C drive is called F

[McClint]

When I installed my hard drive it somehow got named F instead of the

traditional C. Now I get all kinds of funny (not funny at all) things

happening. When I try to install certain applications an error message

"Invalid X:" comes up. Is there a way to change the drive letter to C?

Thanks,
McClint

 

[Guest]

When did you install youre hd,you probably had a device installed that
should'nt
have been connected during the installation.The only way to change F: back to
C: is to reinstall xp.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

No, you'd have to start from scratch, this time first detaching whatever
device got the C designation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Zankhna]

When I installed my hard drive it somehow got named F instead of the

traditional C. Now I get all kinds of funny (not funny at all) things

happening. When I try to install certain applications an error message

"Invalid X:" comes up. Is there a way to change the drive letter to C?

Thanks,
McClint

just a thought but have you tried changing the drive letter back
(through manage device) to c and seeing if this solves your problem?

 

[Mak]

without reinstall, no, but, you can trick most of *certain applications*
that use hardcoded path instead of variables into *thinking* that you have
C:
subst c: f:\

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

When installing an operating system, the ONLY external devices connected
should be monitor, mouse, and keyboard..

You will have to start over..

 

[GregRo]

When I installed my hard drive it somehow got named F instead of the

traditional C. Now I get all kinds of funny (not funny at all) things

happening. When I try to install certain applications an error message

"Invalid X:" comes up. Is there a way to change the drive letter to C?

Thanks,
McClint

How do you install your new hard drive?
How did you install your operating system?
I can not figure out how his hard drive got assigned the letter F.
Some Bios Change Drive letters.


This might work if you still have your old drive.
Look at the jumper setting of the old drive.
Change the jumper settings of the New Drive to Match the old drive.

 

[Tip]

How do you install your new hard drive?
How did you install your operating system?
I can not figure out how his hard drive got assigned the letter F.
Some Bios Change Drive letters.


This might work if you still have your old drive.
Look at the jumper setting of the old drive.
Change the jumper settings of the New Drive to Match the old drive.

I had the same problem a couple weeks ago after an XP install. I kept
getting an error message after bootup and logged into Windows. When
installing XP I wasn't paying attention and apparently the USB camera cord
was still attached and was named the C: drive. I renamed the USB to another
letter and all was fine. My hard drive is still listed as F: but I haven't
had any problems since. Sure don't feel like spending all day again to get
it back to C: and for me it hasn't been a problem.

 

[GTS]

This is due to a bug in the XP installation procedure. It does not properly
distinguish between fixed and removable drives and actually works backwards,
starting with the letter assignment to the removables first. The only
known workaround is to detach any and all removable before the installation.
It is not related to BIOS settings or jumpers.
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[Charles Eaves]

I read with interest in the problem with the hard drive being assigned a
different letter than C.
Years ago, I used a program used "Partition Magic" on my IBM Aptiva using
windows 98.
I had that problem also and Partition Magic changed the drive letter in a
snap.
As I recall, Partition Magic changed the drive letter in seconds.
Do a Google for "Partition Magic manual", download the PDF, see pg 62 and
see if this meets your needs.
Version 8.0 works with XP.

Just a thought!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

That's fine for any partition *other* than the installation (system)
partition. Do not use that procedure on a system partition.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org