How to change my W2k8 System Partition?
- by Chris May
On my Windows 2008 server, my C: is 1.5 TB, and the partition is marked as: Healthy (Boot, Page File, Active, Crash Dump, Primary Partition)
and somehow I ended up with a 2GB D: that is marked as Healthy (System).
On this D: drive are only a few MB worth of files (bootmgr, boot folder, bootsect.bak), but all Windows files are on the c:.
I've done everything I can to remove the (System) mark. I tried using bcdedit, I tried marking the C:partition as "Active", I tried using bootsect.exe to assign the C: drive as the boot partition. Maybe I didn't do one of those steps correct, but I've tried everything I can.
When I got my new Dell Poweredge T710, I didn't bother removing their 2 small drives before I put in my 2 new large drives. So I think when I installed W2k8 Server, maybe dell left some bootable partition on their drives to help me install the OS, but I never used it and just booted right from the install CD.
Can anyone help me remove the (System) mark from the D: so I can remove the D: partition and still boot to the C:?
I know I could remove the D: drives and reinstall windows, but I'm trying to avoid a total reinstall.
