Changing boot volume or system volume drive letter

[Guest]

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:

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.

 

[Guest]

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

 

[phillip maurice nelson]

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

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

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.