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Computer with Xp installed (40 gb drive) / I upgraded from that to
Windows 7 (preview) / then used the partition management system to
shrink the drive to have a letter of E: (the dvd rom became D:)

I reinstalled XP on E: while booted to Windows 7 ( I MUST have!!!, it
let me because of the upgrade?) think about it...

I used xp backup while booted into xp to create a full back up of E:
on C: ( on the Windows 7 C: partitiion)

When completely reinstalling XP on the extended partition the computer
gives D: as the letter and XP will not allow the reinstallation of the
backup because it was originally E:

I have looked at Q223188

What do I do?
 
Computer with Xp installed (40 gb drive) / I upgraded from that to
Windows 7 (preview) / then used the partition management system to
shrink the drive to have a letter of E: (the dvd rom became D:)

I reinstalled XP on E: while booted to Windows 7 ( I MUST have!!!, it
let me because of the upgrade?) think about it...

I used xp backup while booted into xp to create a full back up of E:
on C: ( on the Windows 7 C: partitiion)

When completely reinstalling XP on the extended partition the computer
gives D: as the letter and XP will not allow the reinstallation of the
backup because it was originally E:

I have looked at Q223188

What do I do?
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What the frak are you doing? My head is spinning!
First: you don't install an OS while "logged on" to another. Although I have
never "tried this at home" I'm pretty sure the installer would handle the
small detail of logging off and shutting down any running OS. But just
forget that for now.

Second: Your optical drive will always be the first available letter AFTER
the last of the HDD drives. If you have 2 partitions C: and D: on the HDD
then the CD drive will be E: by default.

You cannot just drag and drop an OS to another drive! That goes for copy,
backup, restore image - all of em too.

I suggest you format the hard disk clean and start again. Create 2
partitions - they must both be primary - install XP first on D: (or C: if
that's what you want), then install W7 on the other afterwards.
 
Computer with Xp installed (40 gb drive) / I upgraded from that to
Windows 7 (preview) / then used the partition management system to
shrink the drive to have a letter of E: (the dvd rom became D:)

I reinstalled XP on E: while booted to Windows 7 ( I MUST have!!!, it
let me because of the upgrade?) think about it...

I used xp backup while booted into xp to create a full back up of E:
on C: ( on the Windows 7 C: partitiion)

When completely reinstalling XP on the extended partition the computer
gives D: as the letter and XP will not allow the reinstallation of the
backup because it was originally E:

I have looked at Q223188

What do I do?
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Let me simplify: I have a .bkf file produced by an installation of XP
on an H: partition. How do I produce a fresh install of XP and
restore the .bkf ?
 
Let me simplify: I have a .bkf file produced by an installation of XP
on an H: partition. How do I produce a fresh install of XP and
restore the .bkf ?
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Sorry, E: / not H:
 
..@ said:
Let me simplify: I have a .bkf file produced by an installation of XP
on an H: partition. How do I produce a fresh install of XP and
restore the .bkf ?
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All legitimate WinXP installation CDs are bootable and have the
capability of deleting, creating, and formatting partitions.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

Then re-install your applications from the original installation media
and use WinXP's NTBackup (Start > Accessories > System Tools, iirc) to
restore your data from the *.bkf files.


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Bruce Chambers

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

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killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
All legitimate WinXP installation CDs are bootable and have the
capability of deleting, creating, and formatting partitions.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

Then re-install your applications from the original installation media
and use WinXP's NTBackup (Start > Accessories > System Tools, iirc) to
restore your data from the *.bkf files.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
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When performing a clean install of XP I believe it only gives me C:
(or D: for the extended partition) as choices for drive letters while
it is in DOS mode. Am I mistaken?

I have a .bkf file created while XP was installed on a partition
called E: ... NT backup won't allow for the restoration to any other
drive letter. NT will not allow changing the drive letter on a boot
or system partition.

Am I right?
 
..@ said:
When performing a clean install of XP I believe it only gives me C:
(or D: for the extended partition) as choices for drive letters while
it is in DOS mode. Am I mistaken?
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Well, there's no such thing as "DOS Mode" with any of the WinNT-based
operating systems, so I'm not at all sure what you're trying to describe.

I have a .bkf file created while XP was installed on a partition
called E: ... NT backup won't allow for the restoration to any other
drive letter. NT will not allow changing the drive letter on a boot
or system partition.
Click to expand...

Well, NTBackup is a rather basic backup priogram. It's designed to
"put things back where it found them."


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
Well, there's no such thing as "DOS Mode" with any of the WinNT-based
operating systems, so I'm not at all sure what you're trying to describe.
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You know... the "non-graphical" part of setup... forget it anyway... I
think the solution is to install xp on C:, then format an extended
partition as E: then install xp to E: FROM the booted xp installed on
C:
 
..@ said:
You know... the "non-graphical" part of setup... forget it anyway... I
think the solution is to install xp on C:, then format an extended
partition as E: then install xp to E: FROM the booted xp installed on
C:
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Er.... That would not be possible. You can't install WinXP from within
itself to another partition.


Just what, *exactly* are you trying to accomplish?



--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
Er.... That would not be possible. You can't install WinXP from within
itself to another partition.


Just what, *exactly* are you trying to accomplish?
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I did exactly what I described above, and I'm sitting here restoring
my E: backup as I write this...

thanks for the help, and I hope any of this helps anyone googling!
 
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