Change Boot drive letter XPpro

I just installed XPpro on a pair of WD SATA Raptors Raid 0 hooked up to my
A7N8X deluxe. Windows made this array drive (F). How do I make it be the (C)
drive?

Thanks
Joe

Joe

I know you can do it with partition magic .. but I don't think you can
re-letter the main drive in windows itself

"Joe" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I just installed XPpro on a pair of WD SATA Raptors Raid 0 hooked up to my
> A7N8X deluxe. Windows made this array drive (F). How do I make it be the
(C)
> drive?
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
>

I don't believe you can.

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:15:46 -0500, "Joe" <> wrote:

>I just installed XPpro on a pair of WD SATA Raptors Raid 0 hooked up to my
>A7N8X deluxe. Windows made this array drive (F). How do I make it be the (C)
>drive?
>
>Thanks
>Joe
>

There is a procedure that I have used successfully BUT it is mainly
applicable when the drive letter changes after cloning a Windows
installation that was originally on C:
See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223188 (223188 HOW TO: Restore the
System/Boot Drive Letter in Windows)

If Windows was initially installed to the drive as F:, this is not likely to
be successful as the registry will contain hundreds (at least) of references
to drive F: Other changes, e.g.boot.ini path, may also need manual action.
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"Joe" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I just installed XPpro on a pair of WD SATA Raptors Raid 0 hooked up to my
> A7N8X deluxe. Windows made this array drive (F). How do I make it be the
(C)
> drive?
>
> Thanks
> Joe
>
>

"GTS" <> wrote in message
news:y2xfc.22622$...
> There is a procedure that I have used successfully BUT it is mainly
> applicable when the drive letter changes after cloning a Windows
> installation that was originally on C:
> See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=223188 (223188 HOW TO: Restore
the
> System/Boot Drive Letter in Windows)
>
> If Windows was initially installed to the drive as F:, this is not likely
to
> be successful as the registry will contain hundreds (at least) of
references
> to drive F: Other changes, e.g.boot.ini path, may also need manual
action.
> --
>
>
> "Joe" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I just installed XPpro on a pair of WD SATA Raptors Raid 0 hooked up to
my
> > A7N8X deluxe. Windows made this array drive (F). How do I make it be the
> (C)
> > drive?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Joe

You're probably stuck with it. When I bought my last computer, I had two
drives installed, one with XP and one with 98SE, each drive as a master and
the XP drive being on Connector 0. It is the boot drive and it came up as
F:. At first I was disconcerted but now, when I install new programs, it
comes up as F in the installer and if it doesn't, there's always that option
of telling the installer which drive you want the program installed on.

Bearman

You can but you need to remap all the entries in the registry or you will
have problems

"derek / nul" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I don't believe you can.
>
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:15:46 -0500, "Joe" <> wrote:
>
> >I just installed XPpro on a pair of WD SATA Raptors Raid 0 hooked up to
my
> >A7N8X deluxe. Windows made this array drive (F). How do I make it be the
(C)
> >drive?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Joe
> >
>