Vista Drive Letter Question

> Hi - I reinstalled Vista on my multi-boot (98SE - XP Pro SP2 - Vista Beta
> 2 Build 5384) computer. The partition I have for Vista is labeled N.
>
> When I originally installed Vista to N, Vista correctly reported that it
> was installed on the N partition. Windows XP and Partition Magic 8 also
> report that Vista is installed on N.
>
> However, since the reinstallation, Vista is now reporting that it is on
> the C partition, even though XP and Partition Magic 8 are reporting it as
> being installed on the N partition.
>
> When I reinstalled Vista (two times now), I selected N as the target
> partition. It certainly can't be installed on my C partition because that
> is only about 750MB in size. C partition holds the boot loader for all
> three OSs, because that is where Windows dumps them.
>
> Because Vista thinks it is on C, I can't change the drive letter using the
> disk management tool even when I turn off pagefile.
>
> Question: How can I change the drive letter within Vista to reflect its
> proper location? How do I change it from C to N?
>
> I am more than willing to reinstall Vista to get this corrected.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
> P.S. I formatted my N partition with Partition Magic 8 - NTFS as I did
> when I originally installed Vista.
>
>
>
>
>

> Hi - I reinstalled Vista on my multi-boot (98SE - XP Pro SP2 - Vista Beta 2
> Build 5384) computer. The partition I have for Vista is labeled N.
>
> When I originally installed Vista to N, Vista correctly reported that it was
> installed on the N partition. Windows XP and Partition Magic 8 also report
> that Vista is installed on N.
>
> However, since the reinstallation, Vista is now reporting that it is on the
> C partition, even though XP and Partition Magic 8 are reporting it as being
> installed on the N partition.
>
> When I reinstalled Vista (two times now), I selected N as the target
> partition. It certainly can't be installed on my C partition because that
> is only about 750MB in size. C partition holds the boot loader for all
> three OSs, because that is where Windows dumps them.
>
> Because Vista thinks it is on C, I can't change the drive letter using the
> disk management tool even when I turn off pagefile.
>
> Question: How can I change the drive letter within Vista to reflect its
> proper location? How do I change it from C to N?
>
> I am more than willing to reinstall Vista to get this corrected.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
> P.S. I formatted my N partition with Partition Magic 8 - NTFS as I did when
> I originally installed Vista.
>
>
>
>
>

> I would like to see this question both answered
> and corrected. For some reason the powers to be
> decided that Vista should recognize the drive or
> partition is has booted into should always be C:
>
> Personally, I feel this is not something the OS
> should dictate. If I want to install to E:
> Drive, then that's where I want it to be when I
> boot my system. My dual boot XP & x64 is that
> way - XP on C: and x64 on E:, and that's the way
> it shows up in the Windows Explorer regardless
> of which OS I boot into.
>
> On my Vista system, it started out that way. I
> installed x86 to the 1st partition and it was
> C:. When I booted the x64, it indicated it was
> installing to E:. After it was all done Vista
> changed it. when I boot x64, it comes up as C:,
> x86 as D;, and DVD as E:. When I boot x86, it
> comes up as C:, x64 as D:, and DVD as E:.
>
> I do not like the OS deciding what is "best" for
> me! I want to setup my system the way I want it!!
>
> Why not just do away with drive letters and
> mount volumes like Unix and Linux?
>

>I would like to see this question both answered and corrected. For some
>reason the powers to be decided that Vista should recognize the drive or
>partition is has booted into should always be C:
>
> Personally, I feel this is not something the OS should dictate. If I want
> to install to E: Drive, then that's where I want it to be when I boot my
> system. My dual boot XP & x64 is that way - XP on C: and x64 on E:, and
> that's the way it shows up in the Windows Explorer regardless of which OS
> I boot into.
>
> On my Vista system, it started out that way. I installed x86 to the 1st
> partition and it was C:. When I booted the x64, it indicated it was
> installing to E:. After it was all done Vista changed it. when I boot
> x64, it comes up as C:, x86 as D;, and DVD as E:. When I boot x86, it
> comes up as C:, x64 as D:, and DVD as E:.
>
> I do not like the OS deciding what is "best" for me! I want to setup my
> system the way I want it!!
>
> Why not just do away with drive letters and mount volumes like Unix and
> Linux?
>
>
> Joe727 wrote:

