Windows installed on wrong drive (card reader)

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Atxa

Hello,

I got that problem a few times, when I installed Windows (XP Pro SP2) on
a PC who had a card reader (6 in 1), Windows was installed on the drive
F: instead of C:

I manually create the partition as a primary part with NTFS, and it's
the only one.

The only solution that I found is to unplugged the card reader before
the installation.

Any solutions ?

Sorry for my bad english !

Thank You !
 
Atxa said:
Hello,

I got that problem a few times, when I installed Windows (XP Pro SP2) on
a PC who had a card reader (6 in 1), Windows was installed on the drive
F: instead of C:

I manually create the partition as a primary part with NTFS, and it's
the only one.

The only solution that I found is to unplugged the card reader before
the installation.

Any solutions ?

Sorry for my bad english !

Thank You !
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Your solution is the correct solution.
 
Pegasus said:
Thank you, Steve, for sprinkling some holy water over
my suggestion. I knew that I would feel secure with you
around me. :-)
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LOL! I try to keep things simple, y'know?

Bless you, mystical winged equine!

:)

Steve N.
 
Hello,

I got that problem a few times, when I installed Windows (XP Pro SP2) on
a PC who had a card reader (6 in 1), Windows was installed on the drive
F: instead of C:

I manually create the partition as a primary part with NTFS, and it's
the only one.

The only solution that I found is to unplugged the card reader before
the installation.

Any solutions ?
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If you want the first partition on the first drive to be C: without
having to unplug anything, just create the partition in Windows setup,
and quit (F3) setup. Then boot from the installation CD again, and
setup will assign C to the partition you created.
 
Andy said:
If you want the first partition on the first drive to be C: without
having to unplug anything, just create the partition in Windows setup,
and quit (F3) setup. Then boot from the installation CD again, and
setup will assign C to the partition you created.
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That's a good idea, Andy! I never thought of that, but I believe you're
right; a valid partition on the first fixed disk should be recognized as
C: by any boot media.

Steve N.
 
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