Solve : using DOS across partitions ??

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Answer» Can DOS be used to look at a directory in another PARTITION? If so, how can I do this? I have a P3 with a 20G C DRIVE for o.s. and a 20G D drive for data files. A few years ago I set up drive C with 3 partitions using Partition Magic. 2 partitions run WINDOWS 98 and the other has Windows 2K. I wanted internet activity on a separate partition from the programs I use for audio editing. It looks like Partition Magic does not give "partitions" new drive letters. Recently some files became altered in a Win 98 partition & I would like to use DOS in the healthy WIN98 partition to look at files in the unhealthy Win 98 partition. And maybe copy from one to the other. I know - it sounds dangerous but there's a few things I'd like to TRY before I throw away the HD. Thanks, Look N Learn Quote It looks like Partition Magic does not give "partitions" new drive letters. You can do this in Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management. Assign it a letter. Quote Recently some files became altered in a Win 98 partition & I would like to use DOS in the healthy Win98 partition to look at files in the unhealthy Win 98 partition. And maybe copy from one to the other. I know - it sounds dangerous but there's a few things I'd like to try before I throw away the HD. You can't access it with Windows? It's worth a try. But, if you cannot access the drive in any way, you will need to save all the important files you can on the healthy Win98 partition, do a Restore (format, basically), reinstall Windows, put the important files back, reinstall programs, etc.. If it's only a damaged partition, you shouldn't have to get rid of the drive (assuming you can boot at all). Good luck to you. 8-)

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Can DOS be used to look at a directory in another PARTITION? If so, how can I do this?
I have a P3 with a 20G C DRIVE for o.s. and a 20G D drive for data files. A few years ago I set up drive C with 3 partitions using Partition Magic. 2 partitions run WINDOWS 98 and the other has Windows 2K. I wanted internet activity on a separate partition from the programs I use for audio editing. It looks like Partition Magic does not give "partitions" new drive letters.
Recently some files became altered in a Win 98 partition & I would like to use DOS in the healthy WIN98 partition to look at files in the unhealthy Win 98 partition. And maybe copy from one to the other. I know - it sounds dangerous but there's a few things I'd like to TRY before I throw away the HD.

Thanks,
Look N Learn Quote

It looks like Partition Magic does not give "partitions" new drive letters.

You can do this in Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management. Assign it a letter.

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Recently some files became altered in a Win 98 partition & I would like to use DOS in the healthy Win98 partition to look at files in the unhealthy Win 98 partition. And maybe copy from one to the other. I know - it sounds dangerous but there's a few things I'd like to try before I throw away the HD.

You can't access it with Windows? It's worth a try. But, if you cannot access the drive in any way, you will need to save all the important files you can on the healthy Win98 partition, do a Restore (format, basically), reinstall Windows, put the important files back, reinstall programs, etc.. If it's only a damaged partition, you shouldn't have to get rid of the drive (assuming you can boot at all).

Good luck to you. 8-)

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