wrong drive letter

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

I just installed Windows XP on a new drive and it was ok
except the drive letters changed from C to E.

Can any help?
 
Drive Letters Change Unexpectedly When You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326683&Product=winxp

You'll have to physically disconnect whatever drive is shown as the current C: drive,
perform a "clean install", then reconnect that drive.

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

7. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

-------------------------------------------------------------------------


| I just installed Windows XP on a new drive and it was ok
| except the drive letters changed from C to E.
|
| Can any help?
 
Thanks for the help....
-----Original Message-----
Drive Letters Change Unexpectedly When You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;326683&Product=winxp

You'll have to physically disconnect whatever drive is shown as the current C: drive,
perform a "clean install", then reconnect that drive.

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and
Click to expand...
keyboard, before installing XP.
1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

7. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------


| I just installed Windows XP on a new drive and it was ok
| except the drive letters changed from C to E.
|
| Can any help?
.
Click to expand...
 
I believe there is a way to re-assign a drive letter.
I'm not at my PC with XP at this moment, but check
the HELP. I believe you can assign any drive or CDROM
any drive letter you prefer....
I'll try to find a better answer and re-append....
 
One cannot change or reassign the "boot drive letter"
after installing the O/S.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


| I believe there is a way to re-assign a drive letter.
| I'm not at my PC with XP at this moment, but check
| the HELP. I believe you can assign any drive or CDROM
| any drive letter you prefer....
| I'll try to find a better answer and re-append....
 
Loren Ajack said:
I believe there is a way to re-assign a drive letter.
I'm not at my PC with XP at this moment, but check
the HELP. I believe you can assign any drive or CDROM
any drive letter you prefer....
I'll try to find a better answer and re-append....
Click to expand...

Loren,

true (see http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDriveLetterChange.htm), but
changing the drive letter on the partition where the system
resides has so many drawbacks that I would very strongly
recommend to reinstall, particularly if it had been installed
only recently.

Hans-Georg
 
Back
Top