Re: XP PRO allocated drive F:
From: namniar (this_at_that)
Date: 02/24/05
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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:13:00 -0700
Nope, MSMVP's do hang here though (volunteers I believe).
r.
"ATK" <zen18242@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi.
> Unfortunately (?) I removed XP from other hard disks, hoping that with
> only
> one version I would have no problems. It looks as if I am stuck with the
> situation of F: as system.
> What I find strange is that it is obvious that with the widespread use of
> this Operating System, my situation must have occurred many hundreds of
> time.
> Is there a Moderator for this NG?
>
>
> namniar wrote:
>> If the original 120 GB is still intact, clone it using Ghost 9.0 onto
>> the 80GB (as long as the 120 GB does not contain any more than 80 GB
>> of used space). Then setup your RAID with the two 120's. Done.
>>
>> r.
>>
>> "namniar" <this@that> wrote in message
>> news:uNWAubSGFHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> First off - I am not RAID savvy, nor have I ever used PM8.
>>>
>>> That said, is this what you want?
>>> The 80GB as a O/S drive not connected to the RAID setup. The two
>>> 120 GB connect via RAID somehow or another for your user app's
>>> and/or data.
>>>
>>> Is the original O/S setup on the 120GB disk still intact and not
>>> modified?
>>>
>>> r.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "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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