Recently I reinstalled Windows XP Professional due to a problem.

Before installation, I had 4 partitions C: D: E: and F:

But the installation program changed C: to G: (I don't know why or how) and
installed Windows to G:. I couldn't do anything about it

Now my partitions are G: D: E: F:

But I need my boot volume or system volume to be C: (for a lot of reasons.)

I obviously couldn't change it from within Windows.

Can anyone help me with a way to change the drive letter.

It's OK if I need to reinstall. (I have no important data in my system as of
now)

I just want my partitions to be C: D: E: and F:

"Dil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Recently I reinstalled Windows XP Professional due to a problem.
>
> Before installation, I had 4 partitions C: D: E: and F:
>
> But the installation program changed C: to G: (I don't know why or how)
and
> installed Windows to G:. I couldn't do anything about it
>
> Now my partitions are G: D: E: F:
>
> But I need my boot volume or system volume to be C: (for a lot of
reasons.)
>
> I obviously couldn't change it from within Windows.
>
> Can anyone help me with a way to change the drive letter.
>
> It's OK if I need to reinstall. (I have no important data in my system as
of
> now)
>
> I just want my partitions to be C: D: E: and F:

Unfortunately it is not possible to change the drive
letter of an existing installation, because the registry
is full of references to that letter. Changing it by a
registry hack would make your system unstable.
Re-installation is your only option.

Oh!

I hoped that there could be some way without reinstallation.

Thats OK, I was thinking about reinstallation as an option.

Anyway, thanks for your time

go to your command prompt & type in this:
convert volume /fs:ntfs /v

or type: convert C: /fs:ntfs /v

"phillip maurice nelson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> go to your command prompt & type in this:
> convert volume /fs:ntfs /v
>
> or type: convert C: /fs:ntfs /v

The command you recommend will convert a FAT into
an NTFS partition. It has nothing whatsoever to do
with the OP's problem of inappropriate drive letters.