Partitioning help

Ok guys here is the deal, I have a Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM drive configured as 4 20GB FAT32 partitions. I had Windows 98 SE installed on C:, and Windows 2000 Pro SP2 on D:, E: and F: are just room for programs and stuff.

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Ok guys here is the deal, I have a Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM drive configured as 4 20GB FAT32 partitions. I had Windows 98 SE installed on C:, and Windows 2000 Pro SP2 on D:, E: and F: are just room for programs and stuff. I recently received my Maxtor 20GB 7200 RPM back from RMA and it works fine now, I put it in the system and partitioned it into 2 10GB FAT32 partitions. When I start Win2k it reports the drive as 1 8 GB partition with letter I:, G: and H: are CD drives. If I boot Win98 it detects the drive and reports as drive D: as the first 10 GB partition of the Maxtor and moves the rest of the WDC drive letters over and then dumps the second partition as drive H: after the Western Digital partitions. How do I make Windows 2000 detect the entire contents of my drive?
 
Win98 system:
C: WD Partition 1, 20 G
D: Maxtor Partition 1, 10 G
E: WD Partition 2, 20 G
F: WD Partition 3, 20 G
G: WD Partition 4, 20 G
H: Maxtor Partition 2, 10G
I: LG CD-ROM
J: LG CD-RW
 
Win2000 system:
C: WD Partition 1, 20 G
D: WD Partition 2, 20 G
E: WD Partition 3, 20 G
F: WD Partition 4, 20 G
G: LG CD-ROM
H: LG CD-RW
I: Maxtor Partition 1, only 8 GB, nothing else, other 12 GB missing.
 
Win98 installed to C:\Windows, Windows 2000 to D:\Winnt

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I figured it out, pretty simple solution too.