FAT32 partitions assigned letters before NTFS?

[BigToque]

I have a single 60 gig HD partitioned as follows:

1. 2GB FAT32 (primary)
2. 7GB NTFS (Pirmary)
3. 51GB EXTENDED (primary)
-> 4. 51GB FAT32

When I try to install WinXP #1 gets assigned C:\, #4 gets assigned D:\ and #2 gets assigned E:\

I would like to have #2 = D:\

Is this possible, or am I just out of luck?

 

[DannyBoy]

Use fdsik to create your partitions first.

Create your primary 2gb partition, then create your extended dos partition of 58gb, and partition the entended dos partition into 2 logical drives.

Doing this should create the drives in alphabetical order.

Btw, as far as I was aware you can only have one primary partition?!

 

[cleverhandle]

@DannyBoy - you can have 4 primary partitions, or 3 primaries + 1 extended

@Stefan - what partition are you installing to, and what other OS's (if any) are involved?

 

[SUOrangeman]

See my response in your other thread (Gen. Hwd.?).

-SUO

 

[firewall]

Control Panel > Administrative tools > Computer Management > disk Management.
I think you can change drive letter assignments from somewhere over there.

 

[firewall]

right click the drive when u do as above and click 'Change drive letter and paths'.
Then change as you want.

 

[BigToque]

I got it all setup the way I want now. I just made the NTFS partition a logical partition and everything worked out.

Thanks