Windows 10: Recovery options question

The easiest way is to download: MiniTool Partition Wizard . Install and run, right click on E: ->set as primary. Do the same for D: then click "Apply" on the top left to commit the change.

In addtition, you should swap the Sata cable between disk 0 and 1 to make your boot drive as Disk 0.

 

No windows was always on that drive, I think the tech might have connect the cable to the MB different. Safe mode I needed was when I couldn't boot up. I did try that F8 but only the boot menu comes up no option to go into safe mode/

 

I thought the tech might have mixed the cables to the MB up. Now with you saying that, I bet that's why it's listed as 0 now. I will try the minitool thing. Thanks

 

ok I did it. Now, there isn't any way of fixing the c drive with the 2 450mb healthy partition spots

 

If there's not much installed in C: drive, I would re-install Windows 10 from fresh.

• Open the case and temporarity disconnect the sata cables from drive E: and D:.
• Boot up the PC with the installation USB/DVD.
• On first screen. Hold SHIFT+F10 to display the command prompt and type:
  diskpart
  select disk 0
  clean
  exit
  exit
• Continue the installation, select Custom, select the unallocated partition (do not format) then click Next, let Windows creates all needed partitions
• Once done. You should have 2 partitions: 500MB System reserved and C drive.
• Re-connect E; and D: drive.

There will be an update to build 14393 tomorrow, so you might as well re-do it correctly to avoid any complication with future updates. Note that, with tomorrow update, you might get an extra 450MB recovery partition.

 

crap I just reinstalled everything a few days ago....lol I'll just set my updates so it doesn't install automatically. I won't be able to get to re do windows until late tomorrow or Wed.

Oh when I do the disconnecting of e and d do I still swap out the cables for e and c

 

Yes, You should always make your Boot drive (C drive) to be first (disk 0).
Better idea is wait untill Win10 Build 14393 ISO becomes available then download and do a fresh install with new build.

 

oh ok. Will there be a iso file to download?

 

I don't know how early you'd get the ISO but if you go ahead with the update, you can capture the install.esd file then convert into an ISO to use for fresh install.

If you are an Insider, you'll probably get the update sooner. Actually, the PC I am using to post is running build 14393.5

 

ok how do I capture the install.esd? Will there be a folder made during install like when you did the upgrade there was a old windows folder and other install folders?

 

The recovery options are not working because there is more than likely no path assigned to the winre.wim file. The reagentc /info command should show that path so run it to see. Right now it may show harddisk1 and partition 2.

What disk number it is depends on which SATA port it is connected to.

Why have you set up the two other drives as Logical partitions with just one partition?

You may be able to download that .iso tomorrow after they release the upgrade, but I will be capturing the file also just in case. The new build is supposed to have the ability to go online and download the latest build by itself but those running the Insider versions should have noticed that option.

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
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C:\Windows\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:


Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk1\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 9eac7b41-535f-11e6-9f57-c654958d3485
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0


REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.




C:\Windows\system32>


The other 2 drives are primary now.

 

Here's the link where you can download Windows 10 build 14393.
Windows 10 Download
To perform fresh install, follow what I posted in #18

 

I did get the iso and did do the update and you were right, there is another partition on the c drive. I will have to take care of that this weekend. In the event viewer I have tons of errors mostly drivers, I can't have that. I thought by formatting that drive it would have remove those partitions, that's why I did it a second time. I did noticed some of my tweaking all went back to original too, so since I'm going to re do everything I'll just wait till then to customize.