2nd hard drive question

Disk #0 is Drive C and Disk #1 is the G drive

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>set system
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS

C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>

Debbie

"John John - MVP" <audetweld DeleteThis @nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:eKC0c85TKHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I take it that you are running XP Home, unfortunately WMIC is not available
>on XP Home.
>
> From your boot.ini file we know that you are booting on disk #0, start the
> Disk Management tool and tell us if disk 0 is your new hard disk. To start
> the Disk Management tool enter diskmgmt.msc in the Start menu Run box.
>
> You said earlier that you were booting on drive G: but your reply here
> would seem to indicate that you are booting on drive C. Please run the
> following command at the Command Prompt and post the results:
>
> set system
>
> John
>
> Debbie Graham wrote:
>> when I try those commands this is what I get
>>
>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>wmic os get
>> systemdirectory, sys
>> temdrive /format:list >>c:\drvinfo.txt
>> 'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>
>> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>wmic bootconfig list full
>> >>c:\d
>> rvinfo.txt
>> 'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>> operable program or batch file.
>>
>>
>> Debbie
>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld DeleteThis @nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:udiEmVzTKHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> That is the least of your problems at the present time, having your
>>> Windows installation booting with a different drive letter is a time
>>> bomb waiting to explode in your face! Your first order of business is
>>> to fix this boot drive letter assignment before things blow up on you.
>>>
>>> I much suspect that DL is correct in his assessment that after the
>>> ghosting job the computer was rebooted while the old (parent) drive was
>>> still connected, this caused Windows to assign a new (different) drive
>>> letter (G to the clone, this drive letter reassignment is a disaster
>>> in the making, Windows cannot handle a change of the boot volume drive
>>> letter.
>>>
>>> We don't know how your drives are connected and which drive you are
>>> truly using to boot the computer. We don't know how the guys who did
>>> the replacement job connected the drives, we need to find out a few
>>> facts before we can offer more help.
>>>
>>> Please open a Command Prompt and run the following commands, (pressing
>>> <Enter> after each command):
>>>
>>> wmic os get systemdirectory, systemdrive /format:list >>c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>
>>> wmic bootconfig list full >>c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>
>>> wmic diskdrive get deviceid, model, name, partitions, size /format:list
>>>>> c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>
>>>
>>> Finally enter the following command:
>>>
>>> c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>
>>> Notepad will open the file, copy and paste the contents to your next
>>> post.
>>>
>>> Pay attention to word wrap, the above commands are each on one line
>>> only. You can copy and paste from here to the Command Prompt if you
>>> want.
>>>
>>> Help us identify your drives, please give us the name/model and size of
>>> your new and old drive.
>>>
>>> Does your computer have a floppy drive? You may need to boot the
>>> computer with a Windows 98 boot diskette to fix this problem.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> Debbie Graham wrote:
>>>> http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/903450658e.jpg
>>>>
>>>> this is my problem
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Debbie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "DL" <notvalid DeleteThis @spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> news:eFN5$vrTKHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> If you fire up msconfig the boot ini tab should indicate which is the
>>>>> boot drive
>>>>>
>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23dJDuvqTKHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> I'm still waiting for them to get back with me but I did figure why
>>>>>> the c drive wasn't showing in system restore, the system information
>>>>>> file must have been corrupt. I click to sgut down system restore and
>>>>>> went into c drive and deleted the system information folder, rebooted
>>>>>> went back to system restore and c drive was back in there. The only
>>>>>> problem I'm having now is in device manager under the disk drives,
>>>>>> the ude this device option is greyed out for c drive but not for the
>>>>>> g drive, and when I click on volumes for both drives they both say
>>>>>> MBR, does that mean somehow both drives listed as the boot drive but
>>>>>> the G drive is actually doing the boot up?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uLWEm8nTKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Yes I'm calling them now about it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "DL" <notvalid DeleteThis @spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:OUqL0GnTKHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> It sounds like he ghosted the drive, then rebooted without first
>>>>>>>> disconnecting the old, that will cause the old to remain as the
>>>>>>>> boot drive, containing the boot record.
>>>>>>>> You could try disconnecting the old drive and using the fixboot cmd
>>>>>>>> from recovery consol, but you might want to take it back for them
>>>>>>>> to fix, as presumably you paid them
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:%23LTyP6mTKHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> Yeah he ghost the drive.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "DL" <notvalid DeleteThis @spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:OL8o66lTKHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> The work was undertaken by an incompetent person;
>>>>>>>>>> It appears they failed to clone your old drive to the new
>>>>>>>>>> correctly and as such your old drive is still the boot drive (a
>>>>>>>>>> boot drive doesnt have to be C)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:Os2jZjkTKHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>> I just had a new hard drive put in and the old one as a storage
>>>>>>>>>>> one but when I go into system restore it doesn't show C drive as
>>>>>>>>>>> my operating system, it shows my G drive which is the second old
>>>>>>>>>>> drive for storage. Is it possible that when the guy switched
>>>>>>>>>>> them for me didn't put the second drive as slave? When I open
>>>>>>>>>>> the drive it has nothing on it but if I right click the drive
>>>>>>>>>>> and go to clean up disk and select more options, installed
>>>>>>>>>>> programs, it shows all my installed programs that are on the new
>>>>>>>>>>> drive and that were supposed to be formatted off that G drive.
>>>>>>>>>>> System restore doesn't even show C drive as a drive to monitor.
>>>>>>>>>>> My new drive is partitioned in a C, D, E and F drive, system
>>>>>>>>>>> restore shows, D, E, F and the G drive claiming that is the main
>>>>>>>>>>> operating drive and cannot shut restore off without shutting all
>>>>>>>>>>> drives off. Need help, thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>

