Hard Drive Configuration

[Guest]

I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the drive was
labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't find "C"
drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.

 

[Dave Patrick]

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a problem for
almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Guest]

I had a similar problem when I replaced a hard drive. The PC had a Zip
drive installed as a slave on the same IDE cable. After formatting the drive
and loading Windows XP, and some other software, I discovered that the boot
drive was assigned as F: and the zip drive was assigned as C:. I was able to
reassign the zip drive to a different drive letter using the drive management
utility, but, of course, it won't let you change the drive letter for the
boot drive.

I've found 2 articles in the MS Knowledgebase about this. Article 223188
tells you how to edit the Registry to change the drive letter assigned to the
boot drive. This seems pretty straightforward and much less time consuming
than having to start all over again with reformatting the hard drive and
reloading Windows. However, I am concerned that I could end up with problems
doing it this way. Does anyone know of possible problems and if this is a
good way to get the boot drive back to C:?

The other article, number 326683, states that this is a known problem for XP
Pro and Home Edition. It recommends disconnecting the zip drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. It doesn't mention reformatting the drive. Since
we've already installed a lot of software before finding this problem, can I
reload Windows XP without having to reload all the other software as well?

Which of these options would be the best way to go? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a problem for
almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the drive was
labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't find "C"
drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.

 

[DL]

The kb article states this method should not be used if win was installed to
a 'wrong' drive only use if letters were changed without user intervention.
You could try a repair installation, with zip disconnected, you should then
reinstall your software as the software register entries will point to the
wrong boot drive.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm may help, also a link
to clean install.

I had a similar problem when I replaced a hard drive. The PC had a Zip
drive installed as a slave on the same IDE cable. After formatting the drive
and loading Windows XP, and some other software, I discovered that the boot
drive was assigned as F: and the zip drive was assigned as C:. I was able to
reassign the zip drive to a different drive letter using the drive management
utility, but, of course, it won't let you change the drive letter for the
boot drive.

I've found 2 articles in the MS Knowledgebase about this. Article 223188
tells you how to edit the Registry to change the drive letter assigned to the
boot drive. This seems pretty straightforward and much less time consuming
than having to start all over again with reformatting the hard drive and
reloading Windows. However, I am concerned that I could end up with problems
doing it this way. Does anyone know of possible problems and if this is a
good way to get the boot drive back to C:?

The other article, number 326683, states that this is a known problem for XP
Pro and Home Edition. It recommends disconnecting the zip drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. It doesn't mention reformatting the drive. Since
we've already installed a lot of software before finding this problem, can I
reload Windows XP without having to reload all the other software as well?

Which of these options would be the best way to go? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a problem for
almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the drive was
labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't find "C"
drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the clarification. When I installed the hard drive, I was never
prompted to assign it to a drive letter, so I actually didn't do anything to
make the boot drive become drive F:. So, I was hoping the registry change
outlined in the article would work. However, if it's going to cause
problems, I don't want to do it. Of course, reinstalling XP (the client only
has an old, pre-SP1 and -SP2 copy), then reapplying all the patches and
reinstalling all the software will not be much fun either. I guess it's
safer, though, if that's the only option. If I do a repair installation of
XP, I assume I will need to reapply all the updates and patches. Is that
right? Do I need to do anything with the other software that must be
reinstalled, like remove it first or can I just reinstall it?

Any other possibilities?

Thanks for your help.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

The kb article states this method should not be used if win was installed to
a 'wrong' drive only use if letters were changed without user intervention.
You could try a repair installation, with zip disconnected, you should then
reinstall your software as the software register entries will point to the
wrong boot drive.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm may help, also a link
to clean install.

I had a similar problem when I replaced a hard drive. The PC had a Zip
drive installed as a slave on the same IDE cable. After formatting the drive
and loading Windows XP, and some other software, I discovered that the boot
drive was assigned as F: and the zip drive was assigned as C:. I was able to
reassign the zip drive to a different drive letter using the drive management
utility, but, of course, it won't let you change the drive letter for the
boot drive.

I've found 2 articles in the MS Knowledgebase about this. Article 223188
tells you how to edit the Registry to change the drive letter assigned to the
boot drive. This seems pretty straightforward and much less time consuming
than having to start all over again with reformatting the hard drive and
reloading Windows. However, I am concerned that I could end up with problems
doing it this way. Does anyone know of possible problems and if this is a
good way to get the boot drive back to C:?

