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Herrie:
Hello forum,

I am having an "ACL" problem on my (former) windows 10 drive.
Windows does not start up, I simply get no access to any folder/directory.
So I temporarily istalled Windows on another drive, hoping to get things right while the originl drive is connected to my system. I bought and used Windows Repair Pro, but it just repairs the windows drive on which it is installed.
Is there a way to make/force Windows Repair to handle the other drive?

To 'visualize' my situation:

Drive 1
- c:/windows

Drive 2 (named "Z")
- z:/windows

WIndows repair utilities all refer to "c"

Where to change tis in an existing script? So I can make it work on "Z".
Of course the changed script is to be saved under another name, e.g. '_z_ [old name]

Looking forward to replies and options

Harry

Boggin:
The repair program only works from within Windows so will only work on the drive that is booted up.

With just the affected drive installed, there are a couple of methods to get into the diagnostic mode which are where you boot up with the install media and select Repair your computer on the Install screen - Troubleshoot - Startup Repair or switch on then power shutdown when you see the Windows logo then do that another twice where the diagnostic mode will start for you to navigate to the same advanced options.

Using the latter method, if the Startup Repair reports that it is unable to auto repair your computer then click on Advanced options and select Command Prompt and enter chkdsk c: /f to see if that will repair the file structure.

That is more difficult if you've booted up with install media as it doesn't always see the volume as being in C:

Normally entering the cmd bcdedit |find "osdevice" will give you the partition letter to use in the chkdsk cmd, but if it doesn't see the volume then it would be a guess as to which letter to use.

Mine can come up as D: or E:

For clarity, that is a Pipe symbol before find and is the uppercase of \

You can also check the status of the SSD with both drives installed by using the trial version of HDSentinel.

Download the Trial v5.30 (ZIP) version - https://www.hdsentinel.com/download.php

Uninstall when done which will stop the clock on the 30 day trial and then you can use it again as and when by reinstalling it from your Downloads folder.

Herrie:
I will try to descibe my problem better.
Situation:
- windows 10 pro installed (minimal) on a sperate device. (Call this A)
- windows 10 (with all my programs) still on another (SSD) drive (Call this B)

When A is booted and running, I managed to see all files and folders of B in Win Explorer and can copy, mobe, etc those using elevated cmd.
I renamed this Partition Z:

I managed to install the Tweaking.com on B

Tweaking, on B, even starts from commandline or 'run' in explorer.

However, it acts on A, which is the 'active' Windows 10 installation.

Knowing that all files on B are still present and in tact, I think it could run on B (being my Z: partition).

My Question is......
Is it possible to change all references from C: to Z:?
If so, where have these changes to be made?

Example: %SYSTEM%  > > Z:\SYSTEM%\

Perhaps this 'drive' or partition reference could be part of the tweaking application.

Looking forward to a reply

Boggin:
To run the repair program on B, B would need to be the booted drive.

Will B boot with A disconnected ?

I'll ask my support to have a look at your set up.

Herrie:
B does not boot when attached as single drive.
I susspect a problem in the boot file

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