controlling Win2k's install drive letter

[Eric Gisin]

I have always used the following procedure to install Win2k into drive C:
- disable IDE channels if installing to SCSI
- make sure drive's ID is lowest
- create partition and mark it active
- boot setup from CD, format partition

This works for primary partitions, but I now have a larger drive and the win2K
partition is logical. The active part with ntldr will be C: and the OS
probably be F:

Does anyone know how to get setup to label OS drive as C:?

 

[Rod Speed]

I have always used the following procedure to install Win2k into drive C:
- disable IDE channels if installing to SCSI
- make sure drive's ID is lowest
- create partition and mark it active
- boot setup from CD, format partition

This works for primary partitions, but I now have a larger drive and the win2K
partition is logical. The active part with ntldr will be C: and the OS
probably be F:

Does anyone know how to get setup to label OS drive as C:?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=234048

 

[Andy]

I haven't verified that the following works, but I believe it should.

Start the installation process with the following initial conditions:
1. There is no active primary partition.
2. The partition that the W2K files will be installed to already
exists.

The steps:
1. Boot from the installation CD
2. Create the primary partition
3. Create the partition for W2K installation
4. Delete the primary partition.
5. Exit the installation program (F3 F3).
6. Boot from the CD
7. At the screen showing the disk and partitions, the existing
partition should be assigned C:.
8. Create the primary partition, which should become F:. I'm assuming
D: and E: are CD/DVD drives.
9. Install W2K to the C: partition.