Windows Server 2003 Dual Boot - user accounts failed

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hi all,

i have machine running 2 installations of windows server 2003 sp1 (dual boot). here call them windows a, , b.
i have got both windows' installed , bootable.
i started windows b , moved pagefile of windows b off of boot-a partitition (windows boot partition) partition boots (boot-b), each installation separated other.

i went disk management , removed drive mappings of drives not associated windows b, when operating in windows b none of windows partitions visible.

when removing boot-a (c:) partition message popped stating drive in use. chose continue remove drive anyway. after there boot-b (e:), , data-b (f:).

after rebooted system windows b. @ login screen chose admin account, type password, , ok.
the loading windows screen waited long time @ "loading personal settings"....

then, without loading account, login dialog swithched "saving settings" , returned login screen!

now none of user acounts can logged windows b (all behave above)!

so question is, how can changing pagefile location or removing non-boot drive cause user accounts fail?

very confused (but new too).

any appreciated.

kieran

hi kieran,


i think problem occurred because windows boot partition drive letter not match drive letter assigned during initial windows setup. windows maintains record of drive letters in registry based database , re-assigns drive letters based on globally unique identifiers (guid) recorded each volume. should volume guid change or duplicated (by hard drive cloning software), original drive letter may not re-assigned boot volume.

 

for more information, please refer following microsoft knowledge base article:

 

249321 unable log on if boot partition drive letter has changed

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249321

 

 

laura zhang - msft


Windows Server  >  Windows Server General Forum



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