Re: XP PRO allocated drive F:

From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:34:26 -0500

It should be "boot.ini" and not bootini.

"ATK" <zen18242@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:421b7290$0$8754$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> Hi Carl.
> I have a system.ini and a win.ini but no bootini tab.
> Carl G wrote:
>> Try start , run , msconfig , bootini tab, check all boot paths.
>>
>>> Long story.
>>> I wanted to use 2 x 120 GB disks in a RAID mirror. Having set them
>>> up with XP PRO on one of them I discovered the MB chip would NOT
>>> support a mirror disk which included a working operating system
>>> without creating the system
>>> from scratch during the mirror creation.
>>> I then decided I would accept a mirror system (logical partitions)
>>> without XP. However, since I didn't want to start from scratch I
>>> tried to copy XP to
>>> an 80GB physical hard disk (using PartitionMagic 8) which I intended
>>> to use
>>> for that purpose. This was unsuccessful and I tried another hard
>>> disk with like result.
>>> Eventually I applied the XP setup disks to the 80GB disk and this was
>>> successful.
>>> I have removed all the XP systems from physical disks, but on
>>> booting I am provide with 3 options i.e. XP, XP#1 and XP#2 although
>>> only XP works.
>>> My problem now is that although there is only one system present it
>>> is labelled "F" which is more than a nuisance.
>>> XP PRO's Disk Management will not allow me to change the drive letter
>>> because it is the system drive.
>>> How can I get the drive letter back to C: please?
>>> PS
>>> PM8 would seem to allow the change but I am afraid to invoke it. I
>>> have entered a change from F to C and the PM screen shows:
>>> "Warning.
>>> This partition contains the Windows directory. If you change this
>>> drive letter, your system might not boot.
>>> Continue with drive letter change?
>>> Yes/No"
>>> Anyone any views please?
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