Replacing the c: drive

February 29, 2008

Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes ago, I'm

ready to replace my c: drive.

My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and F, and

a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove both

these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as C, E,

and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in the

primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions onto

the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my programs on

the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings from the

corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

(I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the old C

partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will become

H.)

Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace it

with the old primary slave D and G.

As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in the

secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I don't have

to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

Many thanks,

Ray

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

You might review this one.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234048

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"Ray K" wrote:

> Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes ago, I'm

> ready to replace my c: drive.

>

> My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and F,

> and

> a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove both

> these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as C, E,

> and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in the

> primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions onto

> the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

> partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my programs

> on

> the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings from

> the

> corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

>

> (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the old C

> partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will

> become

> H.)

>

> Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace it

> with the old primary slave D and G.

>

> As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in the

> secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I don't have

> to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

>

> Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

>

> Many thanks,

>

> Ray

>

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

Why not simply delete the partition & clean install on your origonal C ?

You may have problems with the drive letter, as your current drive

designations seem a little odd

"Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

news:47c77c76$0$29422$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes ago, I'm

> ready to replace my c: drive.

>

> My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and F,

> and

> a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove both

> these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as C, E,

> and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in the

> primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions onto

> the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

> partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my programs

> on

> the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings from

> the

> corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

>

> (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the old C

> partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will

> become

> H.)

>

> Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace it

> with the old primary slave D and G.

>

> As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in the

> secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I don't have

> to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

>

> Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

>

> Many thanks,

>

> Ray

>

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

news:ul18AuqeIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Why not simply delete the partition & clean install on your origonal C ?

Won't that destroy the data I've saved on the drive? I haven't been able to

save that data because I can't boot. Besides, how do I delete the partition

if I can't boot? (Perhaps one of the dos programs, like fdisk, that I could

run from the floppy.)

> You may have problems with the drive letter, as your current drive

> designations seem a little odd

>

> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

> news:47c77c76$0$29422$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> > Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes ago,

I'm

> > ready to replace my c: drive.

> >

> > My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and F,

> > and

> > a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove both

> > these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as C,

E,

> > and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in the

> > primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions

onto

> > the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

> > partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my programs

> > on

> > the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings from

> > the

> > corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

> >

> > (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the old

C

> > partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will

> > become

> > H.)

> >

> > Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace it

> > with the old primary slave D and G.

> >

> > As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in the

> > secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I don't

have

> > to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

> >

> > Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

> >

> > Many thanks,

> >

> > Ray

> >

>

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

Only on the C partition & I believe you said data was on other parttions,

besides which if C is infected you may 'recover' any infection if you copy

files from C to elsewhere

"Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

news:47c81a0c$0$29453$607ed4bc@cv.net...

>

> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

> news:ul18AuqeIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Why not simply delete the partition & clean install on your origonal C ?

>

> Won't that destroy the data I've saved on the drive? I haven't been able

> to

> save that data because I can't boot. Besides, how do I delete the

> partition

> if I can't boot? (Perhaps one of the dos programs, like fdisk, that I

> could

> run from the floppy.)

>

>> You may have problems with the drive letter, as your current drive

>> designations seem a little odd

>>

>> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

>> news:47c77c76$0$29422$607ed4bc@cv.net...

>> > Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes ago,

> I'm

>> > ready to replace my c: drive.

>> >

>> > My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and F,

>> > and

>> > a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove both

>> > these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as C,

> E,

>> > and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in

>> > the

>> > primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions

> onto

>> > the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

>> > partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my

>> > programs

>> > on

>> > the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings from

>> > the

>> > corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

>> >

>> > (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the old

> C

>> > partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will

>> > become

>> > H.)

>> >

>> > Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace it

>> > with the old primary slave D and G.

>> >

>> > As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in the

>> > secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I don't

> have

>> > to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

>> >

>> > Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

>> >

>> > Many thanks,

>> >

>> > Ray

>> >

>>

>

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

news:eJAO4CveIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Only on the C partition & I believe you said data was on other parttions,

> besides which if C is infected you may 'recover' any infection if you copy

> files from C to elsewhere

>

The data that I want to preserve are mainly these file types: jpg, doc,

browser address book, bookmarks, emails (they are all in a single slt

SeaMonkey/Netsecape file). A couple of Excel and Access files that I created

are saved on C. I think these files are safe.I haven't imported any macros

(or created any of my own).

My plan is to make a backup image of the problem C to another partition or

drive, and then after reinstalling W2K Pro, copy just the above file types

back.

The challenge is being able to boot to the dos prompt. Can't get there even

if I select Safe Mode with DOS prompt. The resulting screen is black with

just the words Safe Mode in the four corners.

