it is same as mounting it in an empty ntfs folder from diskmgmt option
(this option will create a junction)
C:\>mklink /J c:\foo \?\Volume{6724b9c3-8cf1-11e1-9be5-806e6f6e6963}\
Junction created for c:\foo <<===>> \?\Volume{6724b9c3-8cf1-11e1-9be5-806e6f6e6
963}\
C:\>cd foo
C:\foo>dir /a
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 7050-0784
Directory of C:\foo
04/27/2012 12:59 AM
$RECYCLE.BIN
04/23/2012 09:36 AM Boot
07/14/2009 07:08 AM 383,562 bootmgr
04/23/2012 09:36 AM 8,192 BOOTSECT.BAK
04/23/2012 08:39 AM System Volume Information
2 File(s) 391,754 bytes
3 Dir(s) 75,345,920 bytes free
C:\foo>cd ..
C:\>rd /s /q foo
C:\>
On 4/27/12, Martin O'Brien wrote:
> As long as we're enumerating options, I think you might be able to this
> with "mklink" as well.
>
> At least you can mount vss snapshots with it.
>
> Mm
> On Apr 26, 2012 12:59 PM, "raj_r" wrote:
>
>> thanks alex for bringing up mountvol
>> playing with mountvol was pending for a long time your answer triggered
>> it
>> :)
>>
>> C:\>mountvol r:\ \\?\Volume{6724b9c3-8cf1-11e1-9be5-806e6f6e6963}\
>>
>> C:\>dir /a r:\boot\bc*
>> Volume in drive R is System Reserved
>> Volume Serial Number is AC46-2B24
>>
>> Directory of r:\boot
>>
>> 04/23/2012 09:13 PM 32,768 BCD
>> 04/23/2012 09:13 PM 29,696 BCD.LOG
>> 04/23/2012 09:36 AM 0 BCD.LOG1
>> 04/23/2012 09:36 AM 0 BCD.LOG2
>> 4 File(s) 62,464 bytes
>> 0 Dir(s) 75,345,920 bytes free
>>
>> C:\>mountvol r:\ /L
>> \\?\Volume{6724b9c3-8cf1-11e1-9be5-806e6f6e6963}\
>>
>> C:\>mountvol r:\ /D
>>
>> C:\>
>>
>> btw mountvol /d doesnt show the your partition will be accessible
>> until you reboot popup ?
>>
>> if i remove the assigned drive letter in diskmgmt i get that popup
>>
>> are thay different ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/27/12, raj_r wrote:
>> > E:\>dir /a | dir boot\bc*
>> > Volume in drive E is System Reserved
>> > Volume Serial Number is AC46-2B24
>> >
>> > Directory of E:\boot
>> >
>> > 04/23/2012 09:13 PM 32,768 BCD
>> > 1 File(s) 32,768 bytes
>> > 0 Dir(s) 75,345,920 bytes free
>> >
>> > E:\>
>> >
>> > On 4/27/12, raj_r wrote:
>> >> mycomputer -> right click -> manage -> disk management -> select
>> >> system reserved -> right click assign drive letter (sy e or default)
>> >> ok
>> >>
>> >> now you can browse the assigned drive and you will
>> >> find bcd \ boot (will not accessible in live condition )
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 4/26/12, Emre Tinaztepe wrote:
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>>
>> >>> I am trying to find \Boot\BCD in a Windows 7 x64 system but there is
>> >>> no
>> >>> such file.
>> >>> All the documentation states that it must reside there but it
>> >>> doesn't.
>> >>>
>> >>> I have even inspected \Boot and %SystemRoot%\System32\Boot\ with low
>> >>> level
>> >>> forensic tools such as Encase
>> >>> but wasn't able to find the file.
>> >>>
>> >>> Windows Internals 5 states that (p1078) :
>> >>>
>> >>>> "Some options that are included in the BCD save to the registry
>> >>>> value
>> >>>> HKLM\SYSTEM\
>> >>>> CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemStartOptions if they correspond to
>> >>>> command-line switches;
>> >>>> otherwise, they are kept only in the BCD."
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Also p267 states that HKLM\BCD0000000 is mapped to file \Boot\BCD.
>> >>>
>> >>> Does it mean "BCD file will only be created when default options are
>> >>> (command line) modified, else look into SYSTEM hive"?
>> >>>
>> >>> Any ideas?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> Emre
>> >>>
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