XP Pro installation changed drive letters?

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I recently re-formatted my hard drive, XP changed the drive letters on my
hard disks. I have a small partition on one of my hard drives (39mb) that was
placed there by dell. XP changed that small partition to drive C:/ I'm having
trouble installing software and updates because everything wants to
automatically install to drive C:/. This small partition used to be hidden,
is there any way to hide it again? Can I just erase the partition without
damaging the boot sequence?
Any HelpIs Greatly Appreciated!!
Thanks For Your Time,
Brian
 
If the dell partition isnt needed anymore (it was created for restoring
computer
back to factory specs),and you have a xp cd,then boot to xp cd,recovery,press
enter for password,then type:DiskPart In DiskPart,delete all partitions
(except
the 8mg),once all deleted,create one,then press Esc key,then type:
FORMAT C: /FS:ntfs When its thru,type:EXIT Let xp restart,then reboot to
xp cd,
this time select,install xp.
 
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