Whoops, during the six or minutes it's taken to write this, I just got the

prompt. Ran chkdsk on all five partitions on both drives. No bad sectors or

other problems.

It turns out that G has 83GB available, and C uses only about 21GB for

everything. So I'll just make a folder on G, call it C Backup, and use Xcopy

to copy everything from C to C Backup. Then I can format c: and reinstall

W2K. No need to remove one drive, or create partitions and later delete

them. Sound OK?

Thanks,

Ray

> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

> news:47c81a0c$0$29453$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> >

> > "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

> > news:ul18AuqeIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >> Why not simply delete the partition & clean install on your origonal C

?

> >

> > Won't that destroy the data I've saved on the drive? I haven't been able

> > to

> > save that data because I can't boot. Besides, how do I delete the

> > partition

> > if I can't boot? (Perhaps one of the dos programs, like fdisk, that I

> > could

> > run from the floppy.)

> >

> >> You may have problems with the drive letter, as your current drive

> >> designations seem a little odd

> >>

> >> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

> >> news:47c77c76$0$29422$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> >> > Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes

ago,

> > I'm

> >> > ready to replace my c: drive.

> >> >

> >> > My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and

F,

> >> > and

> >> > a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove

both

> >> > these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as

C,

> > E,

> >> > and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in

> >> > the

> >> > primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions

> > onto

> >> > the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

> >> > partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my

> >> > programs

> >> > on

> >> > the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings

from

> >> > the

> >> > corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

> >> >

> >> > (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the

old

> > C

> >> > partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will

> >> > become

> >> > H.)

> >> >

> >> > Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace

it

> >> > with the old primary slave D and G.

> >> >

> >> > As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in

the

> >> > secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I don't

> > have

> >> > to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

> >> >

> >> > Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

> >> >

> >> > Many thanks,

> >> >

> >> > Ray

> >> >

> >>

> >

>

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

When using Xcopy, I'll use the /E switch to copy subfolders, even empty ones

(although maybe I better off using /S and not copying the empty ones), and

the /K switch to copy attributes. I won't use /H because that would copy

hidden and system files also, which I assume will be reloaded during

reinstall.

Ray

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

sounds about right

"Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

news:47c8531d$0$29438$607ed4bc@cv.net...

>

> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

> news:eJAO4CveIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Only on the C partition & I believe you said data was on other parttions,

>> besides which if C is infected you may 'recover' any infection if you

>> copy

>> files from C to elsewhere

>>

>

> The data that I want to preserve are mainly these file types: jpg, doc,

> browser address book, bookmarks, emails (they are all in a single slt

> SeaMonkey/Netsecape file). A couple of Excel and Access files that I

> created

> are saved on C. I think these files are safe.I haven't imported any macros

> (or created any of my own).

>

> My plan is to make a backup image of the problem C to another partition or

> drive, and then after reinstalling W2K Pro, copy just the above file types

> back.

>

> The challenge is being able to boot to the dos prompt. Can't get there

> even

> if I select Safe Mode with DOS prompt. The resulting screen is black with

> just the words Safe Mode in the four corners.

>

> Whoops, during the six or minutes it's taken to write this, I just got the

> prompt. Ran chkdsk on all five partitions on both drives. No bad sectors

> or

> other problems.

>

> It turns out that G has 83GB available, and C uses only about 21GB for

> everything. So I'll just make a folder on G, call it C Backup, and use

> Xcopy

> to copy everything from C to C Backup. Then I can format c: and reinstall

> W2K. No need to remove one drive, or create partitions and later delete

> them. Sound OK?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Ray

>

>> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

>> news:47c81a0c$0$29453$607ed4bc@cv.net...

>> >

>> > "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

>> > news:ul18AuqeIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> >> Why not simply delete the partition & clean install on your origonal C

> ?

>> >

>> > Won't that destroy the data I've saved on the drive? I haven't been

>> > able

>> > to

>> > save that data because I can't boot. Besides, how do I delete the

>> > partition

>> > if I can't boot? (Perhaps one of the dos programs, like fdisk, that I

>> > could

>> > run from the floppy.)

>> >

>> >> You may have problems with the drive letter, as your current drive

>> >> designations seem a little odd

>> >>

>> >> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

>> >> news:47c77c76$0$29422$607ed4bc@cv.net...

>> >> > Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes

> ago,

>> > I'm

>> >> > ready to replace my c: drive.

>> >> >

>> >> > My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E and

> F,

>> >> > and

>> >> > a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove

> both

>> >> > these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned as

> C,

>> > E,

>> >> > and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive in

>> >> > the

>> >> > primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F partitions

>> > onto

>> >> > the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

>> >> > partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my

>> >> > programs

>> >> > on

>> >> > the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings

> from

>> >> > the

>> >> > corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

>> >> >

>> >> > (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position, the

> old

>> > C

>> >> > partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F will

>> >> > become

>> >> > H.)

