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Drives renamed, now Restore points unusable
Hi everyone,
I hope this thread is in the right area, and I'm posting this the right way!
Recently, my custom built computer has just gone kaput, where it will no longer boot up to windows.
To make a long story (2 weeks-long process) short, it kept giving the error that the boot drive couldn't be found.
I used the Windows installation disc to try to recover from a point in time before this trouble happened, and absolutely none of the restore points would work. They would restore, but at the last moment it would say that it didn't work. I believe I noticed the problem:
I have two HDDs. One for the OS and the other for data. My OS was of course originally named C: and my data was named E:
However, as I look at the attempts to restore, I notice that apparently my drives have been renamed to E: and D: (respectively). Therefore, when the restore is trying to take place I think it's messing up because it's looking to restore to C: when it's been renamed to E: somehow!
I've browsed the forums for a while trying to find a solution, and I'm not sure if I have or not. My thoughts are that I need to somehow RE-name my drives their correct names for at least a restore point to go through.
I saw one thread that seemed to have the same problem I have (Computer changed HD letter and will not Boot) that linked to another thread titled "BOOTMGR is Missing" (Bootmgr is missing - Fix). In it, it suggested going through the command prompt (within the installation disc of course) and typing:
C:\ (enter)
then CD boot
Then FixMbr
FixBoot
RebuildBcd
I'm really concerned about somehow wiping my data drive with nearly 1 TB of data on it. My OS Drive....well at this point I would settle for just being able to boot up the computer. I'd rather it not be wiped because I have over 50 programs I foolishly allowed to be installed onto it, but desperate measures are growing close.
Will the stated code, wipe my drives? To re-map/fix the whole name issue....is that the way for me to go?
I'm very sorry for the . . . scatterbrained format of my post if it seems that way. In my attempts at fixing this and figuring out how to save my data, I believe I've gone insane. (Viewing another thread, it appears I've fallen victim to the motionjoy driver, which I installed, then days later attempted to uninstall which is precisely when all this stuff happened.)
I GREATLY appreciate any and all help with this issue, and please, please tell me if you need additional information to help me out. I truly, thank you in advance for all your help with this, my friendly geniuses!