Re: need to remove reference to 2nd partition
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:06:48 +1100
"Wiley C" <WileyC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:626AD315-AE59-469D-9A98-7699290DD6D7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Compaq Presario SR1020NX
> Desktop
> Windows XP Home SP2 NTFS
> C: is the user partition
> D: is the "system recovery" partition
>
> Pointsec, an encryption program needs to be installed. However, Pointsec
> detects the presence of a 2nd bootable partition & stops. Pointsec tech
> support said: "It is not our problem. Get rid of the non-user partition or
> buy a new computer."
>
> I deleted the partition from "disk management", then copied the C:
partition
> to a 2nd, identical drive. Ran Pointsec, same error.
>
> I booted with a Win XP Home SP2 CD, ran fixmbr. I was informed of a
> non-standard or corrupt mbr, & asked if I wanted to proceed. I proceeded &
> was informed that the MBR had been fixed. Ran Pointsec, same error.
>
> Compaq told me to use their "recovery tool cd", to remove the system
> recovery partition. I ran the recovery toold cd, but the option to "
remove
> the system recovery partition" was greyed out / inactive.
>
> Compaq told me to fdisk, format, re-install, using their recovery disks.
> Unfortunately, not only would that re-create the recovery partition, the
> user's programs would have to be re-installed & the data re-stored, with
no
> guarantee that we will be able to get rid of the reference to the 2nd
> partition.
>
> Disk manager identifies only 1 partition, which is utilizing the entire
HDD.
>
> I tried fdisk from a Win 98 boot disk, but it saw only the C: partition.
>
> I installed Partition Magic, but, again, only a single partition is
visible.
>
> contents of boot.ini
> [boot loader]
> timeout=3
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
> Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
>
> Further steps I have considered:
> 1. buy a new computer;
> 2. upgrade to XP Pro, for encryption;
> 3. use a different 3rd party encryption program, but run the risk of the
> same problem happening.
>
> Your help is greatly appreciated.
>
> WC
I'm trying to work out what your actual question is. Do
you want to know how to convert your current disk so
that you have a single partition with a clean MBR and
no recovery partition?
.
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