Hi;
Is there a tool in UBCD4WIN that can reassign drive letters for my hard drive partitions? Somehow my C & D got swapped & the computer won't boot. Regular Windows XP has the Computer Management administration program, but I can't find it on UBCD4Win.
Thanks,
Paul
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Regular Windows XP has the Computer Management administration program, but I can't find it on UBCD4Win.
Where are you looking?Right click on "My Computer" icon on desktop and click "Manage"..... it's all there including the disk management page.
Sounds like you have played with the internal setup of the drives, or you marked one as active that does not need to be.
QUOTE (hilander999 @ Apr 4 2008, 06:18 PM) 
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Regular Windows XP has the Computer Management administration program, but I can't find it on UBCD4Win.
Where are you looking?Right click on "My Computer" icon on desktop and click "Manage"..... it's all there including the disk management page.
Sounds like you have played with the internal setup of the drives, or you marked one as active that does not need to be.
Thanks. I was looking under "Programs" in the Start button.
Actually what I did was create a new partition & installed XP on my new Vista machine, and then tried to make it dual-bootable, and wound up just making it non-bootable, except with UBCD4Win. Any good boot tools out there? I tried to install VistaBootPro, in UBCD4Win, but that requires MS .NET installed. Is there any way to build that in the UBCD4Win disk?
Paul
This may help...
http://lifehacker.com/software/ubuntu/hack...untu-193474.php
I never used it but was told it was a good one to use.
http://lifehacker.com/software/ubuntu/hack...untu-193474.php
I never used it but was told it was a good one to use.
I believe the controll panel shortcuts are locaed under START/SYSTEM....
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529
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SYMPTOMS
After you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system on a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer in a dual-boot configuration, you may experience one of the following issues:
• If you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system on a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Vista no longer starts. In this case, only the earlier version of the Windows operating system starts.
• If you install an additional instance of Microsoft Windows XP on a computer where Windows XP and Windows Vista are already installed in a dual-boot configuration, you may receive the following error message:
Disk read error has occurred.
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CAUSE
These issues occur because earlier versions of the Windows operating system are incompatible with the new Windows Vista startup method. Windows Vista uses a new Boot Configuration Database (BCD) store. This store contains a boot menu and all the information about operating systems that are installed on the computer. Therefore, a Boot.ini file that is from an earlier version of the Windows operating system cannot be used to start Windows Vista.
In earlier versions of the Windows operating system that run on a basic input/output system (BIOS)-based computer, such as Windows XP, the boot process starts with the system BIOS. The BIOS determines the boot device, and then loads the first physical sector. This physical sector is named the master boot record (MBR). The MBR contains the partition table and the necessary boot execution code. This code searches the partition table to find the active partition and passes control to the boot sector on the active partition. Then, the boot sector on the active partition loads the Ntldr program. The Ntldr program parses the Boot.ini file. This file is used to enumerate the operating systems that are installed.
When Windows Vista starts on a BIOS-based computer, the BIOS loads the MBR and then loads the boot sector. However, boot code loads the new Windows Boot Manager program (Bootmgr). The Windows Boot Manager program parses the Boot Configuration Data file, enumerates the installed operating systems, and then displays the boot menu. If an earlier version of the Windows operating system is installed in a dual-boot configuration with Windows Vista, the Windows Boot Manager program transfers control to the Ntldr program for the earlier version of the Windows operating system. The Windows Boot Manager program does this when you select Windows Vista from the boot menu.
When you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system on a Windows Vista-based computer, Setup overwrites everything from the MBR, the boot sector, and the boot files. Therefore, the earlier version the Windows operating system loses forward compatibility with Windows Vista.
After you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system on a Microsoft Windows Vista-based computer in a dual-boot configuration, you may experience one of the following issues:
• If you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system on a Windows Vista-based computer, Windows Vista no longer starts. In this case, only the earlier version of the Windows operating system starts.
• If you install an additional instance of Microsoft Windows XP on a computer where Windows XP and Windows Vista are already installed in a dual-boot configuration, you may receive the following error message:
Disk read error has occurred.
Back to the top
CAUSE
These issues occur because earlier versions of the Windows operating system are incompatible with the new Windows Vista startup method. Windows Vista uses a new Boot Configuration Database (BCD) store. This store contains a boot menu and all the information about operating systems that are installed on the computer. Therefore, a Boot.ini file that is from an earlier version of the Windows operating system cannot be used to start Windows Vista.
In earlier versions of the Windows operating system that run on a basic input/output system (BIOS)-based computer, such as Windows XP, the boot process starts with the system BIOS. The BIOS determines the boot device, and then loads the first physical sector. This physical sector is named the master boot record (MBR). The MBR contains the partition table and the necessary boot execution code. This code searches the partition table to find the active partition and passes control to the boot sector on the active partition. Then, the boot sector on the active partition loads the Ntldr program. The Ntldr program parses the Boot.ini file. This file is used to enumerate the operating systems that are installed.
When Windows Vista starts on a BIOS-based computer, the BIOS loads the MBR and then loads the boot sector. However, boot code loads the new Windows Boot Manager program (Bootmgr). The Windows Boot Manager program parses the Boot Configuration Data file, enumerates the installed operating systems, and then displays the boot menu. If an earlier version of the Windows operating system is installed in a dual-boot configuration with Windows Vista, the Windows Boot Manager program transfers control to the Ntldr program for the earlier version of the Windows operating system. The Windows Boot Manager program does this when you select Windows Vista from the boot menu.
When you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system on a Windows Vista-based computer, Setup overwrites everything from the MBR, the boot sector, and the boot files. Therefore, the earlier version the Windows operating system loses forward compatibility with Windows Vista.
If you enabled the "!Multiboot: Windows™ Vista Recovery Disk" plugin before you built the project.... run it when you boot the CD instead of UBCD4Win when the first Multi-boot menu screen starts.
If you didn't... boot your Vista DVD ( if you have one ) and follow these instructions to get to it's Startup repair .... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html
If you didn't... boot your Vista DVD ( if you have one ) and follow these instructions to get to it's Startup repair .... http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html
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