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Drive letters
- Thread starter ken07734
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have a read here:
Change drive letter on a boot device
Vista and XP: Reassign/Change Drive Letters
How To Change Drive Letters in Windows Vista
Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
Change drive letter on a boot device
Vista and XP: Reassign/Change Drive Letters
How To Change Drive Letters in Windows Vista
Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
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firewolfrl
Technical User
when you did the reinstall, did you have a USB drive or flashcard reader connected? Did you have any other hard drive connected?
the way to install is to disconnect all usb connections from the motherboard and have only the DVD drive and hard drive connected
that way you get C:\ as your main drive
sometimes windows sees the USB hookup and assigns a drive letter to it during the windows install
your best bet is to zero the drive (format is not good enough). You need to zero the drive so the MBR is wiped. then install the OS
the links above may create their own issues due to the registry seeing the boot drive as J:\
the way to install is to disconnect all usb connections from the motherboard and have only the DVD drive and hard drive connected
that way you get C:\ as your main drive
sometimes windows sees the USB hookup and assigns a drive letter to it during the windows install
your best bet is to zero the drive (format is not good enough). You need to zero the drive so the MBR is wiped. then install the OS
the links above may create their own issues due to the registry seeing the boot drive as J:\
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