Correcting File System Type error in partition table

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"Bob Anderson" <Robert.Anderson@atk.com> wrote:
> File system type in the partition table has been
> misstakenly changed. The disk was originally formated
> as a NTFS type now File System Type is blank or
> is not recognized. How do I correct this problem?
> This was my master disk. I now have it setup as
> the slave drive. I'm trying to recover the data on
> the disk but the system thinks the disk has not
> been formated. Any ideas?

If you know your way around partition tables, try ptedit.exe. It's a
freebie available from ftp.powerquest.com/pub/utilities that allows you to
directly edit the partition-type byte in the partition table. I think XP
will block direct access to the hardware, so you'll probably need to run it
from a DOS floppy boot or similar.