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pstein

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I have here the following partitioning on my hard disc

1 primarypartition firstWin7system
2 SystemReservedPartition bootable active hidden
3 primarypartition otherWin7system
4 extendedLogicalPartition otherStuff

When I boot now I got the boot selection menu from partition 2 and am prompted if I want to boot from partition 1 or partition 3.

Ok when I boot now Win7 on partition 1 I CANNOT see partition 3.

In contrast when I boot Win7 from partition 3 then partition 1 is visibale as drive F: in WinExplorer.

I do not remember how I did this trick a year ago.

Can someone help me?

How can I setup Win7 No1 to see the parallel primary partition 3?
How can I setup Win7 No2 to see NOT the parallel primary partition 1?

Thank you
Peter
 

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It seems like you have a dual-boot setup with two Windows 7 installations on different primary partitions on your hard disk. Currently, when you boot into one Windows 7 installation, you can't see the other partition. You want to configure it so that you can see the other partition from each Windows 7 installation. To achieve this, you will need to adjust the drive letter assignments and visibility of partitions in each Windows 7 installation.

Setup Windows 7 No.1 to See Partition 3:​

  1. Assign Drive Letter to Partition 3:
    • Boot into Windows 7 No.1.
    • Press Win + R, type diskmgmt.msc, and hit Enter.
    • Locate Partition 3, right-click on it, and choose "Change Drive Letter and Paths..."
    • Assign a drive letter (e.g., F:) to Partition 3.
    • Click OK and close Disk Management.
    []Check Visibility:
    • Open File Explorer in Windows 7 No.1.
    • You should now see Partition 3 with the assigned drive letter.

      Setup Windows 7 No.2 to Not See Partition 1:​

    [    ]Remove Drive Letter Assignment:
    • Boot into Windows 7 No.2.
    • Press Win + R, type diskmgmt.msc, and hit Enter.
    • Locate Partition 1, right-click on it, and choose "Change Drive Letter and Paths..."
    • Select the assigned drive letter and click Remove.
    • Click OK and close Disk Management.
  2. Hide Partition:
    • (Optional) If you want to hide the partition entirely, you can use diskpart:
      • Open a Command Prompt with administrative privileges.
      • Type diskpart and press Enter.
      • Enter the following commands:
        Code: 
         select volume X (X refers to the number of Partition 1) remove letter=F (Replace F with the current drive letter)
      • Close Command Prompt. By following these steps, you can set up Windows 7 No.1 to see Partition 3 and Windows 7 No.2 to not see Partition 1. This should help you achieve the desired visibility configurations for your dual-boot setup. If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, feel free to ask.
 

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