Boot and System partition on different drives

After reinstalling windows XP, by removing the C:\ partition and creating it
again, the D:\ partition contains the BOOT.INI, NTLDR, NTDETECT (became
active and the system partition after my reinstall of C:\). I used the
diskmanager of XP (via the original XP installation) My D:\ Partition is
empty except for the bootstrap files. C:\ contains the \Windows folder and
all my programs and document and settings...

I want to move those bootfiles to the C:\ partition, where they use to be
anyway.

I installed the recoveryconsole, and tried FIXBOOT C: but that didnt work.
Neither did FIXMBR. It looks like that the partitions are renumbered, but the
driveletters arent.

Furthermore (just as a note) the installed RC says in BOOT.INI thats its on
the C partition, but in fact its in the D: partition.

Anyway, all is stable and working fine, but i just want to have a D
partition for data only. How can i solve this (tiny) problem?

Regards Tim

Hello Tim,
First is C drive a Primary Drive or an Extended drive?
It has to be a Primary drive.
Use Disk Managment and check whether it primary or Extended.
( Right-Click My computer, Manage, Disk Management)
If it primary, it needs to be set as the active partition( in Disk
Management right-click on volume choose Set as Active)
NTLDR, NTDetect.com and boot.ini need to copied to the C drive as well.

To be safe you may want to generate a boot floppy.
Copy NTLDR, Ntdectect.com and the boot.ini to a formatted floppy.
Try booting to that to make sure you can boot Windows as precaution, in
case some of the changes affect the boot process.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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<After reinstalling windows XP, by removing the C:\ partition and creating
it
<again, the D:\ partition contains the BOOT.INI, NTLDR, NTDETECT (became
<active and the system partition after my reinstall of C:\). I used the
<diskmanager of XP (via the original XP installation) My D:\ Partition is
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<all my programs and document and settings...
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<I want to move those bootfiles to the C:\ partition, where they use to be
<anyway.
<
<I installed the recoveryconsole, and tried FIXBOOT C: but that didnt work.
<Neither did FIXMBR. It looks like that the partitions are renumbered, but
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<
<Furthermore (just as a note) the installed RC says in BOOT.INI thats its
on
<the C partition, but in fact its in the D: partition.
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<Anyway, all is stable and working fine, but i just want to have a D
<partition for data only. How can i solve this (tiny) problem?
<
<Regards Tim
<

Hi and thank you for your answer.

My D:\ is the primary partition and C:\ is a logical drive.

Maybe it´s easier to wipe the disk and do it al over again, i´ve tried the
solution you mentioned only ending up to not be able to boot at all.

Thanks again.

Tim

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hello Tim,
> First is C drive a Primary Drive or an Extended drive?
> It has to be a Primary drive.
> Use Disk Managment and check whether it primary or Extended.
> ( Right-Click My computer, Manage, Disk Management)
> If it primary, it needs to be set as the active partition( in Disk
> Management right-click on volume choose Set as Active)
> NTLDR, NTDetect.com and boot.ini need to copied to the C drive as well.
>
> To be safe you may want to generate a boot floppy.
> Copy NTLDR, Ntdectect.com and the boot.ini to a formatted floppy.
> Try booting to that to make sure you can boot Windows as precaution, in
> case some of the changes affect the boot process.
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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> <After reinstalling windows XP, by removing the C:\ partition and creating
> it
> <again, the D:\ partition contains the BOOT.INI, NTLDR, NTDETECT (became
> <active and the system partition after my reinstall of C:\). I used the
> <diskmanager of XP (via the original XP installation) My D:\ Partition is
> <empty except for the bootstrap files. C:\ contains the \Windows folder and
> <all my programs and document and settings...
> <
> <I want to move those bootfiles to the C:\ partition, where they use to be
> <anyway.
> <
> <I installed the recoveryconsole, and tried FIXBOOT C: but that didnt work.
> <Neither did FIXMBR. It looks like that the partitions are renumbered, but
> the
> <driveletters arent.
> <
> <Furthermore (just as a note) the installed RC says in BOOT.INI thats its
> on
> <the C partition, but in fact its in the D: partition.
> <
> <Anyway, all is stable and working fine, but i just want to have a D
> <partition for data only. How can i solve this (tiny) problem?
> <
> <Regards Tim
> <
>
>