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Terry Dunbar
I have been running a dual boot configuration with two
disks partitioned as follows:
Disk 1 contains logical disk partitions C, E, and F with C
being the boot and system disk for Windows NT 4.0.
Disk 2 contains logical partitions D, G, H, and I with D
being the system disk for Windows 2000 Pro as an
alternative boot.
This all worked successfully until I decided to consolidate
both disks onto a larger single disk with the same number
of total partitions. Each new partition was made larger
than the original corresponding partition and created using
the new disk manufacturers disk utility. Although I had
some difficulty getting the proper letters assigned to the
new partitions, I believe that has been accomplished. With
the new configuration partitions (i.e., same logical letter
assignments as the original configuration), I can boot NT
4.0 and use it successfully with no apparent differences
from the original configuration; all partitions are
referenceable and apparently the same as the corresponding
original configuration partition.
I can also boot Windows 2000 Pro and use it successfully
using all but the new D partition and using the original
system partition from original disk 2. All logical
partitions seem to function and be identical to the
original configuration including the intended replacement
for D which ends up with a logical letter of L (J and K are
my CD and DVD devices)..
The problem arises when I try to remove both original disks
(my goal) and use only the new configuration partitions
from the new larger drive. I am able to boot up to system
logon successfully with no messages but when I attempt to
logon, I get the following messages:
"Loading your personal settings ..."
as expected. This is followed shortly by the message
"Saving your settings ..."
(the normal logoff message) and a return to the logon
screen with no indication of the problem. I am confident
that the partitions were copied correctly.
Why can I not logon to the new configuration and how can I
debug this logon process?
Terry
disks partitioned as follows:
Disk 1 contains logical disk partitions C, E, and F with C
being the boot and system disk for Windows NT 4.0.
Disk 2 contains logical partitions D, G, H, and I with D
being the system disk for Windows 2000 Pro as an
alternative boot.
This all worked successfully until I decided to consolidate
both disks onto a larger single disk with the same number
of total partitions. Each new partition was made larger
than the original corresponding partition and created using
the new disk manufacturers disk utility. Although I had
some difficulty getting the proper letters assigned to the
new partitions, I believe that has been accomplished. With
the new configuration partitions (i.e., same logical letter
assignments as the original configuration), I can boot NT
4.0 and use it successfully with no apparent differences
from the original configuration; all partitions are
referenceable and apparently the same as the corresponding
original configuration partition.
I can also boot Windows 2000 Pro and use it successfully
using all but the new D partition and using the original
system partition from original disk 2. All logical
partitions seem to function and be identical to the
original configuration including the intended replacement
for D which ends up with a logical letter of L (J and K are
my CD and DVD devices)..
The problem arises when I try to remove both original disks
(my goal) and use only the new configuration partitions
from the new larger drive. I am able to boot up to system
logon successfully with no messages but when I attempt to
logon, I get the following messages:
"Loading your personal settings ..."
as expected. This is followed shortly by the message
"Saving your settings ..."
(the normal logoff message) and a return to the logon
screen with no indication of the problem. I am confident
that the partitions were copied correctly.
Why can I not logon to the new configuration and how can I
debug this logon process?
Terry