Vista Tutorial - Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\

02-09-2008

I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
systems now
show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How
can i fix this?
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osullivania

02-09-2008

you would have to install vista from within running xp.
installing direct by booting the dvd it STEALS the "C" drive letter.

mikeyhsd@xxxxxx

"Patricko" <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:321B6D14-F29F-433A-9884-D3DB9DD4CDB0@xxxxxx
I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
systems now
show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How
can i fix this?
--
osullivania

02-09-2008

Hi,

You can't. Vista will always enumerate its system drive as C: unless you
start the install from within an existing installation that already has that
designation. Once it is installed, you cannot change the system drive
letter.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Patricko" <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
> systems now
> show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\
> How
> can i fix this?
> --
> osullivania

02-09-2008

You can install Vista from the XP desktop. If you install from the DVD, it
will install itself as C

"Patricko" <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
> systems now
> show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\
> How
> can i fix this?
> --
> osullivania

02-25-2008

On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:27:01 -0800, Patricko
<Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
>systems now
>show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How
>can i fix this?

Vista should NOT be showing its System drive as "D:" in a dual-boot
installation. It should show its system drive as "C:". Additionally,
it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:".
This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista
after installing XP. Whether it would be easy to change the XP volume
back to "C:", I do not know, since I've never tried it. Theoretically
it should be possible. I don't know how practical it would be,
however.

--
Donald L McDaniel

How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
"cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
decimal point.

02-25-2008

if you install booting from the DVD, vista STEALS the "C" designation.
if you install from within a running system vista takes the drive letter as expected.
you could format the partition/drive
and from a running XP insetrt the vista dvd and install.

mikeyhsd@xxxxxx

"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9dn4s3p1dp3ma26sfje4pruskou34t4lkf@xxxxxx
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:27:01 -0800, Patricko
<Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
>systems now
>show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How
>can i fix this?

Vista should NOT be showing its System drive as "D:" in a dual-boot
installation. It should show its system drive as "C:". Additionally,
it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:".
This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista
after installing XP. Whether it would be easy to change the XP volume
back to "C:", I do not know, since I've never tried it. Theoretically
it should be possible. I don't know how practical it would be,
however.

--
Donald L McDaniel

How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
"cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
decimal point.

02-25-2008

Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before you
post?

"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:27:01 -0800, Patricko
> <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both
>>systems now
>>show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\
>>How
>>can i fix this?

>
> Vista should NOT be showing its System drive as "D:" in a dual-boot
> installation. It should show its system drive as "C:". Additionally,
> it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:".
> This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista
> after installing XP. Whether it would be easy to change the XP volume
> back to "C:", I do not know, since I've never tried it. Theoretically
> it should be possible. I don't know how practical it would be,
> however.
>
> --
> Donald L McDaniel
>
> How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
> something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
> keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
> 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
> bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
> "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
> decimal point.

02-25-2008

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:05:05 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before you
>post?

John, the only "research" I need to do is look at my desktop, which
contains shortcuts to all available volumes. Sure enough, Vista has
as its Drive letter "C", while XP shows its drive letter as "D".

I installed via booting with the install disk, not installing from
within Windows.

Why don't YOU research how important it is to TRUST people's word?

--
Donald L McDaniel

How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
"cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
decimal point.

02-26-2008

Why do you think that testing is done on a variety of equipment, software,
methods of installing, etc. You know one situation. When Vista is
installed from the desktop of XP, it assigns the drive lettering of the XP
installation. When installed from the Vista DVD it assigns C. Just for
starters. Obviously your single desktop doesn't show both options. Maybe
you could try another method of installing and see why generalising from
'my' installation would make researching the options advisable before
offering misinformation based only on limited experience.

"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:var6s398kngtfp304heqvkcpjhje9phu38@xxxxxx

Quote:

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:05:05 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before
>>you
>>post?

>
> John, the only "research" I need to do is look at my desktop, which
> contains shortcuts to all available volumes. Sure enough, Vista has
> as its Drive letter "C", while XP shows its drive letter as "D".
>
> I installed via booting with the install disk, not installing from
> within Windows.
>
> Why don't YOU research how important it is to TRUST people's word?
>
>
>
> --
> Donald L McDaniel
>
> How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
> something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
> keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
> 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
> bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
> "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
> decimal point.

