Partition gone since reload of XP Home

[Guest]

I had to reload XP Home unexpectedly, and I have "lost" one partition on my
second hard drive. Here is my setup... There is one hard drive with only one
partition, and a second hard drive, with 3 partitions: an NTFS, FAT32, and a
FAT partition. Since reloading, I see the first hard drive (C, and the
NTFS (E and FAT (D partition on the second hard drive. The FAT32 does
not show in My Computer.

However, when I go to Computer Management, I see the "missing" partition,
and it's showing as healthy and active. I right click on it to assign a
drive letter, and all options, except delete partition and Help, are grayed
out. Is there a way I can recover this partition and make it a recognizable
drive? I certainly hope so. It has data on it not backed up anywhere else.

I would appreciate any help on this matter.

Wayne




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[Mark L. Ferguson]

I would suspect the presence of an "Autoplay.ini' file in the root of the
drive. Delete it, if present.

 

[Guest]

Mark,

Thanks for your response. That could be it. Just not sure how to check
it....
I can't open the partition via Computer Management, and it's not recognized
in my computer. It's showing as file type unknown with no drive letter (but
showing as Healthy/Active). Not sure how I can check for the Autoplay.ini.
Any ideas?

Thanks!