can't access c:

[finger51]

Hey!

Running Win2k. Using a W98 boot disk trying to get a DOS prompt up. I get to the "c:" and its a RAM drive, not my actual c:. what gives? I'm trying to use ghost and back up my system partition but everytime I try to boot to DOS I get this 2MB ram drive partition with files I don't recognize instead of my c: partition with all the WINNT files on it.
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[SoopaStar]

Only thing I can logically tihnk of is this. Did you make it a NTFS partition? If you did, then a Windows 98 bootdisk cannot read or see an NTFS partition. You can try and maybe get the NTFS win98 drive from www.sysinternals.com. (http://www.sysinternals.com.) They have some utilities. I think its a Read-Only driver, but you can at least get to your files.

Paul

[finger51]

No, not trying to make the ERD. I'm trying to make a disk image of my c: partition to have as a backup. I'm trying to use norton ghost 6. I've read that you can't make a usable copy of your system drive in windows so I'm trying to boot to DOS and access the program (ghost)from c:\program files\ghost.

[Underclocked]

Have you tried just booting with a plain-jane bootable floppy, one formatted with system files? Something must be loading the ram drive and wouldn't that have to be your 98 boot disk?

[Mntsnow]

Finger,

Is the ghost program on the NTFS partition? If it is your kinda out of luck as a DOS bootdisk is incapable of seeing or interacting with a NTFS volume http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif But if you have the ghost program on a FAT16 (or fat32 if using a Win95b or higher dos disk) then you should beable to find the program. I personally haven't used ghost in ages and at that time ghost would not work with NTFS volumes are you sure it will do what you want?.

Mntsnow

[finger51]

Sorry I'm not thinking real straight. I'm using a W98 boot floppy do boot into DOS. I'm running Win 2k on my NTFS c: partition. I've tried making a win2k boot disk but get an error message "file could not be located in specified folder". I've done a search and cannot find "bootdisk.exe" in the CD or system files. Sorry about this I guess I should have posted this to tech support.

[This message has been edited by finger51 (edited 05-21-2000).]

[Mntsnow]

Finger51,

Are you wanting to make the Win2K ERD disks? I can send you the files when I return home tonight if you need me to <but I bet someone who has their disk handy will do so before I get home> Hint Hint http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

Mntsnow

[finger51]

AHHH! No wonder. Yes it is a NTFS partition. I had no idea DOS would not see that. I didn't see any mention of it in the ghost manual. I just got the Plextor 8x4x32 and I think it came with some software that will be able to do partition backup. I'll dig around there.
Thanks for the input (again!)
-fing


[This message has been edited by finger51 (edited 05-22-2000).]