Change Drive Letters

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Peter

I just installed WinXP Pro SP1 on a new PC I built. It automatically made
my hard drive H. (I had 4 USB devices connected when I installed WinXP.
They got C, D, E, F. The DVD drive got G. The hard drive got H.)

I have already changed the USB devices to I, J, K, L. I am trying to
change the hard drive from H to C but the "change drive letter" option is
not available for the hard drive.

How can I change the hard drive from H to C?

Peter
 
Try what again? Re-install Windows?

That would take care of the USB devices getting C, D, E & F. But that
still doesn't explain why the CD/DVD drive got a letter higher than the
hard drive. Any ideas on that?

Peter
 
I think he meant changing the drive letters, not installing XP? I assume
you are using Disk Ma nagem e nt to chan ge the drive letters, right?
 
Peter said:
I just installed WinXP Pro SP1 on a new PC I built. It automatically
made my hard drive H. (I had 4 USB devices connected when I
installed WinXP. They got C, D, E, F. The DVD drive got G. The hard
drive got H.)

I have already changed the USB devices to I, J, K, L. I am trying to
change the hard drive from H to C but the "change drive letter"
option is not available for the hard drive.

How can I change the hard drive from H to C?
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Peter

You cannot change the drive letter for the drive that the system is
installed on. The only way to change this is to reinstall and perform a
format of the disk during the installation. You need to disconnect any other
drives before installing. I have seen the same problem with external Zip
drives that are connected during installations of XP.

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Peter

You cannot change the drive letter for the drive that the system is
installed on. The only way to change this is to reinstall and perform a
format of the disk during the installation. You need to disconnect any other
drives before installing. I have seen the same problem with external Zip
drives that are connected during installations of XP.
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I can certainly disconnect the USB devices before re-installing Windows
but I can't disconnect the CD/DVD drive as I need it for the Windows
installation CD.

How do I get around that?

Peter
 
Peter said:
I can certainly disconnect the USB devices before re-installing Windows
but I can't disconnect the CD/DVD drive as I need it for the Windows
installation CD.

How do I get around that?

Peter
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No problem, once you disconnect the USB devices, the drive letters will be
sorted out automatically. The internal hard disk will become C: and the
CD/DVD will become D:. The drive letter of the CD/DVD can be changed
afterwards if desired.
 
Peter said:
I can certainly disconnect the USB devices before re-installing
Windows
but I can't disconnect the CD/DVD drive as I need it for the Windows
installation CD.

How do I get around that?

Peter
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The USB drives caused the problem that included the CD drive being placed
before the system drive. Disconnect the USB drives before installing and all
will be well.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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