Just installed a new hard drive but the letter is "F" instead of "C", how do I change it? Using XP Pro
Thanks
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Get use to it or format and start over, it doesn't allow you to change the boot or system drive.
If it’s just an extra hard drive with and not a system or boot volume, then you can change the drive letter via “Computer Management.”
Did you copy/clone your system over to the new HDD?
Or did you add it as a second (third) HDD?
If this is an additional HDD, your system (boot/XP) disk will always be C: but you can change the new driveletter to be D: (or anything else).
Right click on My Computer and select Manage (or Start - Settings - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management).
Then on the left select Disk Management.
On the right (top portion) right click on the drive and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths".
If your D: drive is currently a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM you will right need to change its drive letter to the next available. The change the HDD letter to D:.
As per the other two posts, it is "near" impossible to change your system/boot/XP drive letter.
I say "near" because it is possible if you google it. But your milage may vary.
Good luck!
ronald.
Or did you add it as a second (third) HDD?
If this is an additional HDD, your system (boot/XP) disk will always be C: but you can change the new driveletter to be D: (or anything else).
Right click on My Computer and select Manage (or Start - Settings - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management).
Then on the left select Disk Management.
On the right (top portion) right click on the drive and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths".
If your D: drive is currently a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM you will right need to change its drive letter to the next available. The change the HDD letter to D:.
As per the other two posts, it is "near" impossible to change your system/boot/XP drive letter.
I say "near" because it is possible if you google it. But your milage may vary.
Good luck!
ronald.
QUOTE(rknol @ Aug 25 2008, 02:30 PM) 
As per the other two posts, it is "near" impossible to change your system/boot/XP drive letter.
I say "near" because it is possible if you google it. But your milage may vary.
Thank you for the enlightenment; we may not be as smart, but we try our best.I say "near" because it is possible if you google it. But your milage may vary.
QUOTE(Dino @ Aug 25 2008, 03:56 PM)
Thank you for the enlightenment; we may not be as smart, but we try our best.
Dino (and Moon) - my comment was in no way trying to reflect on your knowledge. I apologize if it came across that way.
I have seen people post solutions on how to change their system drive back to C: but I have never done it myself.
Here's a Microsoft KB on this subject:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188
And a third party site's thread:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1029418874
Depending on how Slingblade got into this situation it may or may not apply.
Thank you for your post Ronald and no harm done; I speak for my self here, but I believe that others do the same thing as well, in that when someone comes with a question I try to keep it as simple as possible as I’m not sure how technically inclined that person is. Put it another way, I’m a firm believer in the “KISS” principle. 
Thanks again, and no hard feelings.
Thanks again, and no hard feelings.
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