Re: VM boot drives goes missing

Hi zipkoppie,

please go through belwo steps and try to repaire boot sector,if need any more information please gety back to us.

To repair boot sector problems for Windows 2000/XP/2003

1. Boot the Windows Setup disc and start  the Recovery Console. Log in to the damaged operating system. For more  information, see the Microsoft articlehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058.
2. Repair the master boot record. Typefixmbrand press Enter.
3. Repair the boot sector. Typefixbootand press Enter.
4. Check the disk for corruption in the file system, if applicable. Typechkdsk c: /pand press Enter.
5. Verify that the required boot files are present on the startup disk. Type dir \and press Enter.
   
   The ntldr, NTDETECT.COM files are listed and have a size greater than zero. If either ntldr or NTDETECT.COM are missing, copy the files from the Windows disc using the COPY command. For example, copy d:\i386\ntldr c:\.
   
6. Rebuild the boot.ini file. For more information on this command, see the Microsoft article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291980.
   1. Typebootcfg /rebuildand press Enter.
   2. At the prompt Enter Load Identifier, type the version of the Windows installation (for example Windows 2000 Server)and press Enter.
   3. At the prompt Enter Operating System Load Options if running Windows XP or 2003, type /fastdetect. Otherwise do not type anything and press Enter.
      
7. Exit the recovery console. Typeexit and press Enter.
   
   Warning: If you do not use the exit command to quit the Recovery Console, your changes may be discarded.
   
8. Attempt to start the virtual machine  normally. If the problem persists, create a Windows boot diskette to  start the operating system and set the active partition.
   1. Insert or connect the Windows boot  diskette, and boot from the diskette. For instructions on creating a  Windows boot diskette, see the Microsoft article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305595.
   2. Log in to Windows as an Administrator.
   3. Open the Disk Management console. Click Start > Run. Type diskmgmt.mscand press Enter.
   4. Right-click the system partition and select Mark Partition as active.

Yours, Abbie