RE: duplicate 8 meg partition on xp installation
From: Andrew E. (eckrichco_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/17/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:15:02 -0800
Youll have to reformat to do that,boot to xp cd,recovery,press enter for
password,
then type:DiskPart In DiskPart,delete the partitions,create one,then press
Esc
key,then type:FORMAT C: /FS:ntfs When thru type:EXIT Reboot to xp cd,then
select install xp.
"Grazie" wrote:
> Hi all - some assistance please?
> I have just purchased a new PC and tried to install my XP Pro OS. Somehow or
> other I have managed to get the 8 meg dynamic partition duplicated so that
> instead of having just the one as normal (which remains tucked away and
> un-named), I now have a second one which has been annotated as C Drive with
> my 160gig main HDD as D drive.
> I know it's not the end of the world but it really bugs me. Is there any way
> that I can change this and either remove the rogue C drive or at least change
> the drive letters round without reformatting? If not, is there anything I
> need to do on the reformat to prevent a reccurrence?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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