change drive letter

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i have an xp install on drive c of a drive with c, d, e partitions. Data is
on d. I'm trying to install 64 bit xp on e but it installs on d and being a
boot drive i can't change its drive letter.

Is there a way to force the 64xp install to e drive?
 
During the install it selects a default, but you CAN change it/customize it.
Just select/browse to E rather than D:

I've got XP64 on C, XP on E , Vista32 on V and Vista64 on X. For each of
those I just specified at install time where I want it installed.

OR are you just trying to change the letter ? right-click my computer-
manage - disk mgmt - right-click on partition/drive - change letter ( any
references to old apps on D will fail )
 
When the partition dialogue shows up d drive from th existing xp install
shows up as e:, leaving only d available
 
Robert said:
i have an xp install on drive c of a drive with c, d, e partitions. Data is
on d. I'm trying to install 64 bit xp on e but it installs on d and being a
boot drive i can't change its drive letter.

Is there a way to force the 64xp install to e drive?
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For x64 issues it's best to post to one of the x64 newsgroups such as:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
 
if you install the vista from XP it should take the correct drive letter.
problems with driver letters are more common if you boot direct from the vista dvd and install.



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i have an xp install on drive c of a drive with c, d, e partitions. Data is
on d. I'm trying to install 64 bit xp on e but it installs on d and being a
boot drive i can't change its drive letter.

Is there a way to force the 64xp install to e drive?
 
I've reread your question and will rephrase it - tell me if I'm right .
Rephrase = In the Pc you have ONLY one drive with 3 partitions ? You
currently use XP on C and have "your stuff" on D and want the new drive
called E so that "your stuff" is still on the letter D drive ? ( that's
how my PC is too). Your issue is that when you're DONE with the new
install that the data drive isn't accessible as D ? You don't really
care about the new drive letter - just keeping the data drive as D ??
And currently what happens is X64 = D and your data drive becomes E in
X64. In XP your date drive is still D. Is that right ?

If I'm not right , then let's back up a second...
From the top ... the details please ...
You have - how many disk drives/ CD's etc ?
how many bootable drives ? ( or just the one disk in the PC)

This install ... are you doing it FROM within
XP or by booting from the CD ?
Are you electing to format/initialize the new partition ?( vs just
leaving it alone)
For options ...
DO you have imaging software ( Ghost or HDD install utility
program,etc ) ?
What size are the partition sizes ( can you copy one to the other ) ?

In the meantime, I'm gonna go see exactly how I did that in an old site
guide log.

Bobb
 
mikeyhsd said:
if you install the vista from XP it should take the correct drive letter.
problems with driver letters are more common if you boot direct from the vista dvd and install.

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i have an xp install on drive c of a drive with c, d, e partitions. Data is
on d. I'm trying to install 64 bit xp on e but it installs on d and being a
boot drive i can't change its drive letter.

Is there a way to force the 64xp install to e drive?
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The OP didn't say anything about Vista, he said 64bit.
 
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