so it looks like it cancelled and restored the original partition info, and the data is all still there - I guess since I did it before it went past the 40GB point. Yay for not having to spend another three hours faffing.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 4 Jul 2017 20:38 by BOUGHTONP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.12&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">16 Aug 2018 20:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">13 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.13">41977.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Heh, so <em>this</em> is why I've got a 32GB pendrive with Windows recovery on. <p>If I'm reading my ramblings correctly, it wasn't any help and there's no reason not to overwrite it ... so why do I feel like the day after I do, Windows will suddenly break on me... <span class="emoticon e_tear_confused" title=":'S"><span class="e__">:'S</span></span></p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.13&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">17 Aug 2018 09:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 17 Aug 2018 17:49"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.14">41977.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.7#a41977_13" target="_self">41977.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I thought you said the pendrive was useless for windows recovery anyway? Besides, the things are dead cheap.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.14&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">17 Aug 2018 17:49</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 17 Aug 2018 18:37"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.15">41977.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.7#a41977_14" target="_self">41977.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> They are, which is why I went out at lunchtime and just got a new one. <p>It's frustrating that every supposed-to-be-quick task I try to do turns into an odyssey.</p><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 17 Aug 2018 17:51 by BOUGHTONP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.15&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41977_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_41977_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">17 Aug 2018 18:40</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 17 Aug 2018 21:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 18</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.16">41977.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41977.7#a41977_15" target="_self">41977.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Here's a new-to-me debian based os. Can't tell if it's super-easy, or just dumbed down Gnome<br /><br /> <a href="https://endlessos.com/">https://endlessos.com/</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41977.16&return_msg=41977.7" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41977.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41977.17" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>