Month: March 2009

diskpart /add
/add = The /add option will create a new partition on the specified hard drive.
diskpart /delete
/delete = This option will remove a specified partition on a specified hard drive.

Diskpart Command Examples:

diskpart /add DeviceHardDisk0 10000

In the above example, the diskpart command creates a 10,000 MB partition on the hard drive located at DeviceHardDisk0.

diskpart /delete DeviceHardDisk0Partition1

In the above example, the diskpart command will remove the Partition1 partition located on the hard drive DeviceHardDisk0.

diskpart /delete E:

In the above example, the diskpart command will remove the partition currently assigned the drive letter E.

Note:

The diskpart command is only available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Bootcfg | Fixboot | Fixmbr

fixmbr (device_name)
device_name = This is where you designate the exact drive location that a master boot record will be written to. If no device is specified, the master boot record will be written to the primary boot drive.

Fixmbr Command Examples:

fixmbr DeviceHardDisk0

In the above example, the master boot record is written to the drive located at DeviceHardDisk0.

fixmbr

In this example, the master boot record is written to the device that your primary system is loaded onto. If you have a single installation of Windows installed, which is normally the case, running the fixmbr command in this way is usually the right way to go.

Note:
The fixmbr command is only available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Bootcfg | Diskpart | Fixboot

fixboot (drive)
drive = This is the drive that a boot sector will be written to and will replace the system partition that you’re currently logged on to. If no drive is specified, the boot sector will be written to the system partition that you’re currently logged on to.

fixboot c:

In the above example, the boot sector is written to the partition that’s currently labeled as the C: drive – most likely the partition you are currently logged on to. If that is the case, this command could be run without the c: option.

The fixboot command is only available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Bootcfg | Diskpart | Fixmbr

Bootcfg is a Recovery Console command used to build or modify the boot.ini file.

Bootcfg Command Syntax:

bootcfg /list
/list = This option will list every entry in the boot list in the boot.ini file.

bootcfg /scan
/scan = Using this option will instruct bootcfg to scan all drives for installations of Windows and then display the results.

bootcfg /rebuild
/rebuild = This option will step you through the process of rebuilding the boot.ini file.

bootcfg /default
/default = the /default switch sets the default boot entry in the boot.ini file.

bootcfg /add
/add = This option allows for the manual entry of a Windows installation in the boot.ini boot list.

Bootcfg Command Examples:

bootcfg /rebuild

In the above example, the bootcfg command scans all drives for any Windows installations, displays the results, and steps you through building the boot.ini file.

The bootcfg command is only available from within the Recovery Console in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Diskpart | Fixboot | Fixmbr