Drive letter change

187(V)URD@ · 3rd November 2005, 15:17

Hi,

My windows and boot files are on the D: letter.
Now usually i have it on my C: disk.

My question: If i change from D => C will it have any influence for my programs on my windows disk?

jmke · 3rd November 2005, 15:18

how are you going to change the drive letter of your System drive

187(V)URD@ · 3rd November 2005, 15:19

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
how are you going to change the drive letter of your System drive

drivemanagment(my computer - managment) or with partitionmagic, y ?

jmke · 3rd November 2005, 15:25

in short: you can't change driveletter of your SYSTEM and BOOT volume.
Drive Managment doesn't allow it; registry hacking is high risk and Part Magic doesn't support it AFAIK.
I settled for reinstalling my system without my USB Memory card reader attached

my Windows was on my "h:" drive letter

piotke · 3rd November 2005, 15:25

you can't change the drive letetr of the windows/boot partition...

jmke · 3rd November 2005, 15:26

nice post there piotke, albeit a bit short

edit: not bad either Maniak! (alterego @ shrimp?)

the maniak · 3rd November 2005, 15:26

drivemanagment will not change a drive letter of a systemdrive, maybe partitionmagic, but list time i tried that the system wouldn't boot

edit: yes alter ego @ shrimp

Sidney · 3rd November 2005, 15:33

I use/have Partitiion Magic; don't do it.

May try using DriveImage to backup the OS partition; move out whatever you have in current Drive C. From Drive Image DOS boot disk to restore O/S to C drive.

187(V)URD@ · 3rd November 2005, 15:36

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
in short: you can't change driveletter of your SYSTEM and BOOT volume.
Drive Managment doesn't allow it; registry hacking is high risk and Part Magic doesn't support it AFAIK.
I settled for reinstalling my system without my USB Memory card reader attached

my Windows was on my "h:" drive letter

Well mine is on D: because my second drive has changed all of his drive letters and was suddenly 'master' disk. So I didn't notice till i checked in windows

.

Now i don't use C: anymore otherwise i get some installs on the wrong partition :grum:

Quote:

Originally posted by lazyman
I use/have Partitiion Magic; don't do it.

May try using DriveImage to backup the OS partition; move out whatever you have in current Drive C. From Drive Image DOS boot disk to restore O/S to C drive.

Good idea

Going to do that.

3rd November 2005, 15:17	#1
187(V)URD@ Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 922	Drive letter change Hi, My windows and boot files are on the D: letter. Now usually i have it on my C: disk. My question: If i change from D => C will it have any influence for my programs on my windows disk? __________________ AMD Opteron 146@3ghz H2O Storm \| DFI NF4 Ultra-D \| 2512MB Gskill LE \| X800GTO²@X850XT-PE \| 2250GB Hitachi \| Modded Aopen H600B\| Seasonic 600W \| MX510@450HZ \| 19\" TFT BenQ 937s+ \|3DMARK2001 AMD XP2400+@2600+ \| Epox 8rda+ \| 2*256 Twinmos BH5 \| Club3D 9600Pro \| Maxtor 80GB + 200GB \| server + moviestation \|

3rd November 2005, 15:18	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	how are you going to change the drive letter of your System drive __________________

3rd November 2005, 15:25	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	in short: you can't change driveletter of your SYSTEM and BOOT volume. Drive Managment doesn't allow it; registry hacking is high risk and Part Magic doesn't support it AFAIK. I settled for reinstalling my system without my USB Memory card reader attached my Windows was on my "h:" drive letter __________________

3rd November 2005, 15:25	#5
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,997	you can't change the drive letetr of the windows/boot partition... __________________ .

3rd November 2005, 15:26	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,416	nice post there piotke, albeit a bit short edit: not bad either Maniak! (alterego @ shrimp?) __________________

3rd November 2005, 15:26	#7
the maniak Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 372	drivemanagment will not change a drive letter of a systemdrive, maybe partitionmagic, but list time i tried that the system wouldn't boot edit: yes alter ego @ shrimp

3rd November 2005, 15:33	#8
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,739	I use/have Partitiion Magic; don't do it. May try using DriveImage to backup the OS partition; move out whatever you have in current Drive C. From Drive Image DOS boot disk to restore O/S to C drive. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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