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From: Richard LeBlanc on 7 Nov 2009 23:34 WindowsXP - After format and re install drive C became Drive E. How can I get it back to drive C. It installed on the same partition but the drive letter changed to E.
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 8 Nov 2009 16:10 "Richard LeBlanc" <dandr(a)xplornet.com> wrote in message news:OajixTLYKHA.3676(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > WindowsXP - After format and re install drive C became Drive E. How can I > get it back to drive C. It installed on the same partition but the drive > letter changed to E. While you could do it through a registry hack, the result would be an unstable installation of Windows. You need to disconnect all USB drives, then re-install Windows.
From: philo on 8 Nov 2009 17:51 Richard LeBlanc wrote: > WindowsXP - After format and re install drive C became Drive E. How can I > get it back to drive C. It installed on the same partition but the drive > letter changed to E. > > I had that happen once due to a built-in card reader Check your bios settings to be sure your hard drive is listed as the second boot device...behind your cd/dvd Also make sure no other drives are attached (to avoid confusion) You will need to reinstall Windows of course FWIF: It will not hurt anything that Windows was installed on E:
From: Richard LeBlanc on 8 Nov 2009 18:54 I don't have any USB attached and My bios is as indicated. I have been running on E drive for some time but now is time to re install and I got the same results. I'm not sure what happened to change it. I guess maybe I am to fussy. I presently have a fresh install with only XP installed and thought there might be some easy way to change it as it seems to me that it was easy to get it where it is now but I don't know that I done anything unusual on former install. Richard "Richard LeBlanc" <dandr(a)xplornet.com> wrote in message news:OajixTLYKHA.3676(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > WindowsXP - After format and re install drive C became Drive E. How can I > get it back to drive C. It installed on the same partition but the drive > letter changed to E. >
From: mikeyhsd on 8 Nov 2009 19:16
disable the other drives in the bios. unless one is needed for dual boot. mikeyhsd(a)hotmail.com "Richard LeBlanc" <dandr(a)xplornet.com> wrote in message news:OkBWP7MYKHA.1268(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... I don't have any USB attached and My bios is as indicated. I have been running on E drive for some time but now is time to re install and I got the same results. I'm not sure what happened to change it. I guess maybe I am to fussy. I presently have a fresh install with only XP installed and thought there might be some easy way to change it as it seems to me that it was easy to get it where it is now but I don't know that I done anything unusual on former install. Richard "Richard LeBlanc" <dandr(a)xplornet.com> wrote in message news:OajixTLYKHA.3676(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > WindowsXP - After format and re install drive C became Drive E. How can I > get it back to drive C. It installed on the same partition but the drive > letter changed to E. > |