hard drive shows up as CD-ROM drive

I have the following configuration:
drive 1
partition 1: WinXP (drv C)
partition 2: data (drv E)
drive 2
partition 1: data (drv D)
drive 3
partition 1: Vista (drv G) (dual boot with WinXP with MS boot manager)
partition 2: new Vista to experiment with boot-us
DVD burner: Drive F

I was trying out boot-us boot manager with partition 2 of drive 3 but
later on have it removed from the system. However, when I boot into
Vista (partition 1 of drive 3), partition 1 of drive 1 shows up both as
a CD-ROM drive with drive letter C and a hard disk with drive letter
H. If I select property for the CD-ROM, it shows it is a hard drive
partition. Anyway I can delete the CD-ROM reference?
TIA

Hi, Newbie.

What does Disk Management say about all this, especially Drive 3 and the DVD
burner?

There are several ways to start Disk Management. The quickest is probably
to Enter: diskmgmt.msc

> I was trying out boot-us boot manager with partition 2 of drive 3 but
> later on have it removed from the system.

I'm not familiar with this program. Maybe it has something to do with your
problem, even after you've removed it.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)

"newbie" <newbie@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>I have the following configuration:
> drive 1
> partition 1: WinXP (drv C)
> partition 2: data (drv E)
> drive 2
> partition 1: data (drv D)
> drive 3
> partition 1: Vista (drv G) (dual boot with WinXP with MS boot manager)
> partition 2: new Vista to experiment with boot-us
> DVD burner: Drive F
>
> I was trying out boot-us boot manager with partition 2 of drive 3 but
> later on have it removed from the system. However, when I boot into Vista
> (partition 1 of drive 3), partition 1 of drive 1 shows up both as a CD-ROM
> drive with drive letter C and a hard disk with drive letter H. If I select
> property for the CD-ROM, it shows it is a hard drive partition. Anyway I
> can delete the CD-ROM reference?
> TIA

R. C. White, MVP wrote:
> Hi, Newbie.
>
> What does Disk Management say about all this, especially Drive 3 and the
> DVD burner?
>
> There are several ways to start Disk Management. The quickest is
> probably to Enter: diskmgmt.msc
>
>> I was trying out boot-us boot manager with partition 2 of drive 3 but
>> later on have it removed from the system.
>
> I'm not familiar with this program. Maybe it has something to do with
> your problem, even after you've removed it.
>
> RC

Is diskmgmt.msc the same as when I right click on computer and select
manage, then disk management?
It does not show the the CD-ROM. Only all of my hard drive partitions
and my DVD burner.

Hi, Newbie.

> Is diskmgmt.msc the same as when I right click on computer and select
> manage, then disk management?

Yes, it's the same "snap-in" to the MMC (Microsoft Management Console).
When Disk Management was introduced in Windows 2000, it was buried so deeply
under so many mouse clicks that I started using the command-line shortcut to
get to it. Easier than typing out the whole click-path every time the
subject came up in newsgroups.

> It does not show the the CD-ROM. Only all of my hard drive partitions and
> my DVD burner.

In your first post you said:
> However, when I boot into
Vista (partition 1 of drive 3), partition 1 of drive 1 shows up both as
a CD-ROM drive with drive letter C and a hard disk with drive letter
H. If I select property for the CD-ROM, it shows it is a hard drive
partition. Anyway I can delete the CD-ROM reference?

So, WHERE in Vista does the CD-ROM show up as a second Drive C:? In Windows
Explorer?

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)


"newbie" <newbie@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> R. C. White, MVP wrote:
>> Hi, Newbie.
>>
>> What does Disk Management say about all this, especially Drive 3 and the
>> DVD burner?
>>
>> There are several ways to start Disk Management. The quickest is
>> probably to Enter: diskmgmt.msc
>>
>>> I was trying out boot-us boot manager with partition 2 of drive 3 but
>>> later on have it removed from the system.
>>
>> I'm not familiar with this program. Maybe it has something to do with
>> your problem, even after you've removed it.
>>
>> RC
>
> Is diskmgmt.msc the same as when I right click on computer and select
> manage, then disk management?
> It does not show the the CD-ROM. Only all of my hard drive partitions and
> my DVD burner.

R. C. White, MVP wrote:

>
> So, WHERE in Vista does the CD-ROM show up as a second Drive C:? In
> Windows Explorer?
>
Yes

Hi, Newbie.

All I can think of is that your trial of the boot-us boot manager may have
left some confusing trace behind. But since I'm not familiar with boot-us,
that is only a guess. Perhaps some other reader can help you with that.

You asked, "Anyway I can delete the CD-ROM reference?" I say, Yes - but I'm
not sure how, since it already is not shown in Disk Management.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)

"newbie" <newbie@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> R. C. White, MVP wrote:
>
>>
>> So, WHERE in Vista does the CD-ROM show up as a second Drive C:? In
>> Windows Explorer?
>>
> Yes