Got no D drive

[cuznfishy]

When I reformatted my HD for WinXP, I messed up somehow and didn't get the D: system_backup partition. Is there a way to fix that without starting over or buying Partition Magic for one use

[Christian-Comp]

Are the two on different file systems? (One Fat32 and the other NTFS) If so, use NTFS on both (since you can convert to NTFS but not vice versa)

[Siliconjunkie]

Nope, if you deleted it durning the install then formatted, it is gone for good. If you did not, go look in disk manager and see if it is still there and you can import it.

[cuznfishy]

NTFS yes, but only one partition, C:.
Well, maybe Partition Magic is an option. If I use that, how do I know how big to make the partition?

[thronka]

if you deleted it durning the install then formatted, it is gone for good

Thats the answer. However, what brand of PC are you using? Did you get any recovery cd's?

[cuznfishy]

It's a home-built Athlon 64 system. No recovery CD, but I do have the OEM Win XP disk.
I might try Partition Magic before I give up.

[Siliconjunkie]

Why do you want this on a home built PC?

[cuznfishy]

I thought it was supposed to be part ofany XP setup. Is there a difference with home-builds I should know about?

[cuznfishy]

I did install Partition Magic and found that I have an unallocated 7.4mb "Primary" drive. I'm betting that's where D: should be?

[thronka]

That 8mb is the boot area for winxp. I have 8 on mine too and its for the boot area and CANNOT be converted over.