HELP! - FAT32 to NTFS, now wont boot

[1960darrenh]

My Mums XP PC was running as a FAT32 and decided to change it to NTFS (believing no files would be harmed) I followed instructions from numerous websites. I opened the command prompt and typed - C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs. The Pc restarted and the process seemed to be working. After 10 mins the PC restarted but as soon as it got past the beep, all that came up was a blank black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left of the screen. There was also no hard drive activity. The computer will not go any further even after powering up 3 or 4 times.

I then tried booting from the XP disc. That seemed to be working too but when it restarted, the exact same thing happens. Black screen - flashing cursor. Tried Recovery Console (same again) Install Repair (same again)

Can somebody help. I hope I dont need to fresh install xp again and risk losing everything.


THANX.

 

[subtle]

I'm afraid your file system might be damaged...
You could use CD bootable Linux version to save data.
You can as well use some software to "pull" the data after new XP install.
Don't forget to use NTFS while installing

 

[Cromewell]

I think subtle has it, you'll need to reformat and install windows. The bootable linux to try and save data can't hurt to try if you have anything you really need/want.