By piecing the information you provided together we know that your
computer is booting the first partition on the new hard drive (the
cloned Windows partition) and that the Windows partition is being
assigned its proper C: drive letter. Your computer is *not* booting on
the G: drive, everything looks OK on that side of things.

Not being able to disable the hard disk hosting the operating system is
perfectly normal, Windows does not allow disabling of the system or boot
drive, else Windows could not start or run!

So, if System Restore is working properly, I take it that we can mark
your problem as solved and close this thread?

John

Debbie Graham wrote:
> Disk #0 is Drive C and Disk #1 is the G drive
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>set system
> SystemDrive=C:
> SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>
>
> Debbie
>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld DeleteThis @nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:eKC0c85TKHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I take it that you are running XP Home, unfortunately WMIC is not available
>> on XP Home.
>>
>> From your boot.ini file we know that you are booting on disk #0, start the
>> Disk Management tool and tell us if disk 0 is your new hard disk. To start
>> the Disk Management tool enter diskmgmt.msc in the Start menu Run box.
>>
>> You said earlier that you were booting on drive G: but your reply here
>> would seem to indicate that you are booting on drive C. Please run the
>> following command at the Command Prompt and post the results:
>>
>> set system
>>
>> John
>>
>> Debbie Graham wrote:
>>> when I try those commands this is what I get
>>>
>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>wmic os get
>>> systemdirectory, sys
>>> temdrive /format:list >>c:\drvinfo.txt
>>> 'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Grahm.HOME-E87075FD81>wmic bootconfig list full
>>> >>c:\d
>>> rvinfo.txt
>>> 'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
>>> operable program or batch file.
>>>
>>>
>>> Debbie
>>> "John John - MVP" <audetweld DeleteThis @nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:udiEmVzTKHA.1372@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> That is the least of your problems at the present time, having your
>>>> Windows installation booting with a different drive letter is a time
>>>> bomb waiting to explode in your face! Your first order of business is
>>>> to fix this boot drive letter assignment before things blow up on you.
>>>>
>>>> I much suspect that DL is correct in his assessment that after the
>>>> ghosting job the computer was rebooted while the old (parent) drive was
>>>> still connected, this caused Windows to assign a new (different) drive
>>>> letter (G to the clone, this drive letter reassignment is a disaster
>>>> in the making, Windows cannot handle a change of the boot volume drive
>>>> letter.
>>>>
>>>> We don't know how your drives are connected and which drive you are
>>>> truly using to boot the computer. We don't know how the guys who did
>>>> the replacement job connected the drives, we need to find out a few
>>>> facts before we can offer more help.
>>>>
>>>> Please open a Command Prompt and run the following commands, (pressing
>>>> <Enter> after each command):
>>>>
>>>> wmic os get systemdirectory, systemdrive /format:list >>c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>>
>>>> wmic bootconfig list full >>c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>>
>>>> wmic diskdrive get deviceid, model, name, partitions, size /format:list
>>>>>> c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>>
>>>> Finally enter the following command:
>>>>
>>>> c:\drvinfo.txt
>>>>
>>>> Notepad will open the file, copy and paste the contents to your next
>>>> post.
>>>>
>>>> Pay attention to word wrap, the above commands are each on one line
>>>> only. You can copy and paste from here to the Command Prompt if you
>>>> want.
>>>>
>>>> Help us identify your drives, please give us the name/model and size of
>>>> your new and old drive.
>>>>
