Hi all - My PC has 2 hard drives - Normally C (contains my OS - XP) and D, (and DVD is E) right? But when I switched out C for a new hard drive, the letters are now backwards - My main OS drive is now E and 2nd drive is C (backwards right? I don't like it!) I didn't change any thing in the cables either (slave, master stuff) - My question is how can I reconfigure these letters so my XP shows on C drive and 2nd drive is D drive - and Dvd is E where it all should be. Make sense? This isnt an issue with one of those pitiful little plastic jumper thingys is it? Thank you!
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Hard Drive Lettering Sequence Question
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When you install XP, as in your case, make sure that the ONLY drive attached is the one you want to install it on...
once finished, go to the Drive Management and change the Drive Letter for the DVD to E: (as it magically became D
, power down and add the other drive, which should now become D: ...
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once finished, go to the Drive Management and change the Drive Letter for the DVD to E: (as it magically became D
, power down and add the other drive, which should now become D: ...Ben
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FredWagner
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In XP, right click on My Computer, choose Manage, the Storage, then Disk Management. Try rearranging the drive letters there. It may be easier than you think.
Fred Wagner
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I wouldn't do that. Windows is set up to find everything in E: now, change that to c: and you are just asking for trouble.
That technique works when you want to change the drive letter of a non system disc.
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Phil AKA Vacunita
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
That technique works when you want to change the drive letter of a non system disc.
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Phil AKA Vacunita
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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.
Vacunita, quite right with that...
as everything in the REGISTRY is pointing to the E drive and changing that to C, will break the OS to where it does not know where what is...
there is a way, but it is more of a headache for a regular user, and since it was a fresh install to begin with, the simplest way would be to reinstall it...
How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"
as everything in the REGISTRY is pointing to the E drive and changing that to C, will break the OS to where it does not know where what is...
there is a way, but it is more of a headache for a regular user, and since it was a fresh install to begin with, the simplest way would be to reinstall it...
How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows
Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"
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dvk1,
Just in case you weren't at all clear on the situation with the drive letters...
Here's the basic rule:
If Windows is installed on the drive letter you want to change, then you can't change it without reinstalling Windows (unless I suppose you just WANT to dig into the registry for I don't know - 10 years?![[wink]](/data/assets/smilies/wink.gif "[wink] [wink]")
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However, for any other drive letters, those CAN be handled under disk management, which was mentioned by at least 2 different people.
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"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me
Just in case you weren't at all clear on the situation with the drive letters...
Here's the basic rule:
If Windows is installed on the drive letter you want to change, then you can't change it without reinstalling Windows (unless I suppose you just WANT to dig into the registry for I don't know - 10 years?
)However, for any other drive letters, those CAN be handled under disk management, which was mentioned by at least 2 different people.
--
"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me
firewolfrl
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this should help
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