Re: Slave Drive has no drive assignment after XP reinstall

Thank you Richard. I see so much of this type of thing in these groups
that it just makes me want to upchuck. Usually the right answer cut
and pasted for a different query.

"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uXO8g9JkFHA.3580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Damn it Andrew. ***STOP THIS NOW***!!!!!
>
> The person SPECIFICALLY says she doesn't want to format the drive. So you
> have her deleting the partition, creating a new partition and then
> formatting the new partition.
>
> It is obvious now that you "giving out" very DANGEROUS INFORMATION ***ON
> PURPOSE*** -CONTINUALLY!
>
> You are a dangerous threat my friend, much worse that any trojan or virus
> that a person may get on their computer. I pity the person who ever does
> what you suggest!
>
>
> --
> 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!"
>
> "Andrew E." <eckrichco@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4B45039F-CDB7-49CF-891D-C84A762E1895@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Make sure the jumper pins on the drive are properly set.In xp install xp
>> cd,
>> exit the info page,restart computer,boot to xp cd,recovery,press enter
>> key
>> for
>> password,then type:DiskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition on the
>> slave
>> drive,
>> then create one,then press Esc key,Then type:FORMAT D: /FS:ntfs D: being
>> the new drive,once its thru,type:EXIT Let xp restart,remove xp cd.
>>
>> "Monika" wrote:
>>
>>> I had been forced to reformat my C drive and reinstall XP Pro. All
>>> updates
>>> loaded.
>>>
>>> After the reinstall, my slave (D drive) wasn't assicned a drive letter.
>>> It's
>>> visible and listed as 'Healthy (Active), (baxic, NTFS) it even gives me
>>> the
>>> volume name. Prior to the reformat/reinstall it was working fine.
>>>
>>> When right clicking on the disc, I have only the option of converting it
>>> to
>>> a 'dynamic disk'. I have physically unplugged the HD and rebooted, then
>>> reinstalled it manually. have disabled and uninstalled it via windows .
>>>
>>> I'm at a total loss what to do now. Obviously before the reformat, I
>>> putr
>>> anything of value (such as documents etc) onto D drive. I do not want to
>>> reformat it,. :)
>>>
>>> Can anyone rescue me? please?
>>> many thanks
>>> Monika
>
>


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