03-05-2008

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:55:57 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>Why do you think that testing is done on a variety of equipment, software,
>methods of installing, etc. You know one situation. When Vista is
>installed from the desktop of XP, it assigns the drive lettering of the XP
>installation. When installed from the Vista DVD it assigns C. Just for
>starters. Obviously your single desktop doesn't show both options. Maybe
>you could try another method of installing and see why generalising from
>'my' installation would make researching the options advisable before
>offering misinformation based only on limited experience.

Mr. Barnes,
I did NOT offer "misinformation". If it HAD been "misinformation", it
would have been WRONG information. What I reported is obviously
correct. The facts are, a standard installation of Vista (that is,
via booting from the installation media), DOES change XP's drive
letter, whether YOU like it or not.

Go stuff yourself somewhere in the server closet, ok? Maybe light up
a joint or two? Mellow out a little? You've been entering code too
long. You need a rest.

Quote:

>
>"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:var6s398kngtfp304heqvkcpjhje9phu38@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:05:05 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>>Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before
>>>you
>>>post?

>>
>> John, the only "research" I need to do is look at my desktop, which
>> contains shortcuts to all available volumes. Sure enough, Vista has
>> as its Drive letter "C", while XP shows its drive letter as "D".
>>
>> I installed via booting with the install disk, not installing from
>> within Windows.
>>
>> Why don't YOU research how important it is to TRUST people's word?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Donald L McDaniel
>>
>> How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
>> something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
>> keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
>> 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
>> bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
>> "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
>> decimal point.

--
Donald L McDaniel

How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up
something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer
keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop
30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel"
bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about
"cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the
decimal point.

02-09-2008	#1 (permalink)
Patricko Guest n/a posts	Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both systems now show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How can i fix this? -- osullivania
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02-09-2008	#2 (permalink)
mikeyhsd Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ you would have to install vista from within running xp. installing direct by booting the dvd it STEALS the "C" drive letter. mikeyhsd@xxxxxx "Patricko" <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:321B6D14-F29F-433A-9884-D3DB9DD4CDB0@xxxxxx I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both systems now show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How can i fix this? -- osullivania
My System Specs

02-09-2008	#3 (permalink)
Rick Rogers Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ Hi, You can't. Vista will always enumerate its system drive as C: unless you start the install from within an existing installation that already has that designation. Once it is installed, you cannot change the system drive letter. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Patricko" <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:321B6D14-F29F-433A-9884-D3DB9DD4CDB0@xxxxxx Quote: >I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both > systems now > show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ > How > can i fix this? > -- > osullivania
My System Specs

02-09-2008	#4 (permalink)
John Barnes Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ You can install Vista from the XP desktop. If you install from the DVD, it will install itself as C "Patricko" <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:321B6D14-F29F-433A-9884-D3DB9DD4CDB0@xxxxxx Quote: >I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both > systems now > show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ > How > can i fix this? > -- > osullivania
My System Specs

02-25-2008	#5 (permalink)
Donald L McDaniel Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:27:01 -0800, Patricko <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both >systems now >show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How >can i fix this? Vista should NOT be showing its System drive as "D:" in a dual-boot installation. It should show its system drive as "C:". Additionally, it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:". This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista after installing XP. Whether it would be easy to change the XP volume back to "C:", I do not know, since I've never tried it. Theoretically it should be possible. I don't know how practical it would be, however. -- Donald L McDaniel How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the decimal point.
My System Specs

02-25-2008	#6 (permalink)
mikeyhsd Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ if you install booting from the DVD, vista STEALS the "C" designation. if you install from within a running system vista takes the drive letter as expected. you could format the partition/drive and from a running XP insetrt the vista dvd and install. mikeyhsd@xxxxxx "Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9dn4s3p1dp3ma26sfje4pruskou34t4lkf@xxxxxx On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:27:01 -0800, Patricko <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both >systems now >show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ How >can i fix this? Vista should NOT be showing its System drive as "D:" in a dual-boot installation. It should show its system drive as "C:". Additionally, it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:". This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista after installing XP. Whether it would be easy to change the XP volume back to "C:", I do not know, since I've never tried it. Theoretically it should be possible. I don't know how practical it would be, however. -- Donald L McDaniel How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the decimal point.
My System Specs

