Re: need to remove reference to 2nd partition

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I need to delete the reference to the 2nd partition that Pointsec is 
detecting.  

It would be helpful, of course, if I knew where Pointsec was looking, but I 
don't have that information.  

I hav ASSUMED that the information is in the MBR.  It doesn't appear to be 
in the boot.ini file, which I included in my initial post.  

WC 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> 
> "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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