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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Unusable Partitions in Disk Manager: Virtual Disk Service Issues

    In the disk manager tool, I tried to partition (create/name) a new partition out of free, unallocated space. but the virtual disk service blows up and the partition is "created" but it gains no letter drive and is not usable. i tried rebooting and trying it again, no luck. same thing happens...
    • WindowsUser
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    • disk management drive letter error partition reboot storage unallocated space usability virtual drive windows tools
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 Can win7 run programs that are on another partition?

    I have installed win7 beta on a 2nd hard drive called drive letter W: I have Garmin MapSource programs and map data on the main drive in drive letter C: which were loaded under XP. When I am running win7 and try to run the MapSource.exe program that is on C: I get an error: MapSource could...
    • bikertom
    • Thread
    • beta compatibility data access drive drive letter error file path garmin hard drive mapping software mapsource operating system partition programs reinstall software system requirements user experience windows 7 xp programs
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Yet another dual boot thread... but different.

    Okay, read through many dual boot threads here but none seem to be quite like my problem. My system drive failed in a media center PC I have built. I used my XP MCE 2005 install CD to create a new system drive, on a 1TB disc which had formerly been reserved for movies only. There was still...
    • karossii
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    • boot issues clean install configuration drive letter dual boot file structure game installation hardware issues installation issues media center multi-boot operating system os recognition recovery reset pc startup options system drive windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 7 secondary master IDE HDD + slave IDE DVD-RW = problem?

    Hello. I tried to configure a PC with W7 like this: c:\|d:\ SATAII HDD (two partitions) e:\ IDE HDD f:\ IDE DVD-RW I couldn't. Or could I? I did it but... albeit showing all the drives in the esplorer tree I couldn't explore the DVD I put in. But I could in the command prompt... The board...
    • mehrlicht
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    • admin tools asus p5ql pro bios settings burning capability command prompt computer setup device recognition disk management drive letter dvd-rw error file explorer fixes ide configuration ide drive jumper settings pc configuration sata drive troubleshooting user experience windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 x64 - Drive Letter Change - BSOD

    Hello! Dual Boot Win7 x64 beta XP x32 After installing Win7 into a new partition, the OS started up fine from the new dual boot screen, but I didn't have access to my Win XP partition from within explorer. In disk management, I was able to add a letter to my WinXP volume (I took the next...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 is not detecting my other partitions on same hard drive

    Hi, I installed Windows 7 64-bit on my computer which has only 1 hard drive (640GB). I partitioned it using XP to have 4 partitions: 1) XP Partition 2) Linux Partition 3) Linux Swap 4) Windows 7. The problem is Windows 7 cannot detect any partition besides it's own partition, so I...
    • Skaar
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    • data access drive letter dual boot file access hard drive linux partition partition system detection windows 7 xp partition
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows Vista Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in: "Snap-in failed to initialize

    Hi I recently right clicked my computer and went to manage as I was going to change some drive letters via this process. However i keep getting the following error. Snap-in failed to initialize. Name: Computer Management CLSID:{58221C67-EA27-11CF-ADCF-00AA00Ai0033} I have found one...
    • nomidara
    • Thread
    • clsid computer management drive letter error management console mmc snap-in system restore troubleshooting windows vista
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista Start Menu Pitures/Image button dont word

    I hace a problem with my hard drive, in the repair process got drive letters changed and now i cant point the Picture button to my pictures folder. Any help, the properties dont work seems like isnt a link any more.
    • eamagoo
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    • buttons drive letter folders hard drive image links pictures properties repair start menu
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support