PQ Boot - interpreting?

[Terry Pinnell]

I ran PQ Boot (as part of trying to solve my drive letter/boot
problem) and this is what I see:

********************************************************************
PQ Boot -- Version 7.0
Copyright 1994-2001 PowerQuest Corporation
All Rights Reserved

========================== Disk 1 ================================
ID Volume Type Status Home Visible Size (MB)
-- ----------- --------- --------- ---- ------- ---------
1 System NTFS Primary,Bootable No Yes 11993.8


Select the operating system partition you wish to boot
using one of the partition IDs above.

Enter ID:
*******************************************************************
How do I interpret this please? In particular, why is there only one
choice? I have two bootable partitions (both to XP), as shown here:
http://www.terrypin.dial.pipex.com/Misc/OneBootOption.gif

 

[John]

I ran PQ Boot (as part of trying to solve my drive letter/boot
problem) and this is what I see:

********************************************************************
PQ Boot -- Version 7.0
Copyright 1994-2001 PowerQuest Corporation
All Rights Reserved

========================== Disk 1 ================================
ID Volume Type Status Home Visible Size (MB)
-- ----------- --------- --------- ---- ------- ---------
1 System NTFS Primary,Bootable No Yes 11993.8


Select the operating system partition you wish to boot
using one of the partition IDs above.

Enter ID:
*******************************************************************
How do I interpret this please? In particular, why is there only one
choice? I have two bootable partitions (both to XP), as shown here:
http://www.terrypin.dial.pipex.com/Misc/OneBootOption.gif

Firstly, both primary partitions are named 'system' -
confusing at best. And here I am *assuming* that is where the two
operating systems are located as you dont tell us and assumptions are
well... just that. You are booted into the active partition E:, no?
What does PQ tell you if you boot into C:? Where are your boot files,
boot.ini etc. C: or E:? If C: has a valid operating system and the
necessary boot files make it the active partition using PQ and reboot.
Of course a means of changing it back via floppy or CD will be
necessary if the experiment fails. PowerQuest supplies unusually good
documention, make use of it.

John