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Footloose · Sep 11, 2009

I have both a SATA drive and IDE drive. Vista is installed on my SATA drive. But my SATA drive is labeled Drive E, and my IDE drive is Drive C. Because of this I can not boot from my SATA drive "E".
When I do a bootrec /rebuildbcd I get this msg.
Successfully scanned Windows installations.
Total identified Windows installations: 0

I have tried all the commands associated with Bootrec.

Right now I must keep installations disc installed in my DVD drive to boot.

How can I solve this problem?

VaguelyRapt · Sep 11, 2009

Use a program called EasyBCD. It's free and really easy to use. It helps you customize/rebuild your bootloader. Let me know if it helped or if you need help.

SIW2 · Sep 11, 2009

Please post a screenshot of the Disk Management window,
like this:

Footloose · Sep 11, 2009

I tried the EasyBCD. I either don't understand what I am doing or it doesn't work. One of the problems I think is - when I load the command prompt from my vista installation disc - it has my disk labeled Vista as disk E:, My disk labeled Maxtor is disk D: and my disk labeled Storage is C:. Once Windows is up my Vista disk is labeled C:, my Maxtor disk is labeled E: and Storage is labeled D:, Confusing! The Storage disk is an IDE drive. Others are SATA. Attached is a picture of my disk management window, hope this is a help. As it is right now in order to get windows up I have to leave my Vista Installation Disk in my DVD drive.
All of this started after I erased the files on my Maxtor drive E:

Thanks

SIW2 · Sep 11, 2009

The drive letters are usually different when seen from Winre.

If you are editing bcd from within windows - use the drive letters as seen by the o/s you are currently booted into.

Your screenshot shows you are currently BOOTed into an o/s on Disk1 (C).

The System partition ( containing the boot critical files) is on Disk 2 (D)

How do you mean "boot from" E ?

I think your best bet is to make the Vista partition, both system and boot.

1. Go to folder options, make sure hidden files and protected o/s files are showing.

Copy and paste bootmgr and the pale yellow boot folder from D to C.

( You will get a message bcd is in use and can't be copied) skip it and copy the rest)

2. In Easybcd click Utilities , then Power Console ( same as cmd prompt)

TYPE : (press enter after each command)

bcdedit /export C:\Boot\bcd

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device boot

bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

mbrfix.exe /drive 1 fixmbr /vista /yes

3. In Disk Management, rt click C and mark it Active.

4. Restart - go into Bios and change the boot order so your Vista HD is the first in Bios boot order.

Footloose · Sep 11, 2009

So what do I do? How do I make my disk1 (C) the System partition. If I do will that solve my problem?

I don't understand your question
"What is the problem - how do you mean "boot from" E ?"

SIW2 · Sep 11, 2009

Hi,

Not sure why you want E as the system partition and C as the Boot - easier to have both on the same partition .

I have added to my previous post to show how - it's easier than it looks.

Footloose · Sep 11, 2009

SIW2 You are Genius. Thank you It works.

Footloose

SIW2 · Sep 11, 2009

You are welcome. Glad the instructions made sense.:D

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