changed "active" partition of drive

[Guest_imported]

I mistakenly changed the active partition of my drive from C: to D:. The problem is D: is blank and has no files. Now when you try to boot up, you get an error saying "no OS". Is there some way to change the active partition by to C: without reloading everything? Thanks.

Paul Campano

 

[brendangriffin]

Hi,

If it is a FAT partition use a Windows 98 Boot disk, then use FDISK, from here you have got an option to change disk, this is the last option on the list. Ensure that the disk/partition you want to boot from is selected. Then there is an option somewhere to mark the partition as active.

I can't remember the exact option but I know that it can be done

Brendan

 

[CHESTNUTTR]

Get a copy of "Drive Copy" by Power Quest or any other drive management software. They are quite cheap to purchase and will let you change active partitions as well as lots of other handy things on Dos or NTFS disks.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Is this a w2k machine, if so have tou tried going into last known good configuration? (Don't know which starts first so might not work, but worth looking at) Glen A. Johnson
Microsoft Certified Professional
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"By attempting the impossible, the possible is achieved."
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[Guest_imported]

It is a Windows 2000 server

 

[brendangriffin]

Hi,

The Last know good configuration will not work at all as Windows as the disk with Windows installed is not being booted, it has to get a certain way through the boot procedure before you can initiate the LHG configuration.

As I said in my previous post if it is a FAT partition use a Windows bootdisk then use FDISK to make the disk active, It may also work with NTFS as I'm sure an NTFS partition shows up as a Non-DOS partition. It may allow you to make this Non-DOS partition active. but I have never tried this before.

Brendan