Invalid Partition Table
#1
When a GNU/Linux installation goes awry and deletes a partition,  I had to re-install all my four OSs from scratch.

So, I went back and installed Windows 2000 (I just like to use this). After formatting the drive in the blur interface and restarting the computer, I encountered a message: Invalid Partition Table.

What does this mean?
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(Jul 21, 2018, 03:32 am)RobertX Wrote: When a GNU/Linux installation goes awry and deletes a partition,  I had to re-install all my four OSs from scratch.

So, I went back and installed Windows 2000 (I just like to use this). After formatting the drive in the blur interface and restarting the computer, I encountered a message: Invalid Partition Table.

What does this mean?

err., it means: "Invalid Partition Table." Dodgy 

order (always) if you wanna mix OS'es - Win 1st, Linux last.

Win2000 only takes a MBR table & primary (standard) partition-table (GPT = no go)

Linux can be installed on an 'extended part.' aka logical volume too.


/BN
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#3
OK, I managed to change to MBR by using Gparted, and through there, changed the table to msdos.

But now, another problem: Error loading operating system.
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#4
Recovering from a broken partition can be time consuming and end up in junk anyway.
I would re-format once again while you're at it but using the installation official tools supplied with your windows image.

I would not use recovered partition for a system nor edited one with third party software.

BTW, wasn't Windows 2000 already supporting NTFS ? If so, I would go with it, plus side - you don't have to worry about 4 GB max file size limit.
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#5
Fixed the "Error Loading Operating System" as well.

Went to GParted and made all partitions (actually it's only one so far) inactive. To do that, I would need to go to "Manage Flags" found in the right-click menu and go there. Then I would uncheck boot to the desired partition, in this case, Windows 2000 or NTFS.

Now, I'm happy.

By the way, I was just testing some operating systems, and that's why I had the problem in the first place. I don't know if I should do it again.

I know I will, since it does pose an interesting challenge, most interesting indeed.
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#6
You can use one of version hirenboot  and use Partition wizard Home. Then delete all partition and create new partition
https://www.hirensbootcd.org/
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#7
The tool I normally use when a Win system wont boot is Macrium Reflect, found on some Hiren BootCD/DVDs.

That said, trying to recover partiton tables, particularly if the disk has been written to afterwards is something I have always found futile, but may work if recovery attempted *immediately* after mistake.

I also use Macrium to back drives as images, and it will do a Linux drive (but it cannot do partial restores there - all or nothing).
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