Disk partition mistake

[diddle283]

Hi,

I've made a mistake with a new build. It has an ssd with windows on it and a normal hdd.

He hdd wasn't visible so I went to disk management, right clicked the drive and set partition as active.

No I have restarted the PC I am getting the message "an operating system wasn't found. Try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system"

Clearly I have selected the ssd by accident instead of the hdd. How do I fix his without reinstalling widows? It's literally a fresh build so I don't think I can roll back?

Thanks

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Disconnect the hard drive, leave the SSD plugged in and reinstall Windows. It only takes a few minutes.

 

[diddle283]

No other way around it? I don't want to do all the updates again! They took a couple of hours!

 

[USAFRet]

No other way around it? I don't want to do all the updates again! They took a couple of hours!

A couple of hours, or a couple of days of trying to 'fix' this.

Do it correctly from the start.

 

[diddle283]

Fair enough. Bit the bullet and formatted. Reinstalling now. Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

You can fix active partition flag by booting from Windows install DVD, pressing Shift+F10, running diskpart and entering "list disk", "select disk", "list part", "select part", "active" and "exit" commands.

In a very generalized way, yes, those are some of the basic diskpart commands you would use.

Now...for the specific switches that go with those commands...it is quite easy for a neophyte to screw things up.

This is like telling someone to use a "wrench", "socket", and "screwdriver" to perform auto maintenance.
Which ones, specifically?