XP Pro SP2 on 2nd HD

[Guest]

Greetings,
I just intalled a new 80G hd and installed XP Pro with SP2. This is the 2nd
hard drive in my box. The original HD is a 60G Running XP Pro (no service
packs). I have NTFS on both disks. The disk order calls the new HD drive F:
and the original disk G:. Some of my software wants to run on drive C:.
Now, I can and have created a tiny disk C:, but, it's only 7MB large out of
the spare space left on the main 80G hd and thats not large enough. I also
have a DVD-ROM and a DVD-RW.
My question is, what do I have to do to reasign the drives?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You can't reletter installation partitions. If you were able to, the system
would not function. Any other volumes can be changed, but not those housing
system files. You would have to start clean (ie: all over from scratch).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

My reply is at the bottom of your message :

Greetings,
I just intalled a new 80G hd and installed XP Pro with SP2. This is the 2nd
hard drive in my box. The original HD is a 60G Running XP Pro (no service
packs). I have NTFS on both disks. The disk order calls the new HD drive F:
and the original disk G:. Some of my software wants to run on drive C:.
Now, I can and have created a tiny disk C:, but, it's only 7MB large out of
the spare space left on the main 80G hd and thats not large enough. I also
have a DVD-ROM and a DVD-RW.
My question is, what do I have to do to reasign the drives?

Well ,something out of your question. Why do you install the same operating
system on two hard drives into the same box.What is the point? I mean ,I have
seen people keep Windows 2000 on one hard and XP on other but WinXP Pro and
Win XP Pro in one machine???It is your business,not mine, and sorry if I
interrupt you but I just wonder and... Thanks for your answer


Panda_man

 

[Guest]

Hola Panda_man,
I have had this hard drive up and running, non-stop, for 2+ years. History
has taught me that the disk errors are soon to come and its time for a new
drive. New HD means new OS. As soon as I get me new disk set up just as I
like it, I'll copy all the old files I need onto my new disk.

Badclown

 

[Guest]

My reply is at the bottom of your message :

Hola Panda_man,
I have had this hard drive up and running, non-stop, for 2+ years. History
has taught me that the disk errors are soon to come and its time for a new
drive. New HD means new OS. As soon as I get me new disk set up just as I
like it, I'll copy all the old files I need onto my new disk.

Badclown

Ok , Thank you very much for your answer.But if you had your HD for long
time and there were errors,you could just buy new HD , do a back up on CD/DVD
and then put the file into the the new HD.You kill the old hard drive and
install the same Windows XP Pro on the new hard drive...and this way there
will be no need of new OS-this means few money .Thank you for your answer
again


Panda_man

 

[Guest]

Hi, the problem with reinstalling the old OS onto the new HD is the OS would
no longer be valid and I could no longer upgrade anything on it from Lord
Microsoft. I admit, it does botherme that I paid $50 for a new HD and $133
for the new OS copy to run it. But, the value of avoiding extra hassles
compensates, as I am sure that is the intention of requiring the validation
program in the first place. That's the same reason I don't buy a larger HD
than the 80G I did. I believe it's called "planned obsolescence". It's for
my main HD, I have 3 other HDs in various sizes connected extenally by UBS.
My main just contain the programs, the vast majority are programs, the rest
is all for data, and are powered off when not being used.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi, the problem with reinstalling the old OS onto the new HD is the
OS would no longer be valid and I could no longer upgrade anything on
it from Lord Microsoft.

Not at all true. You can move it from drive to drive as much you as want,
and Microsoft doesn't care at all. If you do a clean reistallation, you'll
have to reactivate it, but that should be no problem at all.

There is only one restriction (maybe two, if it's an OEM version) on its
use: you can't have it installed on more than computer at once. If it's an
OEM version, you also can't even move it to a second computer (that extra
restriction is the main reason OEM versions are cheaper than retail ones).

Since you fall into neither of those situations, even if yours is an OEM
version, you can change drives and reinstall Windows as much as you want to.

 

[Guest]

Hi Ken,
that is very good to know, the new XP does not say OEM on it. However, the
old disk I replaced is an OEM disk. Still, nice to know for the future.

CYA,
Badclown

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi Ken,
that is very good to know, the new XP does not say OEM on it.
However, the old disk I replaced is an OEM disk. Still, nice to know
for the future.

You're welcome, but for the future, when you post a message, please quote
enough of what you're responding to to put your reply into context. Many of
us (me, for example) don't save already-read messages and a message without
a quote is oiften incomprehensible. I almost missed your message because it
didn't include a quote..