Windows has trouble booting from a partition other than 'C'. I wonder, how I could get it to boot from 'D'? Ubuntu had a partition selector. It was annoying if you frequently turned off the computer.

When Windows has trouble loading, inserting a retail version of XP, not an OEM, running setup, then choosing the repair option, 'r', will take you to a dos screen where you can run 'chkdsk'. If there are errors, you can type 'fixboot' to repair the Windows installation on the 'C' drive. How do you get it to repair the 'D' drive? Will I have to find a way to change the d drive to say c drive even though the partitions are out of order on the hard drive?