Arnold72 Posted September 14, 2012 ID:597305 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hello forum.Could somebody please explain why it says windows c is missing.?i run in a standard user account. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Naggar Posted September 14, 2012 ID:597309 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Howdy,Please make sure you are logged in with an Administrator rights account.IF you are not the Admin or if this is a business or organization pc, or if you are not the owner, then STOP.Has to be some kind of quirk.Use Windows Explorer, expand the "Computer" folderHow many drives do you see besides C ?I would suggest you highlight the yellow colored line in above and configure it to NOT be monitored.Then exit and go back into it freshNow see what it shows for the Windows on CSystem Restore should only monitor the partition with the Windows o.s. installation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 14, 2012 ID:597310 Share Posted September 14, 2012 See if this helps => Microsoft Answers1- Double-click on "Computer"2- Click on "System Properties"3- Click on the "Missing Os C"4- Select "Configure"5- Select "turn off" It will disappear and you will be able to configure the system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 14, 2012 Author ID:597320 Share Posted September 14, 2012 hiyes im the owner of this computer.If i understand this correctly am i seeing this because im running in a standard user account.?Firefox@.yes ive done what you have suggested.to be honest im not sure what i have done.it has turned sytem restore off on a drive.Maurice Naggar@.i believe ive achieved the same thing by using firefox,s suggestion.What happens if i go back into an administator account now.?Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 14, 2012 Author ID:597329 Share Posted September 14, 2012 hello again.There is another confusion which i have.In the picture,local disk D is usually expanded like Disks H and disk C.now when i try to access disk D it says it needs formatting and does not contain a recognised file format.?Any ideas on this please.?Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Naggar Posted September 14, 2012 ID:597334 Share Posted September 14, 2012 What is the D drive?Any changes made for system restore setting have nothing to do on what is on the D drive.Is the D an external drive you just hooked up?How long have you had this computer ?Is the D drive from an old system ? what is supposedly on the D drive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 14, 2012 Author ID:597341 Share Posted September 14, 2012 hi maurice.The D drive is a partition of my C drive.it is usually used to hold recovery data .ive had this computer now for about 6 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted September 15, 2012 Root Admin ID:597346 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Please run the following scanner and send back the logs.Download DDS from one of the locations below and save to your Desktopdds.scrdds.comTemporarily disable any script blocker if your Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware has it.How To Temporarily Disable Your Anti-virus, Firewall And Anti-malware ProgramsOnce downloaded you can disconnect from the Internet and disable your Ant-Virus temporarily if needed.Then double click dds.scr or dds.com to run the tool, on Vista or Win 7 right click and select Run as administratorClick the Run button if prompted with an Open File - Security Warning dialog box.A black DOS console should open and run for a moment. When done, DDS will open two (2) logs:DDS.txtAttach.txtSave both reports to your desktopPlease include the following logs in your next reply: DDS.txt and Attach.txtYou can ignore the note about zipping the Attach.txt file in most cases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted September 15, 2012 ID:597353 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Do you have any type of full disk encryption software installed? That's the only other thing I can think of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted September 15, 2012 ID:597355 Share Posted September 15, 2012 I think this is a non-issue and can be ignored.Nothing wrong with my NB but here 'ya go...It could be something as simple as a non-active partition used for diagnostic software.It could be this 78MB EISA config partition. There is no drive letter assigned, it is a Ghost, and thus could be the "(C:) (missing)" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 15, 2012 Author ID:597371 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Hi there,Ive discovered the D partition is in a RAW state which indicates that there is no NTFS file sytem present.Every time i try to access the D drive windows asks to format the drive..Basically i need a data recovery tool.(preferably a free one.).I dont even know how this has happened.all ive done is recover a system image.Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted September 15, 2012 ID:597458 Share Posted September 15, 2012 for what it is worth ...try performing/posting the items that AdvancedSetup requested . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daledoc1 Posted September 15, 2012 ID:597471 Share Posted September 15, 2012 for what it is worth ...try performing/posting the items that AdvancedSetup requested .In addition to CWB's suggestion to follow Forum Admin AdvancedSetup's suggestions...Also, Arnold72, didn't you recently reformat and reinstall Windows?http://forums.malwar...ndpost&p=594697Perhaps something went awry during that process?<just a thought> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 15, 2012 Author ID:597603 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Ive tried formatting the D partition in diskpart and it says it has an incorrect parameter!!?All i want to do now is format the partition.Has Anybody got any useful ideas on this please.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted September 17, 2012 ID:598213 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Has Anybody got any useful ideas on this please.? Yes we have useful ideas, and you can start with posting the logs that were requested by AdvancedSetup in the post above #8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 17, 2012 Author ID:598258 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Problem has been solved.I used easeus partition manager and removed the D partition and then i merged the unallocated space with my C drive and now i can partition this if i wish in the future.Many thanks for your help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold72 Posted September 17, 2012 Author ID:598261 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Yes we have useful ideas, and you can start with posting the logs that were requested by AdvancedSetup in the post above #8With all due respect i cannot see how posting logs would have solved this.I was perfectly clear what problem existed and a clear solution would have been appreciated more instead of downloading more stuff to generate logs etc.Now unfortunately i cannot reinstall my OS to a factory state which isnt that much of a big deal as i can just purchase an installation disk and i am backed up with images.I gave the problem and no precise solution was given here.i have scoured the web and still no clear and coherent solution is available.I cannot believe that nobody knew how to solve this or have i discovered something which bypasses everybodies knowledge.Anyway the problem has been solved and i was getting fed up of different people on different sites suggesting all these recovery tools which could have caused more harm than good and i respect my computer too much to risk it so i sacrificed the data on that partition.Many thanks to all who tried to help me with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted September 17, 2012 ID:598283 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I cannot believe that nobody knew how to solve this or have i discovered something which bypasses everybodies knowledge.You were asked to post the logs. In order for us to help you, you must first help yourself by providing the information requested. The logs show very detailed information about the system which could be used to help. It is not clear what the problem is so that is why the logs were requested to help narrow down the problem. Keep in mind that nobody is going to help you if you aren't willing to follow the advice given. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted September 18, 2012 Root Admin ID:598436 Share Posted September 18, 2012 User has stated issue is resolved now so I will go ahead and close this topic. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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