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Change boot disk drive letter

  • 11-05-2008 4:31pm
    #1
    cianclarke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭


    Hi - looking to change my boot disk drive letter (G:) to (C:).
    I've installed a new version of Windows on my 250gb drive in a small partition, and am setting this up as required before I format my old partition and merge.
    When I boot the new install, it's root is being mounted as G:, with my old HD being mounted as C: (as it was all along).

    I want to change the letter of my root drive on the new install from G: to C: without effecting the old partition - how easy is this to do, can it be done?
    Will make settinig up my new software much easier. Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    Was there a card reader in the computer?


  • #3
    cianclarke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭cianclarke


    It's a laptop (Inspiron 9400) with built in Ricoh Card Reader.

    Can't figure why the new install took letter G: and gave the old partition it picked up on C:...
    Can I even have two partitions on the same drive, both booting with the root as C:? Surely the drive letter assignment is partition specific?


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188


  • #5
    cianclarke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭cianclarke


    Thanks! Worked, although with quite a few problems afterwards!
    For future reference, if it can be avoided don't bother!!


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