If a drive letter is not assigned during the restore process I don't know if
one can later be assigned using Windows. After all, the drive may not be
seen correctly under Windows without a letter.
I would certainly try using Partition Magic to check around and see what is
occurring.
Also, not having a drive letter and being hidden may not necessarily be the
same thing.
--
Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
"Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> it's the second partition.
> does that make any difference?
> still have to assign drive letter during restore option with gohst before
> image is restored.
>
> actually trying to help as 3rd party. another person actually has this
> problem.
>
> if you want to jump to the OP. that's better or respond here.
>
> Thanks either way!!
>
> OP
> Subject: Partition not assigned drive letter 12/7/2005 11:04 PM PST
>
> By: ms gates In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
>
> thanks again.
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> If you are restoring an image to a drive, and it is the only partition on
>> that drive, you have to assign a drive letter to it. You are able to do
>> this
>> with the restore options within True Image and Ghost, before the image is
>> restored.
>>
>> Is that what you are asking about?
>>
>> I do not know what happens within Windows if you fail to do this. I have
>> never done so.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1684D71B-330F-4B60-B5D0-02B05C4C9E34@microsoft.com...
>> > Thanks for your response!!
>> >
>> > I don't know if I'm confusing the issue or not?
>> >
>> > have you ever heard of a previously good partition when restored from a
>> > ghost image, comes back with no drive letter and unable to assing one?
>> >
>> > I know there are partitions with status as Unknown. these are probalby
>> > the
>> > eom and pm and Sys commander hidden partitions.
>> >
>> > But this is a normal looking partition that just can't assign drive
>> > letter!!
>> > only option is to delete.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You can hide a partition by use of a 3rd party program/utility, such
>> >> as
>> >> Partition Magic or a boot program such as System Commander.
>> >>
>> >> When hidden, the operating system, under normal use, will not see the
>> >> partition or write to it. Therefore, YOU will not be able to use the
>> >> partition when booted up into Windows.
>> >>
>> >> Many OEM's use this technique to hide a recovery partition from the
>> >> end
>> >> user, as I also do - after I repair a system. That way the "average"
>> >> end
>> >> user can not muck around where I don't want them to. When they bring
>> >> me
>> >> their computer *yet again* because they screwed it up, I can access
>> >> this
>> >> hidden partition with my tools and restore their system to what it was
>> >> when
>> >> I delivered it to them.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Richard Urban
>> >> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> Quote from George Ankner:
>> >> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>> >>
>> >> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:E1AA466A-668F-45F9-8DEA-94CD0FE54EA0@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Richard You responded to a Post about hidden partition.
>> >> >
>> >> > Why is partition hidden? How is it set to be be hidden?
>> >> > Why is changing to logical drive only way to unhide?
>> >> >
>> >> > have sam problem with unassigned drive letter and only option is to
>> >> > delete
>> >> > parttiton!!
>> >> >
>> >> > OP was
>> >> >
>> >> > Subject: Slave Drive has no drive assignment after XP reinstall
>> >> > 7/24/2005
>> >> > 5:15 AM PST
>> >> >
>> >> > By: Monika In: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, if the secondary drive is partitioned/formatted as a primary
>> >> > partition
>> >> > (and subsequently hidden) disk management will see the drive but the
>> >> > only
>> >> > option you have available is to delete the partition.
>> >> >
>> >> > You can use Partition Magic to change the drive into a logical
>> >> > partition
>> >> > and
>> >> > unhide it, which will make it always visible to the operating
>> >> > system.
>> >> > BTW,
>> >> > I
>> >> > do this on purpose to protect data that I don't want the O/S to ever
>> >> > touch.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Richard Urban
>> >> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>