On a new PC I've done a fresh install of WIN XP and its given the primary hdd the letter F:, and it wont let me change it via administrator tools/disk management. I want it to be C: ...... can I do it with fdisk or another program... and how??

Snelly

This happens from time to time and doesn't do any harm.

Only way to fix it is to re-do the installation. Need to unplug any second hard drive or flash drive to avoid it happening again.

Thats the reply I was dreading.... ok, i'll get on with it! lol

You do need to specify you want it to be C: (not F:) in the install options. It has been a while so I cant remember exactly where it comes in. Just read each screen VERY carefully to prevent it from happening again.

SNELLY....................... I happened to be reading this article regarding your renaming problem,give it a look and see if it might be helpful.Good Luck.......let us know if it helps.........
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...;307844&sd=tech

From the link BornBrit provided:

"Changing the drive letter of the system volume or the boot volume is not a built-in feature of the Disk Management snap-in."

There are also registry hacks floating about that claim to switch drive letters. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME KIDS. Stay away from those destructions, er instructions. No, destructions.