Re: C: got changed to B: Server down

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Thanks to microsoft tech support, Here is the solution that fixed my problem.
You must boot into the recovery console then follow this link :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
How to recover a corrupted registry that prevents windows XP (also server
2003 ) from starting.

"Joe" wrote:

I saw it change on the screen. Dive letters don't matter in the sense that C
is sacred anymore but it is a path statement. With C renamed to b the
operating system can no longer find the system folder.

Thanks for your suggestions. I will try them this morning and let you know.

Joe

"Holz" wrote:

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Joe wrote:

C: drive got changed to B:
How did you find out that C changed to B? Are you sure this is the problem?
I doubt that this is the problem since to my best knowledge drive letters
are meaningless.
I have never done this before, but I would think of few options
One would be this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/69013
The other
Can you download and make a bartpe (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/) bootable
cd? if so, you can boot from the CD, and try to follow these steps
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm, however you willneed to change the
system partition drive letter, see here,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188
You can also use any linux live cd to do the same thing, if you know how to
mount NTFS in linux.
To my best knowledge drive letters are basically meaningless, so you can
also try this
Follow these instruction, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305595/EN-US, and
try to boot.
You could also run a magnet over your disk and re-install
In linux, you mount devices, not drive letters.
Think about it...
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