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Old December 4th, 2007, 10:54 AM
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Boot Folder On Drive D Instead Of C and D Is Failing
Windows version 6000
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The Folder named " Boot " which SHOULD... be on the main drive was somehow installed to my 1st storage drive " D: " I would like to move this back before the drive fails since it cannot be replaced atm. I copied all of the files to the main where they belong but two won't budge and then of course, windows has to know it is there... What do I do please>?

Files refusing to copy>>>

d:\Boot\BDC
d:\Boot\BCD.LOG

TIA and Blessed Be

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Old December 5th, 2007, 05:26 AM
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Run a startup repair Rezig. Startup repair will copy bootmgr to your system drive and rebuild your BCD. See here for more help.
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Old December 7th, 2007, 01:23 AM
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Executed..... Repair recognised Windows as being on the D:\ Drive.. No actual repairs made.. Boot Folder remains.

Attempted disconnection of affected frive with unrecognised Windows reported in Repair; executed anyway...

Horrible lagg in compy seems temporartily better.. No BCD folder in C:\Boot

Next please Ann??? TYVM

Good to see thee again as well.

Blessed Be.

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Old December 7th, 2007, 01:42 AM
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Darn. What drive is bootmgr on? Do you get an error message when you try to copy the Boot Folder? If so, post it in full please.
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Old December 7th, 2007, 07:01 AM
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I already specified the files that would not copy, the location of the boot folder and and what drive in my my first post.. please reread above..

tyvm..

The boot folder loaded on D: instead of C: like it is supposed to be... I need it moved.. all other files copied.. no real errors save for an in use notice..

Blessed Be.

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Old December 7th, 2007, 08:31 PM
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Try booting from the DVD and use the Command Prompt to copy the files to your C drive. See here for more help.

The commands are (hit enter after each line):

cd D:
copy D:\Boot\BDC C:\Boot\BCD
copy D:\Boot\BCD.LOG C:\Boot\BCD.LOG
exit

Did this do the trick?
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Old December 14th, 2007, 08:23 AM
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My apologies for being so delayed in response...

The files copied just find and when I renamed the old BCD to .old the machine had to run a startup repair and then put the BCD back in the original place...
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Old December 15th, 2007, 02:52 AM
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Do you mean that Startup Repair undid the work you did? If so, did you try just copying the files across and then disconnecting the D drive?
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Old February 4th, 2008, 04:25 PM
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I've tried all of this Ann.. It just keeps moving the bootstrap loader folder over.. and that drive is failing.. I moved connections around and it seemed to find it again somehow... probably because I neglected to delete the folder upon reinstall.. the OS is perfect this time save for My MP3 Pro's cut editor having no sound upon playback... * investigates other program options * I am at a loss as to what to do... What's next Dearie??? I never do get the Simple.. problems... do I? heh.. We can take care of almost everything save for somethign wierd like this.. * sighs * Everyone's help is definitely appreciated...

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Old February 4th, 2008, 08:45 PM
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Hi Rezig. Are you saying that the original problem you posted about is resolved and you now have a problem with a third party program?

If so, please start a new topic in the Applications Forum.
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Old February 5th, 2008, 01:30 PM
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No Dear... the system was indeed reinstalled... and then We plugged my drives back in and there we are... boot on the D again.. I'm debating about trying the whole OS over again due to this problem and another... My apologies, was very frusterated and ranting at the time..
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Old February 5th, 2008, 09:06 PM
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I see. Well I'm really sorry but I dont have any ideas that you havent considered or tried. Hopefully someone else will jump in and help.
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Old February 6th, 2008, 02:15 AM
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That alright Ann Marie... Iou've been of great help all the same and that's - always appreciated... I never ask the simple problems... Even system designers tend to be baffled.. Here's hoping SP1's impending release will help with the problem.. And anyone else with Ideas of course..

Thanks again.. Narayana and Naarayani Bless..

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Old February 6th, 2008, 04:47 AM
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You are welcome and good luck Rezig.
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Old August 10th, 2009, 05:29 AM
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Half answer to your question
Okay well basically i am having the same problem, in the old windows i would just boot the recovery console and fixboot!
now its a good awful gui that takes for ever to load!
but anyways if you want to avoid windows hi jacking your primary drive, you need to disconnect all drives accept the drive you will be installing windows on.
This has always bothered me since xp came out.
For now we have bcdedit to mess around with, But i don't want it.
The less complicated they make things, the harder it is to fix em.
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