JimL
09-19-2001, 10:21 PM
Hello!
Please can someone help with this problem? I have an old PC which came with a Windows 98 SE recovery CD only. The recovery CD basically consists of a big recovery.cab file which extracts itself to C:\ then reboots the machine and Windows Setup 'continues' from there (though there is no setup.exe in the .cab file)
I have one hard disk with multiple partitions (primary C: and extended partition which contains Logical Drives D: E: F: and G:)
My problem is how can I get my PC to boot up if I want to move C:\Windows to E:\Windows? I tried manually extracting the recovery.cab file to E:\, which created the Windows directory, and the Program Files directory, as well as installing the io.sys, autoexec.bat etc files in E:\ however my computer would not boot up.
I also tried installing the Recovery CD into C:\ as normal, then trying to move C:\Windows across to E:\ but upon rebooting I found that all I got was the C:\ DOS prompt.
Please can someone help? I don't have a regular Windows CD with a setup.exe just the recovery CD I got with the PC. I'ld like to move my Windows install to E:\ and keep program files, applications etc. in C:\
Basically: how can I move C:\Windows to E:\Windows and have my PC boot up as normal?
Also, would it be possible to edit something in the .cab file to this effect?
Thanks in advance!
Jim
Please can someone help with this problem? I have an old PC which came with a Windows 98 SE recovery CD only. The recovery CD basically consists of a big recovery.cab file which extracts itself to C:\ then reboots the machine and Windows Setup 'continues' from there (though there is no setup.exe in the .cab file)
I have one hard disk with multiple partitions (primary C: and extended partition which contains Logical Drives D: E: F: and G:)
My problem is how can I get my PC to boot up if I want to move C:\Windows to E:\Windows? I tried manually extracting the recovery.cab file to E:\, which created the Windows directory, and the Program Files directory, as well as installing the io.sys, autoexec.bat etc files in E:\ however my computer would not boot up.
I also tried installing the Recovery CD into C:\ as normal, then trying to move C:\Windows across to E:\ but upon rebooting I found that all I got was the C:\ DOS prompt.
Please can someone help? I don't have a regular Windows CD with a setup.exe just the recovery CD I got with the PC. I'ld like to move my Windows install to E:\ and keep program files, applications etc. in C:\
Basically: how can I move C:\Windows to E:\Windows and have my PC boot up as normal?
Also, would it be possible to edit something in the .cab file to this effect?
Thanks in advance!
Jim