The other article, number 326683, states that this is a known problem for XP
Pro and Home Edition. It recommends disconnecting the zip drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. It doesn't mention reformatting the drive. Since
we've already installed a lot of software before finding this problem, can I
reload Windows XP without having to reload all the other software as well?

Which of these options would be the best way to go? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a problem for
almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the drive was
labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't find "C"
drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.

 

[DL]

You would have to apply all patches.
Frankly I'm not entirely sure that a reinstallation of apps, after the
repair, would be sufficient for all apps, some may give probs.
The safest way would be to blow everything away and start afresh.
The link I gave previously has a further link for clean install, it gives
tips for avoiding wrong drive designations
You could create a slipstreamed copy of win containing latest sp
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4444.html autostreamer

Thanks for the clarification. When I installed the hard drive, I was never
prompted to assign it to a drive letter, so I actually didn't do anything to
make the boot drive become drive F:. So, I was hoping the registry change
outlined in the article would work. However, if it's going to cause
problems, I don't want to do it. Of course, reinstalling XP (the client only
has an old, pre-SP1 and -SP2 copy), then reapplying all the patches and
reinstalling all the software will not be much fun either. I guess it's
safer, though, if that's the only option. If I do a repair installation of
XP, I assume I will need to reapply all the updates and patches. Is that
right? Do I need to do anything with the other software that must be
reinstalled, like remove it first or can I just reinstall it?

Any other possibilities?

Thanks for your help.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

The kb article states this method should not be used if win was installed to
a 'wrong' drive only use if letters were changed without user intervention.
You could try a repair installation, with zip disconnected, you should then
reinstall your software as the software register entries will point to the
wrong boot drive.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm may help, also a link
to clean install.

I had a similar problem when I replaced a hard drive. The PC had a Zip
drive installed as a slave on the same IDE cable. After formatting

the
drive

and loading Windows XP, and some other software, I discovered that the boot
drive was assigned as F: and the zip drive was assigned as C:. I was

able
to

reassign the zip drive to a different drive letter using the drive management
utility, but, of course, it won't let you change the drive letter for the
boot drive.

I've found 2 articles in the MS Knowledgebase about this. Article 223188
tells you how to edit the Registry to change the drive letter assigned

to
the

boot drive. This seems pretty straightforward and much less time consuming
than having to start all over again with reformatting the hard drive and
reloading Windows. However, I am concerned that I could end up with problems
doing it this way. Does anyone know of possible problems and if this is a
good way to get the boot drive back to C:?

The other article, number 326683, states that this is a known problem

for
XP

Pro and Home Edition. It recommends disconnecting the zip drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. It doesn't mention reformatting the drive. Since
we've already installed a lot of software before finding this problem,

can
I

reload Windows XP without having to reload all the other software as well?

Which of these options would be the best way to go? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting


:

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a problem for
almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the

drive
was

labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't

find
"C"

drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the guidance. I'm beginning to think it would be best just to
start over. By "blow it all away" do you mean to reformat the drive, or boot
from the Windows XP CD and do a complete reinstall of Windows XP from the XP
CD? I sure wish I had the article on avoiding wrong drive designations,
BEFORE I installed the hard drive and Windows XP!
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

You would have to apply all patches.
Frankly I'm not entirely sure that a reinstallation of apps, after the
repair, would be sufficient for all apps, some may give probs.
The safest way would be to blow everything away and start afresh.
The link I gave previously has a further link for clean install, it gives
tips for avoiding wrong drive designations
You could create a slipstreamed copy of win containing latest sp
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4444.html autostreamer

Thanks for the clarification. When I installed the hard drive, I was never
prompted to assign it to a drive letter, so I actually didn't do anything to
make the boot drive become drive F:. So, I was hoping the registry change
outlined in the article would work. However, if it's going to cause
problems, I don't want to do it. Of course, reinstalling XP (the client only
has an old, pre-SP1 and -SP2 copy), then reapplying all the patches and
reinstalling all the software will not be much fun either. I guess it's
safer, though, if that's the only option. If I do a repair installation of
XP, I assume I will need to reapply all the updates and patches. Is that
right? Do I need to do anything with the other software that must be
reinstalled, like remove it first or can I just reinstall it?

Any other possibilities?

Thanks for your help.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

The kb article states this method should not be used if win was installed to
a 'wrong' drive only use if letters were changed without user intervention.
You could try a repair installation, with zip disconnected, you should then
reinstall your software as the software register entries will point to the
wrong boot drive.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm may help, also a link
to clean install.