>> >> >

>> >> > Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and replace

> it

>> >> > with the old primary slave D and G.

>> >> >

>> >> > As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in

> the

>> >> > secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I

>> >> > don't

>> > have

>> >> > to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

>> >> >

>> >> > Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

>> >> >

>> >> > Many thanks,

>> >> >

>> >> > Ray

>> >> >

>> >>

>> >

>>

>

February 29, 2008

Re: Replacing the c: drive

Thanks for the prompt reply. I'm off and running with the copying.

Ray

"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

news:u2tLvcweIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> sounds about right

>

> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

> news:47c8531d$0$29438$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> >

> > "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

> > news:eJAO4CveIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >> Only on the C partition & I believe you said data was on other

parttions,

> >> besides which if C is infected you may 'recover' any infection if you

> >> copy

> >> files from C to elsewhere

> >>

> >

> > The data that I want to preserve are mainly these file types: jpg, doc,

> > browser address book, bookmarks, emails (they are all in a single slt

> > SeaMonkey/Netsecape file). A couple of Excel and Access files that I

> > created

> > are saved on C. I think these files are safe.I haven't imported any

macros

> > (or created any of my own).

> >

> > My plan is to make a backup image of the problem C to another partition

or

> > drive, and then after reinstalling W2K Pro, copy just the above file

types

> > back.

> >

> > The challenge is being able to boot to the dos prompt. Can't get there

> > even

> > if I select Safe Mode with DOS prompt. The resulting screen is black

with

> > just the words Safe Mode in the four corners.

> >

> > Whoops, during the six or minutes it's taken to write this, I just got

the

> > prompt. Ran chkdsk on all five partitions on both drives. No bad sectors

> > or

> > other problems.

> >

> > It turns out that G has 83GB available, and C uses only about 21GB for

> > everything. So I'll just make a folder on G, call it C Backup, and use

> > Xcopy

> > to copy everything from C to C Backup. Then I can format c: and

reinstall

> > W2K. No need to remove one drive, or create partitions and later delete

> > them. Sound OK?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Ray

> >

> >> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

> >> news:47c81a0c$0$29453$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> >> >

> >> > "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message

> >> > news:ul18AuqeIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >> >> Why not simply delete the partition & clean install on your origonal

C

> > ?

> >> >

> >> > Won't that destroy the data I've saved on the drive? I haven't been

> >> > able

> >> > to

> >> > save that data because I can't boot. Besides, how do I delete the

> >> > partition

> >> > if I can't boot? (Perhaps one of the dos programs, like fdisk, that I

> >> > could

> >> > run from the floppy.)

> >> >

> >> >> You may have problems with the drive letter, as your current drive

> >> >> designations seem a little odd

> >> >>

> >> >> "Ray K" <raykosXXX@optonline.net> wrote in message

> >> >> news:47c77c76$0$29422$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> >> >> > Due to the various problems described in my post of a few minutes

> > ago,

> >> > I'm

> >> >> > ready to replace my c: drive.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > My system consists of a primary master drive partitioned as C, E

and

> > F,

> >> >> > and

> >> >> > a primary slave drive partitioned as D and G. My plan is to remove

> > both

> >> >> > these drives and install a new primary master, again partitioned

as

> > C,

> >> > E,

> >> >> > and F. Once I reinstall w2k and sp4, I'll put the old C/E/F drive

in

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > primary slave position and copy the data from the E and F

partitions

> >> > onto

> >> >> > the new E and F partitions. (There are no programs on the E and F

> >> >> > partitions; just data I've created.) Then I'll reinstall all my

> >> >> > programs

> >> >> > on

> >> >> > the new C drive and wherever possible copy their various settings

> > from

> >> >> > the

> >> >> > corresponding folder locations on the old drive to the new one.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > (I realize that with the old drive moved to the slave position,

the

> > old

> >> > C

> >> >> > partition will become D, the old E will become G, and the old F

will

> >> >> > become

> >> >> > H.)

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Once I'm done with this, I'll remove the old C/E/F drive and

replace

> > it

> >> >> > with the old primary slave D and G.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > As an alternative, I could disconnect one of the two cd burners in

> > the

> >> >> > secondary channel and put the old C/E/F drive there; that way I

> >> >> > don't

> >> > have

> >> >> > to remove the D/G drive from its primary slave position.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Any ideas for simplifying this nightmare?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Many thanks,

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Ray

> >> >> >

> >> >>

> >> >

> >>

> >

>

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