Solved System reserved is C: and OS is D:?

[stuckstuck]

Hi, so I've been having boot issues and I finally think I know what's up.
I'm currently in the cmd right now and I've found that the system reserved partition is my C:, and my OS D: .
Anybody know how I fix this?

Guide me.

*UPDATE*

Now the local disk is on F:
I'm unable to make my OS partition the C:
Everytime I remove the C: letter from the system reserved partition and re-assign the F: local disk back to C: then restart, it doesn't work, I enter the repair disk and everything goes back to before.
The OS is sitll F: drive and the system reserved partition reverts back to C: drive.
I have no idea how to fix this!

 

[fireberd]

A reinstall will be needed. I ended up with the "D" drive as the main OS drive on an install several years ago. I searched and asked about how to correct it and never found a way. When I built a new PC and did a new install it got corrected.

 

[stuckstuck]

You can't be serious. So there's absolutely nothing I can do to fix this? I find that hard to believe.
How unfortunate, I forget to mention that the startup issue that I'm having is that whenever I attempt to boot into the OS I get a split-second BSOD that's preventing me from actually entering.
It flashed way too fast for me to see the BSOD so I decided to record it as it was happening with my phone, here was the screen...


*REMINDER*

Now the local disk is on F:
I'm unable to turn the OS partition to C:
Everytime I remove the C: letter from the system reserved partition and re-assign the F: local disk back to C: then restart, it doesn't work, I enter the repair disk and everything goes back to what it was before.
The OS is still F: drive and the system reserved partition reverts back to C: drive.

 

[fireberd]

The blue screen halt has nothing to do with the OS being on the D drive. Two separate issues.

But I looked long and hard for a way to get the OS back to C and could never find one.

 

[stuckstuck]

The blue screen halt has nothing to do with the OS being on the D drive. Two separate issues.

But I looked long and hard for a way to get the OS back to C and could never find one.

If that's actually the case, then this sounds almost too ridiculous.
I forgot to mention that everything was fine before I installed a new motherboard, CPU and RAM.
Something I should've mentioned from the beginning.
I had checked twice to make sure everything within my computer was fixated properly into the tower etc.
Everything is fine, everything is where it should be.
But... everything did start going problematic when I installed all that new hardware.

 

[fireberd]

I would suspect something to do with the new hardware. the Stop 0xxx7B is a hardware problem.

Are you saying the "D" drive occurred when you installed the new hardware? My "D" drive problem happened as I had a C drive with Vista on it and when I installed Windows 7 on a separate drive, because the Vista drive (C) was connected the install set it up as the "D" drive. If I had disconnected the Vista drive before installing Windows 7 I wouldn't have had a problem. I didn't want to reinstall Win 7 so I just used it as the D drive - didn't hurt anything or make any difference. When I built a new system and did a complete new (clean) install of Windows 7, I made sure only the drive I wanted Win 7 on was connected and I got the C drive back.

 

[stuckstuck]

All my hard drives are slave drives except the one SSD that has my OS on it.
The system reserved partition is the C: for some reason whilst the OS partition is F: ( Which was once D: ).
Why is it that I'm unable to fix this within cmd??

 

[fireberd]

I don't know why it can't be fixed but as I stated I did a lot of searching and asking, including here on the Win 7 forum, and could never come up with a way to change it.

 

[stuckstuck]

I don't know why it can't be fixed but as I stated I did a lot of searching and asking, including here on the Win 7 forum, and could never come up with a way to change it.

Jesus...

 

[LMiller7]

Changing the drive letter of an installed OS is very difficult and time consuming. Reinstalling the OS is the easy way.

 

[stuckstuck]

Changing the drive letter of an installed OS is very difficult and time consuming. Reinstalling the OS is the easy way.

It's not difficult at all, I did it in cmd?
The problem is when I restart, ( Failing to boot again ) return to the cmd in the repair disk and check the disks and letters etc, everything was back to what it once was, as if I never changed the letter to C: etc.
So the changes I make to the letters just doesn't stay.

 

[stuckstuck]

One thing I have in mind is to delete the system reserved partition, then re-create a brand new system reserved?
I'm pretty sure people have done that before when they accidentally deleted their system reserved or something.
Is this a good idea?

 

[Layback Bear]

It might help others help you if you complete this tutorial by Golden and post here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

 

[Urthboundmisfit]

It might help others help you if you complete this tutorial by Golden and post here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

+1

 

[stuckstuck]

It might help others help you if you complete this tutorial by Golden and post here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html

Ah, I didn't know you could access disk management from the OS installation disk.
Just a reminder that I'm unable to access my OS which is what I'm trying to solve, if it be can be solved.

 

[Layback Bear]

How are you going about seeing all these partition and drives?

Do you have a new install of Windows 7 after you installed your new motherboard and other hardware?

After you completed your build update has Window 7 ever booted?

If and when you did a fresh install of Windows did you have just the one drive you wanted Windows installed hooked up?

I'm just trying to figure out what you have done and in what order.

 

[stuckstuck]

via cmd. I'm using the windows installation disk to access the startup repair etc.


Okay okay. So in order.

1. My computer with whatever was inside it at the time, works fine.

2. I had bought a brand new motherboard, CPU and RAM and had upgraded computer components.

3. I'm here on my laptop seeking guidance aha.

I haven't done anything with my drives, no new windows installation, no installing anything, simply just connected everything back up to my new motherboard and here I am.

 

[LMiller7]

Changing the drive letter of an installed OS is very difficult and time consuming. Reinstalling the OS is the easy way.

It's not difficult at all, I did it in cmd?
The problem is when I restart, ( Failing to boot again ) return to the cmd in the repair disk and check the disks and letters etc, everything was back to what it once was, as if I never changed the letter to C: etc.
So the changes I make to the letters just doesn't stay.

Changing the drive letter is easy. But changing it so things actually work, that is the hard part.

 

[stuckstuck]

Changing the drive letter of an installed OS is very difficult and time consuming. Reinstalling the OS is the easy way.

It's not difficult at all, I did it in cmd?
The problem is when I restart, ( Failing to boot again ) return to the cmd in the repair disk and check the disks and letters etc, everything was back to what it once was, as if I never changed the letter to C: etc.
So the changes I make to the letters just doesn't stay.

Changing the drive letter is easy. But changing it so things actually work, that is the hard part.

True. I mean it works, but then it reverts back for some reason, I'll change everything around in cmd but then when I restart and go back into the cmd ( via windows installation disk ), nothing stays the same.

 

[Layback Bear]

Once you change the motherboard it always best to do a Clean Install of Windows 7.

Here is a tutorial by Brink that will help. Be sure you only have the drive you want Windows 7 on hooked up.

Make sure you have the COA activation key handy.
With a new motherboard you will need either a Retail key or a new OEM Builders key.