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Need To Convert Dynamic Disk To Basic

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TrevorK

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OK, as a test I converted my basic disk in W2K Pro to Dynamic. Now I get a blue screen at bootup, which I am sure is the result of this. I can't get into safe mode or anything.

How can I revert this dynamic disk to basic? The W2K book I have here says it can't be done, but I've been reading on Deja and it appears there could be a way...




Thanks
Trevor
 
You can't go back without formatting the the drive and starting from scratch. At least thats what MS says. It warns you when you go to do it, if I remember correctly.

-Andy
 
Yeah, it warned me, but I assumed it would be OK.

Would this work:
1) Ghost over old HD onto new HD
2) Format old drive
3) Ghost over new HD onto old


?



Thanks
Trevor
 
Yeah, you are basically doing what I said.

Make sure when you ghost the drive you do a partition ghost and not a disk ghost. But even still when we ghost NTFS is tranferred so maybe the Dynamic disk willbe as well. Good Luck!

-Andy
 
I could be mistaken, but I believe that when you convert the disk to dynamic it puts a weird encrypted boot partition on the disk... I don't know if ghosting is possible.
 
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