Possible to change windows drive path?

[hypeMarked]

I just found out after windows xp installation that it was assigned to drive letter G: instead of the default C:. Is there any way for me to change the drive letter without reinstalling windows? This was a problem because I previously hooked up an old hdd within the system and later found out that the old hdd was crapping out. Thanks for your help.

 

[hypeMarked]

Bump!!! for help.

 

[hypeMarked]

Anyone?

 

[GeekDrew]

I've heard that it's theoretically possible... but I'd sooner dropkick a brand new computer than try that.

Your best solution is to reinstall windows.

 

[WildHorse]

It might help you to read this:

How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows

Your same question has been discussed this year in a couple of threads in the AT Software forum, and the consensus seemed to be that it's best to simkply reinstall Windows.

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[hypeMarked]

Thank you all, and I decided to reinstall. :-(

 

[Nothinman]

Why does it matter?

 

[jfunk]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Why does it matter?

I've often wondered this myself. IBM/MS really messed with people's minds when they got them all attached to drive letters. I've had to reinstall for other people because of this too. They just can't handle not having a C:\ drive for some reason, it's some kind of brain washing.

Of course, to be fair, it's not just end users. I had to do this on a business client of mine's machine once because the billing software he used was hard coded to install into "C:\Program Files\ETC..." and it was, according to their technical support "...not in any way possible to install it anywhere else...how is it possible that you don't have a C:\ drive anyway?" I was in awe...tech support actually asked me how it was POSSIBLE not to have a c:\ drive. Needless to say, I did not feel like spending any time explaining to the nice man how such a crazy and out of control scenario may come to pass.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Why does it matter?

jfunk pretty much hit that nail on the head. There's no *good* reason that you have to have one, but I've seen *many* programs require that they be installed on C:.

 

[Nothinman]

but I've seen *many* programs require that they be installed on C:.

Yes, but when we run into them we usually stop using them at that point.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

but I've seen *many* programs require that they be installed on C:.

Yes, but when we run into them we usually stop using them at that point.

Well, that's one solution, if it's possible. The programs I've encountered that do that are something that is not easily replaceable, if at all.