I recently reloaded a server. C: for os E: contained
data. I blew away C: partition, recreated and reinstalled
WIN2K. Of course after windows was doen my data drive is
now D:. Due to consistancy and all my code is written for
E: i need to get this back. Is there a way to move the
system files over to C: and make it boot off C so I can
change D: back to my E: and make everyone happy without
reloading the whole thing from scratch again?

Thanks
Bill

Not really. You probably should have formatted instead of deleted. After you
delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again restart the pc
booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive letter
assignments with your new install.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
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"william locke" wrote:
| I recently reloaded a server. C: for os E: contained
| data. I blew away C: partition, recreated and reinstalled
| WIN2K. Of course after windows was doen my data drive is
| now D:. Due to consistancy and all my code is written for
| E: i need to get this back. Is there a way to move the
| system files over to C: and make it boot off C so I can
| change D: back to my E: and make everyone happy without
| reloading the whole thing from scratch again?
|
| Thanks
| Bill

Look at Knowledge Base article 223188 HOW TO: Restore the System/Boot Drive
Letter in Windows (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223188) for steps to
change the drive letter of you system drive. Also, you should look at
article 249321 Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has
Changed (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249321) and make the change
detailed there prior to changing the drive letter of your system drive.

Kevin McNiel, MCSE/MCSA
Platform Server Setup Group

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"william locke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0e6101c3df9b$f65004b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I recently reloaded a server. C: for os E: contained
> data. I blew away C: partition, recreated and reinstalled
> WIN2K. Of course after windows was doen my data drive is
> now D:. Due to consistancy and all my code is written for
> E: i need to get this back. Is there a way to move the
> system files over to C: and make it boot off C so I can
> change D: back to my E: and make everyone happy without
> reloading the whole thing from scratch again?
>
> Thanks
> Bill

Except this does not appear to be a restore situation.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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"Kevin McNiel [MSFT]" wrote:
| Look at Knowledge Base article 223188 HOW TO: Restore the System/Boot
Drive
| Letter in Windows (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=223188) for steps to
| change the drive letter of you system drive. Also, you should look at
| article 249321 Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has
| Changed (http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249321) and make the change
| detailed there prior to changing the drive letter of your system drive.
|
| Kevin McNiel, MCSE/MCSA
| Platform Server Setup Group
|
| This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
| Please reply to the Group only, This address cannot receive incoming
| messages.