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changing drive letters

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by dudglee, 2005/08/23.

  1. 2005/08/23
    dudglee

    dudglee Inactive Thread Starter

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    My computer that runs windows XP service pack2 after building it it named my hdd (sata) it named it I: instead of C: it named the cd burner and dvd rom and mapped my card readers before it could some one tell me how to change the drive letters thanks Dudglee
     
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    Welshjim

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    dudglee--Control Panel|Adminstrative Tools|Computer Management|Disk Management. In the bottom right quadrant, right click on the partition whose drive letter you want to change|Change Drive Letter and Paths|follow instructions.
     
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  4. 2005/08/23
    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    I'm not sure that it's wise to change the drive letter for the boot/system partition. You could try it but I would prepare myself for trouble.

    How did this happen?

    The safest way to install the OS is to have no peripheral hardware connected, no card readers, no USB devices, no printers/scanners and so on. Only the harddisk to hold the operating system and the optical drives (all internal) should be connected.

    During the installation, create and format the system partition only. That way it will be named C: with the opticals D: and E: if there are two of them.

    Immediately, go to Disk Manager and change the drive letters for the opticals from D: and E: to X: and Y: respectively. Now, they are out of the way for any additional partition on the existing harddisk or any additional harddisk. (You have to reboot to "free" the abandoned drive letters.)

    Only when all harddisks have been partitioned and formated, would I connect a card reader or any other peripheral hardware.

    How much else have You installed?

    I would personally play it safe and reinstall from square one.

    Christer

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    welcome to the Windows BBS ...... :) ...... !
     
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  5. 2005/08/23
    Welshjim

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    dudglee--Christer is correct to be very cautious, and I should have said something earlier.
    One of the potential problems is that your programs are all setup to seek the files they use in a Drive with a certain name. If you change the drive name, then the programs won't work.
    Are your programs set up to seek files in Drive I? If so changing to Drive C will make most of your programs inoperable, including Windows, etc.. I must assume they are set up to use Drive I or you would have noticed something wrong already if the programs originally expected to find their files in a Drive with another letter.
    Hope you caught this in time.
     
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  6. 2005/09/14
    scottdietert

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    Hello Dudglee,
    This sequence in Win XP HE has worked for me:

    Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management/ (enter again)
    The next open window displays all your drives and drive letters; right click on the desired drive and select "change drive letters and path "; the next menu gives you 3 options; choose Change and you receive a drop down of available letters.

    Good luck,
    Scott (not an established Staff guru) :cool:
     
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