I definitely agree with your comment.
Also, not having a drive letter and being hidden may not necessarily be the
same thing.

I will forward your help to the OP mentioned. if you did, I guess there will
be no need.

Thanks again.


"Richard Urban" wrote:

> 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
> newsDB74406-CA84-479A-A6D6-3BD192B1E78F@microsoft.com...
> > 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
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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