I had a similar problem when I replaced a hard drive. The PC had a Zip
drive installed as a slave on the same IDE cable. After formatting the
drive
and loading Windows XP, and some other software, I discovered that the
boot
drive was assigned as F: and the zip drive was assigned as C:. I was able
to
reassign the zip drive to a different drive letter using the drive
management
utility, but, of course, it won't let you change the drive letter for the
boot drive.

I've found 2 articles in the MS Knowledgebase about this. Article 223188
tells you how to edit the Registry to change the drive letter assigned to
the
boot drive. This seems pretty straightforward and much less time
consuming
than having to start all over again with reformatting the hard drive and
reloading Windows. However, I am concerned that I could end up with
problems
doing it this way. Does anyone know of possible problems and if this is a
good way to get the boot drive back to C:?

The other article, number 326683, states that this is a known problem for
XP
Pro and Home Edition. It recommends disconnecting the zip drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. It doesn't mention reformatting the drive.
Since
we've already installed a lot of software before finding this problem, can
I
reload Windows XP without having to reload all the other software as well?

Which of these options would be the best way to go? Any other
suggestions?

Thanks.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting


:

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to
reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a problem for
almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the drive
was
labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't find
"C"
drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.

 

[DL]

Safest would be clean install

Thanks for the guidance. I'm beginning to think it would be best just to
start over. By "blow it all away" do you mean to reformat the drive, or boot
from the Windows XP CD and do a complete reinstall of Windows XP from the XP
CD? I sure wish I had the article on avoiding wrong drive designations,
BEFORE I installed the hard drive and Windows XP!
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting

You would have to apply all patches.
Frankly I'm not entirely sure that a reinstallation of apps, after the
repair, would be sufficient for all apps, some may give probs.
The safest way would be to blow everything away and start afresh.
The link I gave previously has a further link for clean install, it gives
tips for avoiding wrong drive designations
You could create a slipstreamed copy of win containing latest sp
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4444.html autostreamer

Thanks for the clarification. When I installed the hard drive, I was never
prompted to assign it to a drive letter, so I actually didn't do

anything
to

make the boot drive become drive F:. So, I was hoping the registry change
outlined in the article would work. However, if it's going to cause
problems, I don't want to do it. Of course, reinstalling XP (the

client
only

has an old, pre-SP1 and -SP2 copy), then reapplying all the patches and
reinstalling all the software will not be much fun either. I guess it's
safer, though, if that's the only option. If I do a repair installation of
XP, I assume I will need to reapply all the updates and patches. Is that
right? Do I need to do anything with the other software that must be
reinstalled, like remove it first or can I just reinstall it?

Any other possibilities?

Thanks for your help.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting


:

The kb article states this method should not be used if win was installed to
a 'wrong' drive only use if letters were changed without user intervention.
You could try a repair installation, with zip disconnected, you

should
then

reinstall your software as the software register entries will point

to
the

wrong boot drive.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm may help, also

a
link

to clean install.

I had a similar problem when I replaced a hard drive. The PC had

a
Zip

drive installed as a slave on the same IDE cable. After

formatting
the

drive
and loading Windows XP, and some other software, I discovered that the
boot
drive was assigned as F: and the zip drive was assigned as C:. I

was
able

to
reassign the zip drive to a different drive letter using the drive
management
utility, but, of course, it won't let you change the drive letter

for
the

boot drive.

I've found 2 articles in the MS Knowledgebase about this. Article 223188
tells you how to edit the Registry to change the drive letter

assigned
to

the
boot drive. This seems pretty straightforward and much less time
consuming
than having to start all over again with reformatting the hard

drive
and

reloading Windows. However, I am concerned that I could end up with
problems
doing it this way. Does anyone know of possible problems and if

this
is a

good way to get the boot drive back to C:?

The other article, number 326683, states that this is a known

problem
for

XP
Pro and Home Edition. It recommends disconnecting the zip drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. It doesn't mention reformatting the drive.
Since
we've already installed a lot of software before finding this

problem,
can

I
reload Windows XP without having to reload all the other software

as
well?

Which of these options would be the best way to go? Any other
suggestions?

Thanks.
--
Peggy A.
In A Chord Web Design and Consulting


:

If you mean the system/boot partition is "E" then you'll need to
reinstall
the operating system. This in of itself is/should not be a

problem
for

almost all software installation.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
I recently had a new hard drive installed. For some reason the drive
was
labeled "E". I cannot load Norton Antivirus because it can't find
"C"
drive. How do I change drive letter in able to load software.