Ok, there is no way to fix this from active Windows. I can’t change the partition type via ListPart on Windows XP nor from active Windows. This should be done from recovery environment.
You shall need to preform some work …
Read & Follow this guide below for running some Linux distro in in order to delete the bad Partition and set the primary system partition as active.
These steps shall allow you to delete the bad partition (see the below ListParst log - details) and if nessesery to change the partition type (flag system partition as boot component to allow system to boot).
Partition ### Type Size Offset
Partition 1 Primary 6224 MB 32 KB
Partition 2 Primary 180 GB 6224 MB
Partition 3 Unknown 8 KB 186 GB
[ . . . ]
Disk: 0
Partition 3
Type : 17 (Suspicious Type)
Hidden: Yes
Active: No
There is no volume associated with this partition.
original canned by Essexboy
I need you to download:
gparted-live-0.10.0-3.iso (115.1 MB)
Create a bootable CD, for Gparted from the ISO image.
You can use ImgBurn do this.
Now boot off of the newly created Gparted CD.
You should be here… Press ENTER
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Gpart-Start.GIF
By default, “do not touch keymap” is highlighted.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Gpart-keyselect.GIF
Leave this setting alone and just press ENTER.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Gpart-continue.GIF
Choose your language and press ENTER. English is default [33]
At the mode prompt enter 0, press ENTER
You will now be taken to the main GUI screen below
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Gpart-partitions.GIF
==> According to your logs, the partition that you want to delete is 8 KB
Right click this partition and select delete .
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/GPart-delete.GIF
The Partition has gone
Now select Apply
Now you should be here:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Areyousure.GIF
Select Apply after double checking that the right partition was deleted
Is “boot” next to your OS drive (100 MB partition ) ?
If “boot” is not next to your OS drive under “Flags”, right-mouse click the OS drive while in Gparted and select Manage Flags
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/GPart-flags.GIF
In the menu that pops up, place a checkmark in boot like the picture below, then close :
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/GPart-bootflag.GIF
Under File select Quit
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Gpart-quit.GIF
You will see this small Popup
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Gpart-reboot.GIF
Choose reboot and then press OK.
Boot to normal mode and post me the fresh ListParts logreprots.