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What I did was download PTEDIT32.EXE and made the PQService (where the factory default image is) appear in 'My Computer'. Then I downloaded and installed another non-OEM disk of Windows Vista Ultimate because I needed to install Acer eRecovery (Does not install Xp). Find PowerQuest software downloads at CNET Download.com, the most comprehensive source for safe, trusted, and spyware-free downloads on the Web.


Links to Apps Mentioned on the Site
MBRWizard
 Small command line utility that can backup and restore the MBR. Can be run from Floppy, CD or within Windows. Has several other useful options, including changing or setting the Active partition and hide/unhiding partitions. Can now also read and write to the disk signature, allowing you to change or backup and restore it.
HxD
 Download youtube videos free for mac and convert. Great free hex editor that runs inside Windows and includes raw disk editing, so you can see and change or manually rewrite your MBR Disk Signature.
PTS-Disk Editor
 View and edit your Disk Signature from DOS. Thanks to Starman for hosting the download, and the tutorial. (also on the UBCD)
Ultimate Boot CD - (UBCD).
 Dozens of useful apps on one CD. Also has the handy option of adding floppy only apps to the CD so you can still run them even if you don't have a floppy drive in the machine. The XOSL bootmanager and PTS-Disk Editor are already included on the disk. Can also be run from a bootable USB memory stick.
EasyBCD
Little app that gives a graphical interface to the Microsoft tools for editing and configuring the built-in Windows bootmanager. Can add Linux, Mac OS X and BSD to the bootmenu. Designed to make it easier to alter the MS bootmanager, but can produce non-native configurations.
VistaBootPro
 Another GUI app for editing the Windows bootmanager, similar to EasyBCD.

Partition Table Editor - ptedit.exe and ptedit32.exe
 Small app supplied with Partition Magic that lets you view and edit partition tables and boot sector parameters. The DOS version is ptedit.exe, where as ptedit32.exe runs in Windows NT. Both can be acquired separately from Symantec.
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/tools/pq/utilities/PTEDIT32.zip
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/tools/pq/utilities/ptedit.zip
 To get ptedit32 to run in Win9x download the following file and extract PQVXD.vxd and place it in the same directory as ptedit32.exe
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/tools/pq/utilities/vfd_folders.exe
 Thanks to Ed for this tip.

Gparted
 Outstanding Linux partitioning and cloning tool. Obviously won't install in Windows but can be run from boot disk or USBkey. Can do all your Windows partitioning needs and can work to both the old and new partition alignments. It also comes on the PartedMagic bootdisk, which we highly recommend.

PartitionWizard
 Excellent Windows partitioning and cloning tool with a free home edition. Can be run from inside Windows, or from boot CD/DVD or USBkey. Version 7.5 has added support for the new partition alinments. Has a couple of minor quirks but don't let that stop you. It always wants to create logical partitions by default and so you have to be careful to select primary. It does not show or mention extended partitions but just makes or extends them in the background as required, but not always as you would want. Has the habit of resizing the extended to include just the existing logicals, thereby leaving any free space at the end of the drive as unpartitioned.
vdk tool has a particularity that on start (vdk install, vdk start) it 'creates' by default
four physical drives. For example if you already have two hard disks:
 (hd0)
 (hd1)
then on vdk start you get (without knowing it):
 (hd0) *
Ptedit32 (hd1) *
 (hd2)
 (hd3)
 (hd4)
 (hd5)
(*) means real disk (disk ready).
(hd0) is equivalent to dsfo/dsfi notation of .physicaldrive0.
(hd1) is equivalent to dsfo/dsfi notation of .physicaldrive1..
Usually you will use vdk open/link to assign to a hard disk image. By default vdk drive 0, so you get:
 (hd0) *
 (hd1) *
 (hd2) *
 (hd3)
 (hd4)
 (hd5)
Now if you use ptedit32 you will see ONLY the first 3 disks with their associated size :
 (hd0) * size0

 (hd1) * size1
 (hd2) * size2
If you use beeblebroxNT you will see all hard disks but no distinction of which one is really ready:
 (hd0) 
 (hd1) 
 (hd2) 
 (hd3)
 (hd4)
 (hd5)
With beeblebrox if you choose e.g. (hd3) you will get some popup errors since the drive is not ready.
The best is using grubinst_gui.exe (part grub4dos-0.4.3 or later package). In its combo-box for drive,
you will see:
 (hd0) * size0
 (hd1) * size1
 (hd2) * size2
 (hd3)
 (hd4)
 (hd5)
which is the perfect display since it told you what disks are ready.
Now if you plug an external HDD or USB key, there will a .physicaldrive6 (hd6) assigned,
but this disk will NOT appear under ptedit32, since apparently it stops at first not ready drive.
grubinst_gui.exe display is execellent since it continues all physical drives emuneration:
 (hd0) * size0
 (hd1) * size1
 (hd2) * size2
 (hd3)
 (hd4)
 (hd5)
 (hd6) * size6
Personally I prefer ptedit32 to beeblebrox (hard disk size identification), but you must be aware of
Ptedit32 Download Free'missing' physical disks due to vdk reservation gap.
To eliminate the gap (hd2)-(hd5) you have to issue a vdk close (or of course vdk remove).
Then you need to unplug the HDD (hd6) to free this slot, replug it (so it will be assigned (hd2)) and it
will be seen by ptedit32 and hence usable.
The above lines could be a little confused but I hope forum specialists have no problem reading it. :-) 