On Saturday 02 October 2004 12:42 am, Paolo Bonavoglia wrote: > Two days ago i installed FC2 on a PC wich had Windows XP installed in > the first partition and FC-1 on the remaining HD space (about 20G). I > choose a brand new installation deleting the old one of FC1. <snip> > Bad news came at the end of installation: FC2 works perfectly, but > Windows XP is no more usable; if I select Windows from the GRUB menu the > PC hangs up. > > Worst of all: I tried to reinstall Windows XP from the originale > Microsoft CD, installation begins normally, I choose the old partition, > reformat the partition, installation files are copied, but when Windows > XP restarts the computer the first time, the computer hangs with an > error message like: "can not load operating system". Hello, Paolo :) I have never had that issue, since I don't run Windows anymore, but I hear that the information at this link should get you up and running again. I haven't read it myself, but I have heard that it works :) I hope that the following information will fix your problem: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html Have a Great Day :) Steven P. Ulrick