02-25-2008	#7 (permalink)
John Barnes Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before you post? "Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9dn4s3p1dp3ma26sfje4pruskou34t4lkf@xxxxxx Quote: > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:27:01 -0800, Patricko > <Patricko@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>I recently installed Vista (dual boot). I already had XP installed. Both >>systems now >>show C:\ as their respective drive letter. Vista should be showing D:\ >>How >>can i fix this? > > Vista should NOT be showing its System drive as "D:" in a dual-boot > installation. It should show its system drive as "C:". Additionally, > it SHOULD change the drive letter of XP to "D:" rather than "C:". > This will happen without your permission each time you install Vista > after installing XP. Whether it would be easy to change the XP volume > back to "C:", I do not know, since I've never tried it. Theoretically > it should be possible. I don't know how practical it would be, > however. > > -- > Donald L McDaniel > > How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up > something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer > keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop > 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" > bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about > "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the > decimal point.
My System Specs

02-25-2008	#8 (permalink)
Donald L McDaniel Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:05:05 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before you >post? John, the only "research" I need to do is look at my desktop, which contains shortcuts to all available volumes. Sure enough, Vista has as its Drive letter "C", while XP shows its drive letter as "D". I installed via booting with the install disk, not installing from within Windows. Why don't YOU research how important it is to TRUST people's word? -- Donald L McDaniel How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the decimal point.
My System Specs

02-26-2008	#9 (permalink)
John Barnes Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ Why do you think that testing is done on a variety of equipment, software, methods of installing, etc. You know one situation. When Vista is installed from the desktop of XP, it assigns the drive lettering of the XP installation. When installed from the Vista DVD it assigns C. Just for starters. Obviously your single desktop doesn't show both options. Maybe you could try another method of installing and see why generalising from 'my' installation would make researching the options advisable before offering misinformation based only on limited experience. "Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:var6s398kngtfp304heqvkcpjhje9phu38@xxxxxx Quote: > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:05:05 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> > wrote: > Quote: >>Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before >>you >>post? > > John, the only "research" I need to do is look at my desktop, which > contains shortcuts to all available volumes. Sure enough, Vista has > as its Drive letter "C", while XP shows its drive letter as "D". > > I installed via booting with the install disk, not installing from > within Windows. > > Why don't YOU research how important it is to TRUST people's word? > > > > -- > Donald L McDaniel > > How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up > something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer > keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop > 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" > bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about > "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the > decimal point.
My System Specs

03-05-2008	#10 (permalink)
Donald L McDaniel Guest n/a posts	Re: Drive letters in XP and Vista both indicate C:\ On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:55:57 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Why do you think that testing is done on a variety of equipment, software, >methods of installing, etc. You know one situation. When Vista is >installed from the desktop of XP, it assigns the drive lettering of the XP >installation. When installed from the Vista DVD it assigns C. Just for >starters. Obviously your single desktop doesn't show both options. Maybe >you could try another method of installing and see why generalising from >'my' installation would make researching the options advisable before >offering misinformation based only on limited experience. Mr. Barnes, I did NOT offer "misinformation". If it HAD been "misinformation", it would have been WRONG information. What I reported is obviously correct. The facts are, a standard installation of Vista (that is, via booting from the installation media), DOES change XP's drive letter, whether YOU like it or not. Go stuff yourself somewhere in the server closet, ok? Maybe light up a joint or two? Mellow out a little? You've been entering code too long. You need a rest. Quote: > >"Donald L McDaniel" <orthocross@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:var6s398kngtfp304heqvkcpjhje9phu38@xxxxxx Quote: >> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:05:05 -0800, "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> >> wrote: >> Quote: >>>Why don't you research the drive letter enumeration used in Vista before >>>you >>>post? >> >> John, the only "research" I need to do is look at my desktop, which >> contains shortcuts to all available volumes. Sure enough, Vista has >> as its Drive letter "C", while XP shows its drive letter as "D". >> >> I installed via booting with the install disk, not installing from >> within Windows. >> >> Why don't YOU research how important it is to TRUST people's word? >> >> >> >> -- >> Donald L McDaniel >> >> How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up >> something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer >> keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop >> 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" >> bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about >> "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the >> decimal point. -- Donald L McDaniel How can so many otherwise very intelligent people screw up something so simple so badly? If you stick a computer keyboard in front of most people, they'll suddenly drop 30 points off their IQs. Much like placing a "Pork Barrel" bill in front of a politician: He'll forget all about "cooperation" the minute he counts the zeroes before the decimal point.
My System Specs

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