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| 268238 | 2004-09-02 06:05:00 | hi i recently purchased a new 80gb hard drive. i did a clean install of xp on it. i have kept an old hard drive with just files on it and no os. when i go to my computer the 80gb one that has xp on it is coming up as the e drive and the one with just files is coming up as my c drive. i know its nothing big really seen its all working its just a bit of an annoyance eg. when installing programs that are set to go to the c drive having to change settings does anyone know how to fix this |
help_me (1501) | ||
| 268239 | 2004-09-02 06:13:00 | Usually u can change devices by going to Control Panel / Admin Tools / Computer Management, and going to Disk Management. Then highlighting the device to the right / right mouse button / and selecting Change Drive Letter. However, since it's C: you want to change, XP may get confused (since Windows is on it). And it may NOT be able to find programs you've installed (if any). Since most of the info is already in the registry. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 268240 | 2004-09-02 06:37:00 | Windows XP's disk management will not let you change the drive letter of the system drive. The only way that I can think of that'll work is to remove the files only drive, reformat the new 80gb drive and reinstall XP - this should install now to C: Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 268241 | 2004-09-02 06:44:00 | Thats what I thought. I've done that myself XP has installed / created c on another hdd. And every single program u install refuses to sometimes work. Coz they expect to install on C not E or F or D! And everytime I format this thing, I have to unplug the internal USB card reader from the inside of the case. And reconnect it after XP is installed. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 268242 | 2004-09-02 08:53:00 | > I've done that myself XP has installed / created c > on another hdd. And every single program u install > refuses to sometimes work. Coz they expect to > install on C not E or F or D! Have a look at the info at the bottom of this thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz) (7.3.6) and see if that may be of some help. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 268243 | 2004-09-02 09:05:00 | its all fixed now. in the end i just decided to reformat the drive and install with the second hard drive unpluged. then just plugged it in after xp was installed. thanks for all the help |
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