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PunkA

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    accidental C:\ deletion
    « on: February 07, 2010, 12:44:24 PM »
    I partitioned the hard drive and made a mirror of my C:\ drive. I was hoping to establish the D:\ as the new C:\ drive. That didn't happen and now I can only boot from the installation disk and win2k puts me into cmd prompt. I need to know if there is any trick to get windows to reassign the D:\ drive to C:\ so windows will boot normally.
    Processor: Pent 4; 2.0ghz
    mobo:Asus P4T
    chipset; intel X80850
    FSB 400mhz
    Graphics card: ATI Radeon 256mb agp pro
    OS: Windows 2000 Pro v 5.?


    onemanarmy675



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      Re: accidental C:\ deletion
      « Reply #1 on: February 07, 2010, 01:57:25 PM »
      I don't think theirs much you can do, where all your folders in the c drive?

      Allan

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      Re: accidental C:\ deletion
      « Reply #2 on: February 07, 2010, 03:22:19 PM »
      Why on earth would you do that?

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        Re: accidental C:\ deletion
        « Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 06:19:34 PM »
        Ok, here's what transpired. I was using msicuu2.exe to clean up orphaned files after much reinstalling and deleting of softwares. I likely deleted some critical files from the registry causing the OS to malfunction. So given that scenario, I decided to use the D:\ drive to manage a new installation and then copy my programs from C:\ drive. When that was accomplished, I formatted the C:\ drive but forgot to change the D:\ letter before I shut down. When I attempted to run it, windows gave me the error: "NTDLR is missing. Press Ctrl+ALT+Delete to restart your computer." I can boot from the CD but when I hit repair a windows installation, windows takes me to the command prompt window; D:\Winnt. I don't know what to do from there to get it back to C:\. I thought about directing windows to make a fresh install which should be called C:\ and then get to the D:\ drive that way to recover all my program files. Are there any hitches or pratfalls about this method that I should be aware of beforehand? Thanks in advance. And always remember, SHAP HITTENS! *censored*!

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        Re: accidental C:\ deletion
        « Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 06:56:02 PM »
        Format both partitions and start over...
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          Re: accidental C:\ deletion
          « Reply #5 on: May 28, 2010, 01:36:38 PM »
          I agree with Patio. You got yourself in some deep trouble there.

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          Re: accidental C:\ deletion
          « Reply #6 on: May 28, 2010, 03:42:35 PM »
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