>>>> Does your computer have a floppy drive? You may need to boot the
>>>> computer with a Windows 98 boot diskette to fix this problem.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Debbie Graham wrote:
>>>>> http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/903450658e.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> this is my problem
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "DL" <notvalid DeleteThis @spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eFN5$vrTKHA.3720@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> If you fire up msconfig the boot ini tab should indicate which is the
>>>>>> boot drive
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23dJDuvqTKHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> I'm still waiting for them to get back with me but I did figure why
>>>>>>> the c drive wasn't showing in system restore, the system information
>>>>>>> file must have been corrupt. I click to sgut down system restore and
>>>>>>> went into c drive and deleted the system information folder, rebooted
>>>>>>> went back to system restore and c drive was back in there. The only
>>>>>>> problem I'm having now is in device manager under the disk drives,
>>>>>>> the ude this device option is greyed out for c drive but not for the
>>>>>>> g drive, and when I click on volumes for both drives they both say
>>>>>>> MBR, does that mean somehow both drives listed as the boot drive but
>>>>>>> the G drive is actually doing the boot up?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:uLWEm8nTKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> Yes I'm calling them now about it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "DL" <notvalid DeleteThis @spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:OUqL0GnTKHA.5164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> It sounds like he ghosted the drive, then rebooted without first
>>>>>>>>> disconnecting the old, that will cause the old to remain as the
>>>>>>>>> boot drive, containing the boot record.
>>>>>>>>> You could try disconnecting the old drive and using the fixboot cmd
>>>>>>>>> from recovery consol, but you might want to take it back for them
>>>>>>>>> to fix, as presumably you paid them
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:%23LTyP6mTKHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> Yeah he ghost the drive.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "DL" <notvalid DeleteThis @spoofaddress.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:OL8o66lTKHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>> The work was undertaken by an incompetent person;
>>>>>>>>>>> It appears they failed to clone your old drive to the new
>>>>>>>>>>> correctly and as such your old drive is still the boot drive (a
>>>>>>>>>>> boot drive doesnt have to be C)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham1 DeleteThis @luvscats.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:Os2jZjkTKHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>>>> I just had a new hard drive put in and the old one as a storage
>>>>>>>>>>>> one but when I go into system restore it doesn't show C drive as
>>>>>>>>>>>> my operating system, it shows my G drive which is the second old
>>>>>>>>>>>> drive for storage. Is it possible that when the guy switched
>>>>>>>>>>>> them for me didn't put the second drive as slave? When I open
>>>>>>>>>>>> the drive it has nothing on it but if I right click the drive
>>>>>>>>>>>> and go to clean up disk and select more options, installed
>>>>>>>>>>>> programs, it shows all my installed programs that are on the new
>>>>>>>>>>>> drive and that were supposed to be formatted off that G drive.
>>>>>>>>>>>> System restore doesn't even show C drive as a drive to monitor.
>>>>>>>>>>>> My new drive is partitioned in a C, D, E and F drive, system
>>>>>>>>>>>> restore shows, D, E, F and the G drive claiming that is the main
>>>>>>>>>>>> operating drive and cannot shut restore off without shutting all
>>>>>>>>>>>> drives off. Need help, thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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