Right, I need help, please.

WotDa · 8 Nov 2007 at 21:07

Re-installed Windows on my PC earlier in preparation for some upgrades, first time round it went slightly wrong, upon login it whined that it couldn't create a temporary thingy (I've forgotten, sorry

). I then tried to restore from the backup, no files copied over and the log said it didn't have permission to copy the files.

So, I did a Boot and Nuke, 2 and a half hours later that was done and I was installing again, it worked flawlessly (Which is surprising for Windows...) until I saw that it had mapped my HDD as :F. :eek:

It was fine I thought, I can just change this later, so I turned my External HDD on and it got mapped as :C

I changed the External HDD to another one fine and then I proceeded to Google a way to change the main HDD, I found a way, did it, let the backup finish copying over stuff and restarted as it said to do in the Microsoft KB.

Here comes the problem.. It gets to the 'login' screen and just hangs, presumably because I changed the boot disk's letter?

So, how do I fix this without doing another nuke and re-install please?

My PC is somewhat temperamental and it was working on that install until I broke it.

Thanks in advance!

WotDa · 9 Nov 2007 at 08:30

Anyone?

bledd · 9 Nov 2007 at 08:32

remove all external & usb drives (in fact only connect the drive you want to install windows on)

insert windows disc, install windows

there's no problem free way of changing the system drive letter

just do that, and create an acronis backup image of it, will take about 30 mins to do the lot

WotDa · 9 Nov 2007 at 08:35

Ok, thanks.

Whilst you're here, is there any way to quick format the drive to NTFS? If I'm going to start clean I may aswell do it properly.

I tried yesterday in Ubuntu but that can't do NTFS.

I ask the above because last time I let it do it's own thing I ended up with a Windows folder, and then a Windows.0 folder.

bledd · 9 Nov 2007 at 08:37

you installing vista or xp (or 2k)

all of them can do a quick format during setup when you select the drive/partition

look for the options on the screen

if it's xp or 2k, at this screen, press escape http://www.geocities.com/kilian0072002/RCsetup2_480.jpg , then press D i think, look at the bottom of the screen for the options

WotDa · 9 Nov 2007 at 08:40

XP Pro SP2.

Will keep my eyes peeled for it, of course, if it was working I could nlite the drivers and such like on, but I forgot about that until I realised why the Ethernet ports weren't showing.

WotDa · 9 Nov 2007 at 09:47

Cheers bledd (Why do I feel somewhat chavvy for saying that?) all seems to be well.