cortez
August 9th, 2007, 08:45 PM
To reinstall the C:\ partition on a visible-to-all-other-XP-partitions 'multi-boot' (using Windows boot-loader) use DD10 to hide all other partitions (even data and empty ones), otherwise Windows probably will assign the C partition a letter higher than the highest one you have (on this machine this is what occurs).
(If you have only a data partition and no other OS's this procedure should work for this situation as well: no recovery console procedures are needed, thus shorter and faster. Note: I have had Windows NOT assign a higher letter with only a set-up with only one OS and a data partition so you might want to chance it if you want ).
The easiest way to do this is to use DD10 operations from the full Stand Alone Version.
1.Boot into the Stand Alone Version.
2. Hide ALL partitions and delete the C:\ partition, (make sure no remaining partition is set active) take out DD10 and have the Windows CD in the tray, exit from DD10 and the machine should boot from the Windows CD and the install process should begin.
3. When prompted choose the unallocated space to install XP.
4. During re-installation do not respond to a request to "press any key to boot from cd" if prompted, and the install will continue. After the install, the C:\ partition will be able to boot up on its own. Take it for a short walk to check for corruption ( only a very minuscule chance ). Here is a good chance to add the recovery console to the C drive. If added skip step 6 and 7.
5. Restart Windows but first put in the DD10 full version disk into the tray.
6. Using the DD10 Stand Alone disk, un-hide ALL partitions.
7.Take out DD10 and put in the Windows CD into the tray and exit DD10.
8. The Windows CD in the tray will boot up and when asked press "R" to get into the recovery console.
9. In the recovery console use bootcfg /rebuild to pickup all Windows partitions and all should be as before (at least for me this method has worked without any letter problems and the boot.ini will be written correctly on all OS partitions).
10. Exit the recovery console and boot into any partition you want.
If you have a DVD TI image of C:\ , many of these steps are similar, but beyond what this post is addressing.
EDIT: Would a moderator please move this to the Disk Director Forum, this is where I thought I was writing from-- thanks cortez
(If you have only a data partition and no other OS's this procedure should work for this situation as well: no recovery console procedures are needed, thus shorter and faster. Note: I have had Windows NOT assign a higher letter with only a set-up with only one OS and a data partition so you might want to chance it if you want ).
The easiest way to do this is to use DD10 operations from the full Stand Alone Version.
1.Boot into the Stand Alone Version.
2. Hide ALL partitions and delete the C:\ partition, (make sure no remaining partition is set active) take out DD10 and have the Windows CD in the tray, exit from DD10 and the machine should boot from the Windows CD and the install process should begin.
3. When prompted choose the unallocated space to install XP.
4. During re-installation do not respond to a request to "press any key to boot from cd" if prompted, and the install will continue. After the install, the C:\ partition will be able to boot up on its own. Take it for a short walk to check for corruption ( only a very minuscule chance ). Here is a good chance to add the recovery console to the C drive. If added skip step 6 and 7.
5. Restart Windows but first put in the DD10 full version disk into the tray.
6. Using the DD10 Stand Alone disk, un-hide ALL partitions.
7.Take out DD10 and put in the Windows CD into the tray and exit DD10.
8. The Windows CD in the tray will boot up and when asked press "R" to get into the recovery console.
9. In the recovery console use bootcfg /rebuild to pickup all Windows partitions and all should be as before (at least for me this method has worked without any letter problems and the boot.ini will be written correctly on all OS partitions).
10. Exit the recovery console and boot into any partition you want.
If you have a DVD TI image of C:\ , many of these steps are similar, but beyond what this post is addressing.
EDIT: Would a moderator please move this to the Disk Director Forum, this is where I thought I was writing from-- thanks cortez