I have 2 partitions on my drive; c: and d: and both run XP. The c: drive
(which is NTFS) will allow me to read/write/change attibutes etc. when I'm in
a session on the d: partiton. Downloaded "WriteProt" which showed both
partitions as read/write.

"st.daniel" wrote:

> Apologies. I missed that that was a configuration pinset/jumper.
> Try Google: Write Protect XP
>
>
> http://www.snugserver.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=5185&
>
> "dhainlin" wrote:
>
> > I've had to do a repair installation of my Home edition, on partition 1. I
> > have a Professional version on partion 2. Pro runs just fine, the selection
> > menu works.
> >
> > My re-install of Home went smoothly at first; it properly detected the
> > c:\windows installation for repair. Product key was confirmed, etc. Install
> > copied many files, then shutdown for restart. Restarted, menu changed to Home
> > as the default. Blue screen and mouse pointer apper for a couple seconds,
> > little hourglass, then fail message
> > Security accounts Manager something something error code 0xC0000189; the
> > volume is write protected. Tried the Recovery Console registry Repair
> > procedure; no joy.