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alan
when i installed xp pro windows assigned the boot drive
as F:\ how do i change it back to C:\
as F:\ how do i change it back to C:\
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
Hi Alan,
You can't. You can change virtually any drive letter EXCEPT the one assigned
to the system partition.
You would need to start over. This usually happens when a zip drive or
similar is attached to the system. Whatever was assigned as "C" usually
needs to be disconnected before installing.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
You can't. You can change virtually any drive letter EXCEPT the one assigned
to the system partition.
You would need to start over. This usually happens when a zip drive or
similar is attached to the system. Whatever was assigned as "C" usually
needs to be disconnected before installing.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
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mikey
- Change Disk Drive Letters
First you must remember that you CANNOT change the letter for the
boot drive if it contains the PAGEFILE.SYS (swap file) and/or HIBERFILE.SYS(hibernate file).
To move pagefile.sys use Control Panel | System | Advanced tab | Settings
under Performance | Advanced tab again | Virtual Memory and CHANGE
button. set the drive you want to move FROM to NO Paging File and click on SET.
set the drive you want to move TO and click SET.
To turn off page file, same as above, but select No Paging file and then click the SET button
To disable hiberfile.sys use Control Panel | Power Options Hibernate tab.
THEN REBOOT and Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
Management under Storage, then RIGHT click on the drive letter to change
and select the Change Letter option.
The drive letter you want to use MUST be available and not assigned to another drive.
THEN following the first procedure set the PAGEFILE.SYS back to the
drive it was on originally.
XP automatically adjusts the registry for the drive letter changes.
(e-mail address removed)
when i installed xp pro windows assigned the boot drive
as F:\ how do i change it back to C:\
First you must remember that you CANNOT change the letter for the
boot drive if it contains the PAGEFILE.SYS (swap file) and/or HIBERFILE.SYS(hibernate file).
To move pagefile.sys use Control Panel | System | Advanced tab | Settings
under Performance | Advanced tab again | Virtual Memory and CHANGE
button. set the drive you want to move FROM to NO Paging File and click on SET.
set the drive you want to move TO and click SET.
To turn off page file, same as above, but select No Paging file and then click the SET button
To disable hiberfile.sys use Control Panel | Power Options Hibernate tab.
THEN REBOOT and Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk
Management under Storage, then RIGHT click on the drive letter to change
and select the Change Letter option.
The drive letter you want to use MUST be available and not assigned to another drive.
THEN following the first procedure set the PAGEFILE.SYS back to the
drive it was on originally.
XP automatically adjusts the registry for the drive letter changes.
(e-mail address removed)
when i installed xp pro windows assigned the boot drive
as F:\ how do i change it back to C:\
D
Daniel L. Belton
Rick said:Hi Alan,
You can't. You can change virtually any drive letter EXCEPT the one assigned
to the system partition.
You would need to start over. This usually happens when a zip drive or
similar is attached to the system. Whatever was assigned as "C" usually
needs to be disconnected before installing.
I have also had this to happen when more than one hard drive is in the
system. if you do a clean install by using FDisk to delete the
partition and then run windows setup, create a partition and format,
then continue the install without rebooting, then you will get drive
letters that are all screwed up. when you first boot, it will see the
first primary partition as the C: drive so that when windows setup
creates a partition, it can't assign C:. I have found that I can run
setup, create and format the partiton. Then reboot the system before
starting setup. after rebooting, then setup will run and the drives
will be properly labeled (assuming that you have them in the proper
order in your system)
D
Daniel L. Belton
mikey said:- Change Disk Drive Letters
First you must remember that you CANNOT change the letter for the
boot drive if it contains the PAGEFILE.SYS (swap file) and/or
HIBERFILE.SYS(hibernate file).
To move pagefile.sys use Control Panel | System | Advanced tab | Settings
under Performance | Advanced tab again | Virtual Memory and CHANGE
button. set the drive you want to move FROM to NO Paging File and click
on SET.
set the drive you want to move TO and click SET.
To turn off page file, same as above, but select No Paging file and then
click the SET button
To disable hiberfile.sys use Control Panel | Power Options Hibernate tab.
THEN REBOOT and Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer
Management | Disk
Management under Storage, then RIGHT click on the drive letter to change
and select the Change Letter option.
The drive letter you want to use MUST be available and not assigned to
another drive.
THEN following the first procedure set the PAGEFILE.SYS back to the
drive it was on originally.
XP automatically adjusts the registry for the drive letter changes.
(e-mail address removed) <mailto:[email protected]>
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when i installed xp pro windows assigned the boot drive
as F:\ how do i change it back to C:\
Don't think so... Windows XP management console won't allow you to
change the drive letter of the system drive. makes no difference where
the pagefile or the hibernate file are located, you still can't change
the system drive letter from there.
M
mikey
not necessarily true, this is something I have to do every month when I reinstall XP.
I FLATLY refuse to disembowel my computer just because xp is too stupid to recognize what is hard drives and what is not.
so far in almost 2 years is has not failed to allow me to reassign the boot drive letter,.
(e-mail address removed)
Don't think so... Windows XP management console won't allow you to
change the drive letter of the system drive. makes no difference where
the pagefile or the hibernate file are located, you still can't change
the system drive letter from there.
I FLATLY refuse to disembowel my computer just because xp is too stupid to recognize what is hard drives and what is not.
so far in almost 2 years is has not failed to allow me to reassign the boot drive letter,.
(e-mail address removed)
- Change Disk Drive Letters
First you must remember that you CANNOT change the letter for the
boot drive if it contains the PAGEFILE.SYS (swap file) and/or
HIBERFILE.SYS(hibernate file).
To move pagefile.sys use Control Panel | System | Advanced tab | Settings
under Performance | Advanced tab again | Virtual Memory and CHANGE
button. set the drive you want to move FROM to NO Paging File and click
on SET.
set the drive you want to move TO and click SET.
To turn off page file, same as above, but select No Paging file and then
click the SET button
To disable hiberfile.sys use Control Panel | Power Options Hibernate tab.
THEN REBOOT and Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer
Management | Disk
Management under Storage, then RIGHT click on the drive letter to change
and select the Change Letter option.
The drive letter you want to use MUST be available and not assigned to
another drive.
THEN following the first procedure set the PAGEFILE.SYS back to the
drive it was on originally.
XP automatically adjusts the registry for the drive letter changes.
(e-mail address removed) <mailto:[email protected]>
message
when i installed xp pro windows assigned the boot drive
as F:\ how do i change it back to C:\
Don't think so... Windows XP management console won't allow you to
change the drive letter of the system drive. makes no difference where
the pagefile or the hibernate file are located, you still can't change
the system drive letter from there.
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Drives Swapped Over
My computer has run well for 18 momths but this morning my C Drive & D Drive have swapped over.
Windows used to run off my D Drive (the larger drive), but now they've swapped over. Also as a resuly my DVD Rom, CD Rom, & Extigy USB Sound Module have dissapeared.
Is this something to do with the BIOS, can the settings somehow got switched, or is it a Windows error.
I am running Windows XP.
Please, please help,
Mike
My computer has run well for 18 momths but this morning my C Drive & D Drive have swapped over.
Windows used to run off my D Drive (the larger drive), but now they've swapped over. Also as a resuly my DVD Rom, CD Rom, & Extigy USB Sound Module have dissapeared.
Is this something to do with the BIOS, can the settings somehow got switched, or is it a Windows error.
I am running Windows XP.
Please, please help,
Mike
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