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    I am running win xp. when I use the dos boot disc to boot to dos I can`t see my C: drive. That is not strictly true. It changes partition. I have C: as local disc and E is where my image is stored. This is the one dos can see. It changes from e: to c:. My original c is not there. So where has it gone? Everything is the same in windows. My computer shows c: d: and e: all where they are supposed to be. Windows dos shows my original c:
    I hope my post is not too confusing.

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    Your C drive is using the NTFS file system. It is not viewable in DOS, that is perfectly normal.

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    If you need to see your NTFS partitions in "DOS" mode, use <a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/NTFSDOS.shtml" target="_blank">NTFSDOS</a> or <a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsdospro.shtml" target="_blank">NTFSDOS Pro</a>.

    IMO, they should be part of every tech's utilities. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

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    IMHO the best way to Handle NTFS is through the Recovery console.
    It helped me many times in the past and I am damn sure that I will Use it againg.
    winnt32 /cmdcons - all the way...

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    If you need to recover data there is a program called GetdataBack it is really cool, I have been very sucessfun in recovering my data using this program.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lukeles
    I suggest you ..
    Read the date on the thread starter ? May 30th, 2002.

    Welcome dude & thanks for making suggestions, it might well still help somebody else who's browsing later .. much later in this case !

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    Quote Originally Posted by confus-ed
    Read the date on the thread starter ? May 30th, 2002.

    Welcome dude & thanks for making suggestions, it might well still help somebody else who's browsing later .. much later in this case !
    Thank you for your advice.
    I just want to suggest everybody a good partition recovery tool. :-)

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    I guess it's a slow week in the recovery business...

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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    I guess it's a slow week in the recovery business...
    I was just thinking that - three posts, all of which are 'I recommend ..' i.e. ads - should Brona's status not read banned ?

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    it does...

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    Quote Originally Posted by NooNoo
    it does...
    ..now - it must be magic !

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    A good partition software

    Sir, I recommend you a good software to manage your partition-- Partition Table Doctor

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    Quote Originally Posted by rose.zy
    Sir, I recommend you a good software to manage your partition-- Partition Table Doctor

    That's not a bad software recommendation.

    Where has the old geezer=confus-ed been lately?
    Last edited by street1; August 20th, 2006 at 09:22 PM.

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