On Sep 23, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Paras pradhan wrote: > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 3:17 PM, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: >> On 09/23/11 12:33 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >>> Paras pradhan wrote: >>>>> Here is o/p John >>>>> >>>>> Number Start End Size File system Name >>>>> Flags >>>>> 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved >>>>> partition msftres >>>>> 2 135MB 134GB 134GB ntfs Basic data partition >>>>> 3 134GB 1100GB 965GB Basic data partition >>> <snip> >>> Looks to me as though someone started to install Windows on top of your >>> box. This isn't partition data magically changed - best guess is someone >>> started, then stopped, realizing it was the wrong box they were working >>> on. >> >> ay-yup, thats EXACTLY what it looks like. a NEWER version of Windows >> at that. >> > > You mean the newer windows will create the partition schema as we are > seeing it now? And you think its the automatic partitioning by windows > if somebody has the access to this? ---- Seems possible to me that those partitions have been there all along and no one actually noticed them Craig