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erikthegreat   09-25-2007 at 06:28:56 PM

I just recently built a new computer and my local disk is labeled as H: . I want to change it to C: . I think it was labeled that way because i had an internal 3.5" (16 in 1) memory card reader (PCI) plugged into the computer when i first started it up (all brand new/ fresh windows install on new HD) So windows assigned c,d..... to these "drives" and used what was left (H) to assign to the local disk where my OS was installed too. If i remove the card reader and restart will windows re-label my local drive back to c:? I thought C: was supposed to be reserved for the main boot volume? Any help would be appreciated...its driving me nuts!!!

Erik

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Riser   09-25-2007 at 07:07:56 PM
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Nope. Everything is coded to use H:.

Reinstall if you want to change that.. doing anything else will most likely be far more time consuming and a huge headache.

------------------------------ "Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having. Goddammit Otto, you are an alcoholic. Goddammit Otto, you have Lupus... one of those two doesn't sound right." M. H.
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erikthegreat   09-25-2007 at 07:15:43 PM
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reformat and reinstall or try to do a repair or install over the top of the existing copy?

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Riser   09-25-2007 at 09:11:28 PM
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Format and reinstall. The repair won't do you any good.

Quick format, install Windows.

------------------------------ "Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having. Goddammit Otto, you are an alcoholic. Goddammit Otto, you have Lupus... one of those two doesn't sound right." M. H.
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g-paw   09-25-2007 at 10:37:42 PM
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To avoid this problem disconnect all your drivers other than the optical drive you're using for the install disk and the hdd you're installing Windows on. Reconnect the other drives after Windows is installed.

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