Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (
More info?)
heh and still i forget to be more specific....
i have 2 drives a wd and a maxtor. the maxtor was the c drive and the wd was
the d drive .... when i installed windows i installed to d: but, windows
still made c the boot drive or something im not sure what it is called. the c
drive or the maxtor crashed and needs to be removed .... all my
files/programs are on the d: drive or wd drive. i am hoping that the repair
will let me rebuilt with the d: as c: or something to that effect.
"fingerlickin" wrote:
> yes i see ... i am sorry i was not clear when writting that post. i am
> creating a new windows disk now with sp2 and will try running the repair when
> it is completed as i cannot boot to the "c" or junk drive now. thank you both
> for the time and effort i really appreciate it.
>
> "neil" wrote:
>
> > I think the repair install will work if you only have the one drive fitted
> > and setup as a master. When you boot from the CD and set-up finds your
> > windows folder then it should give you the option to "repair" that system.
> > The way you have it before the boot drive was "C" and the system drive was
> > "D".
> >
> > I guess myself & Richard had a difference of opinion as to what you were
> > describing.
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > "fingerlickin" <fingerlickin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2417B1AD-DE4A-4CE5-B444-AA6DF4093AEC@microsoft.com...
> > > yes, i am sorry i installed on d: so windows does exsist there. the c:
> > > drive
> > > failed last night and can no longer be trusted to boot from/save to. i
> > > removed the drive from the machine but, now i get the ntldr mmissing error
> > > im
> > > sure you are familiar with. im not sure if i can use the repair function
> > > or
> > > the other method described in the link you left. is it possible that
> > > windows
> > > will rebuild the ntldr file?
> > >
> > > "neil" wrote:
> > >
> > >> He uses the terms "C drive" & "D partition" and then "D drive" if there
> > >> were
> > >> two physical drives and windows was installed in the "D drive", then
> > >> making
> > >> the second drive the master would mean the system was on that drive and I
> > >> believed you could then repair that system.
> > >> Please correct me if I am wrong.
> > >>
> > >> Neil
> > >> "Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > >> message
> > >> news:%23DWU2VEvFHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> > He can't "repair" an install that never existed on drive D:
> > >> >
> > >> > To the O/P. You will have to perform a clean install on your old drive
> > >> > D: - after you have changed the jumpers to make the drive either a
> > >> > master
> > >> > drive or a single drive. There is no operating system present on drive
> > >> > D:
> > >> > to repair.
> > >> >
> > >> > --
> > >> > Regards,
> > >> >
> > >> > Richard Urban
> > >> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> > >> >
> > >> > Quote from: George Ankner
> > >> > "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> > >> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
> > >> >
> > >> > "neil" <neilp_67@hot_mail.com (remove_s)> wrote in message
> > >> > news:erbXe.6113$QU3.2317@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> > >> >> If they are two physical drives then yes. You need to remove the "C"
> > >> >> drive and set the "D" drive as master and connect it to the end of the
> > >> >> ribbon cable the "C" drive was connected to.
> > >> >> Then carry out a repair install:
> > >> >>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> > >> >>
> > >> >> hope that helps
> > >> >> good luck
> > >> >> Neil
> > >> >> "fingerlickin" <fingerlickin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > >> >> message
> > >> >> news:8B25E81C-260E-435E-B3C1-FEF2B131BEA6@microsoft.com...
> > >> >>> What i would like to do is remove this old drive all together... the
> > >> >>> program
> > >> >>> is it was the c: drive, and xp was installed on the d: partition. is
> > >> >>> it
> > >> >>> possible to change the system to recognize the "D" drive as the
> > >> >>> system
> > >> >>> drive
> > >> >>> instead of c so i can remove it and still have a functional computer?
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram