System Restore Missing Drive

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System restore does not list my C drive; only E and F. C is a new drive,
used Ghost to move everthing to it. Any suggestions on how to make system
restore "see" this drive?
 
ken said:
System restore does not list my C drive; only E and F. C is a new drive,
used Ghost to move everthing to it. Any suggestions on how to make system
restore "see" this drive?
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I think there is more to this post than meets the
eye. Please explain why and when you used
System Restore, what role is played by Ghost
and what happened to the OS that previously
resided on drive C:.
 
Hi Ken,

This process was previously posted by Ramesh, Microsoft MVP.
I think it's worth a try.

One possible way to fix this problem is to rename the System Restore
configuration file, which holds the hard drive / partition listings. Try
this:

Open Windows Explorer and select C:\ drive. Select the "System Volume
Information" (SVI) folder. Note that this folder is a super-hidden
folder by
default, and you need to configure the Folder Options dialog to show all
hidden and protected files.

Before proceeding, if you have NTFS file system, you need to allow
yourself
access to the SVI folder.

Right-click "System Volume Information" folder and choose Properties.
Select
the Security tab. Add your user account to the list and assign Full
Control
to this folder. Then look in for a file named drivetable.txt in one of
the
sub-folders. Rename the file "drivetable.txt" to "old_drivetable.txt".

Revert back the Permissions for this folder. By default, SYSTEM has Full
Control to this folder. Restart Windows and the drivetable.txt should be
re-created automatically, and the missing drive-letters should be
restored
to the list.

Note: I've tested this method in my system prior to posting, and none of
the
Restore points were erased. However, your mileage may vary.
 
Thanks, Bert. I was actually waiting for Ken to reply (to Pegasus' post).

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Ken,

This process was previously posted by Ramesh, Microsoft MVP.
I think it's worth a try.

One possible way to fix this problem is to rename the System Restore
configuration file, which holds the hard drive / partition listings. Try
this:

Open Windows Explorer and select C:\ drive. Select the "System Volume
Information" (SVI) folder. Note that this folder is a super-hidden
folder by
default, and you need to configure the Folder Options dialog to show all
hidden and protected files.

Before proceeding, if you have NTFS file system, you need to allow
yourself
access to the SVI folder.

Right-click "System Volume Information" folder and choose Properties.
Select
the Security tab. Add your user account to the list and assign Full
Control
to this folder. Then look in for a file named drivetable.txt in one of
the
sub-folders. Rename the file "drivetable.txt" to "old_drivetable.txt".

Revert back the Permissions for this folder. By default, SYSTEM has Full
Control to this folder. Restart Windows and the drivetable.txt should be
re-created automatically, and the missing drive-letters should be
restored
to the list.

Note: I've tested this method in my system prior to posting, and none of
the
Restore points were erased. However, your mileage may vary.
 
I hope we hear something also.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


Ramesh said:
Thanks, Bert. I was actually waiting for Ken to reply (to Pegasus'
post).

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi Ken,

This process was previously posted by Ramesh, Microsoft MVP.
I think it's worth a try.

One possible way to fix this problem is to rename the System Restore
configuration file, which holds the hard drive / partition listings.
Try this:

Open Windows Explorer and select C:\ drive. Select the "System Volume
Information" (SVI) folder. Note that this folder is a super-hidden
folder by
default, and you need to configure the Folder Options dialog to show
all hidden and protected files.

Before proceeding, if you have NTFS file system, you need to allow
yourself
access to the SVI folder.

Right-click "System Volume Information" folder and choose Properties.
Select the Security tab. Add your user account to the list and assign
Full
Control to this folder. Then look in for a file named drivetable.txt
in one of
the sub-folders. Rename the file "drivetable.txt" to
"old_drivetable.txt".

Revert back the Permissions for this folder. By default, SYSTEM has
Full Control to this folder. Restart Windows and the drivetable.txt
should be re-created automatically, and the missing drive-letters
should be restored to the list.

Note: I've tested this method in my system prior to posting, and none
of the Restore points were erased. However, your mileage may vary.

System restore does not list my C drive; only E and F. C is a new
drive, used Ghost to move everthing to it. Any suggestions on how to
make system restore "see" this drive?
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