Re: Bootloader lost after lightning struck my computer and forced me to reinstall Windows XP

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On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 00:38:21 +0200, Marie-Thérèse Lorentzen wrote:

> Lightning struck down and entered my computer via my modem and [...]

> I was originally using Grub for my dual boot. (I have to separate physical
> disks - one for each OS). However, the bootloader got written over when I
> installed Windows XP. I was not able to get back into Linux.

> I tried using Rescue on the CD ROM but I get the following messages:
> 
> uncompressing Linux
> crc error
> -- system halted
> 
> and the system freezes.

When exactly do you get this? Upon booting the CD into rescue mode? 
If so and provided that the CD passes the media-check, I would assume
that some parts of your hardware have taken damage.

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