- Drive letter assignment
- Posted by Jimbo on October 28th, 2005
I'm running XP HE SP2.
After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters have been
re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into the BIOS in order
to do this?
Many thanks.
Jim
- Posted by old jon on October 28th, 2005
"Jimbo" <askme@forit.com> wrote in message
news:sQu8f.23297$65.14038@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
> I'm running XP HE SP2.
>
> After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters have been
> re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into the BIOS in
> order to do this?
>
> Many thanks.
> Jim
Are you ready ?. Then I`ll begin. Rt\click My Computer\Manage \Disk
Management.
They should all show there. If you want to swop two over, you will have to
move 1 drive letter to make room for the other first, then put in the letter
for the second.
You can go down as far as Z.
best wishes..OJ
- Posted by AndrewMead on October 28th, 2005
Right click on 'My Computer', select 'manage', then select 'disk management',
right click on the drive and go to 'change drive letter'
Andrew
"Jimbo" wrote:
> I'm running XP HE SP2.
>
> After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters have been
> re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into the BIOS in order
> to do this?
>
> Many thanks.
> Jim
>
>
>
- Posted by Steve N. on October 28th, 2005
Jimbo wrote:
> I'm running XP HE SP2.
>
> After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters have been
> re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into the BIOS in order
> to do this?
>
> Many thanks.
> Jim
>
>
When installing XP you should disconnect all non-essential drives and
storage devices, at most have only Floppy, CDROM and one hard disk
connected. After the install you can then connect your other drives and
the drive letter assignments should line up "normally".
Steve
- Posted by Ken Blake, MVP on October 28th, 2005
old jon wrote:
> "Jimbo" <askme@forit.com> wrote in message
> news:sQu8f.23297$65.14038@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
>> I'm running XP HE SP2.
>>
>> After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters
>> have been re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into
>> the BIOS in order to do this?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>> Jim
> Are you ready ?. Then I`ll begin. Rt\click My Computer\Manage \Disk
> Management.
> They should all show there. If you want to swop two over, you will
> have to move 1 drive letter to make room for the other first, then
> put in the letter for the second.
> You can go down as far as Z.
Doing this, you can change the letters of all drives *except* the one
Windows is installed on. Since he says "all my drive letters have been
re-assigned," chances are that the letter he most wants to change is the one
he can't.
--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup
- Posted by Jimbo on October 28th, 2005
Thank you, everybody - brilliant, as usual!
Sincere regards to you.
"Steve N." <Steve_N@nunya.biz.nes> wrote in message
news:ui74%23e$2FHA.700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Jimbo wrote:
>
>> I'm running XP HE SP2.
>>
>> After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters have
>> been re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into the BIOS
>> in order to do this?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>> Jim
>
> When installing XP you should disconnect all non-essential drives and
> storage devices, at most have only Floppy, CDROM and one hard disk
> connected. After the install you can then connect your other drives and
> the drive letter assignments should line up "normally".
>
> Steve
- Posted by Steve N. on October 28th, 2005
Jimbo wrote:
> Thank you, everybody - brilliant, as usual!
>
> Sincere regards to you.
Thanks and you're welcome.
Steve
>
>
> "Steve N." <Steve_N@nunya.biz.nes> wrote in message
> news:ui74%23e$2FHA.700@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Jimbo wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm running XP HE SP2.
>>>
>>>After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters have
>>>been re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into the BIOS
>>>in order to do this?
>>>
>>>Many thanks.
>>>Jim
>>
>>When installing XP you should disconnect all non-essential drives and
>>storage devices, at most have only Floppy, CDROM and one hard disk
>>connected. After the install you can then connect your other drives and
>>the drive letter assignments should line up "normally".
>>
>>Steve
>
>
>
- Posted by Steve N. on October 29th, 2005
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> old jon wrote:
>
>
>>"Jimbo" <askme@forit.com> wrote in message
>>news:sQu8f.23297$65.14038@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
>>
>>>I'm running XP HE SP2.
>>>
>>>After formatting and reinstalling XP today, all my drive letters
>>>have been re-assigned - how can I change them? Do I have to go into
>>>the BIOS in order to do this?
>>>
>>>Many thanks.
>>>Jim
>>
>>Are you ready ?. Then I`ll begin. Rt\click My Computer\Manage \Disk
>>Management.
>>They should all show there. If you want to swop two over, you will
>>have to move 1 drive letter to make room for the other first, then
>>put in the letter for the second.
>>You can go down as far as Z.
>
>
>
> Doing this, you can change the letters of all drives *except* the one
> Windows is installed on. Since he says "all my drive letters have been
> re-assigned," chances are that the letter he most wants to change is the one
> he can't.
>
And if you mutiboot it gets even uglier.
Steve
