Install hard-coded to drive C:

[Harvey]

I did a clean install of XP(sp2) to a PC with a SATA
drive and Windows insisted on calling that drive "F:"
instead of "C:". Then I installed my applications and
most of the installs proceeded OK. However, Microsoft
AntiSpyware (currently at version 1.0.615) tried to
install to the non-existant drive C:. It attempt this 3
times and then proceeded to install properly on my %
SystemDrive%=F:

This was not a show-stopper because I didn't give up
easily; however, it did expose an area where Microsoft
could improve the AntiSpyware installation process.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I'm not sure what happened here. I've got a machine with partitions C, D,
and E, where XP is installed to E.

Microsoft Antispyware defaulted to drive E as I recall, and I had to change
the letter to D in order to move it to a drive with more space.

I would expect that the installation routines will be different in beta2.

 

[plun]

Hi

Well, SATA drives are special and I don´t believe we have
a working common standard for SATA drives yet.

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plun



Bill Sanderson formulated the question :

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I've heard strange stories from folks with motherboards supporting SATA and
PATA. I agree--if there is a standard for partition enumeration, it isn't
clear to the general public yet.

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