>> Hi - I reinstalled Vista on my multi-boot (98SE - XP Pro SP2 - Vista Beta
>> 2 Build 5384) computer. The partition I have for Vista is labeled N.
>>
>> When I originally installed Vista to N, Vista correctly reported that it
>> was installed on the N partition. Windows XP and Partition Magic 8 also
>> report that Vista is installed on N.
>>
>> However, since the reinstallation, Vista is now reporting that it is on
>> the C partition, even though XP and Partition Magic 8 are reporting it as
>> being installed on the N partition.
>>
>> When I reinstalled Vista (two times now), I selected N as the target
>> partition. It certainly can't be installed on my C partition because
>> that is only about 750MB in size. C partition holds the boot loader for
>> all three OSs, because that is where Windows dumps them.
>>
>> Because Vista thinks it is on C, I can't change the drive letter using
>> the disk management tool even when I turn off pagefile.
>>
>> Question: How can I change the drive letter within Vista to reflect its
>> proper location? How do I change it from C to N?
>>
>> I am more than willing to reinstall Vista to get this corrected.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> P.S. I formatted my N partition with Partition Magic 8 - NTFS as I did
>> when I originally installed Vista.
>>
>>
>>
>>

> Rick wrote:

> > I would like to see this question both answered
> > and corrected. For some reason the powers to be
> > decided that Vista should recognize the drive or
> > partition is has booted into should always be C:
> >
> > Personally, I feel this is not something the OS
> > should dictate. If I want to install to E:
> > Drive, then that's where I want it to be when I
> > boot my system. My dual boot XP & x64 is that
> > way - XP on C: and x64 on E:, and that's the way
> > it shows up in the Windows Explorer regardless
> > of which OS I boot into.
> >
> > On my Vista system, it started out that way. I
> > installed x86 to the 1st partition and it was
> > C:. When I booted the x64, it indicated it was
> > installing to E:. After it was all done Vista
> > changed it. when I boot x64, it comes up as C:,
> > x86 as D;, and DVD as E:. When I boot x86, it
> > comes up as C:, x64 as D:, and DVD as E:.
> >
> > I do not like the OS deciding what is "best" for
> > me! I want to setup my system the way I want it!!
> >
> > Why not just do away with drive letters and
> > mount volumes like Unix and Linux?
> >

>
> You have hit on one answer. Give all your drives Volume Names like
> XPInstall, VistaInstall, Data, USBBackup, etc. then the drive letter is
> superfluous.
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>

> Rick wrote:

> > I would like to see this question both answered
> > and corrected. For some reason the powers to be
> > decided that Vista should recognize the drive or
> > partition is has booted into should always be C:
> >
> > Personally, I feel this is not something the OS
> > should dictate. If I want to install to E:
> > Drive, then that's where I want it to be when I
> > boot my system. My dual boot XP & x64 is that
> > way - XP on C: and x64 on E:, and that's the way
> > it shows up in the Windows Explorer regardless
> > of which OS I boot into.
> >
> > On my Vista system, it started out that way. I
> > installed x86 to the 1st partition and it was
> > C:. When I booted the x64, it indicated it was
> > installing to E:. After it was all done Vista
> > changed it. when I boot x64, it comes up as C:,
> > x86 as D;, and DVD as E:. When I boot x86, it
> > comes up as C:, x64 as D:, and DVD as E:.
> >
> > I do not like the OS deciding what is "best" for
> > me! I want to setup my system the way I want it!!
> >
> > Why not just do away with drive letters and
> > mount volumes like Unix and Linux?
> >

>
> You have hit on one answer. Give all your drives Volume Names like
> XPInstall, VistaInstall, Data, USBBackup, etc. then the drive letter is
> superfluous.
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>

> This is not confined to Vista. If is expected behavior in other versions of
> Windows as well.
>
> "Rick" <Rick@Discussions.Microsoft.Com> wrote in message
> news:ui5Jk3SnGHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> I would like to see this question both answered and corrected. For some
>> reason the powers to be decided that Vista should recognize the drive or
>> partition is has booted into should always be C:
>>
>> Personally, I feel this is not something the OS should dictate. If I want
>> to install to E: Drive, then that's where I want it to be when I boot my
>> system. My dual boot XP & x64 is that way - XP on C: and x64 on E:, and
>> that's the way it shows up in the Windows Explorer regardless of which OS
>> I boot into.
>>
>> On my Vista system, it started out that way. I installed x86 to the 1st
>> partition and it was C:. When I booted the x64, it indicated it was
>> installing to E:. After it was all done Vista changed it. when I boot
>> x64, it comes up as C:, x86 as D;, and DVD as E:. When I boot x86, it
>> comes up as C:, x64 as D:, and DVD as E:.
>>
>> I do not like the OS deciding what is "best" for me! I want to setup my
>> system the way I want it!!
>>
>> Why not just do away with drive letters and mount volumes like Unix and
>> Linux?
>>
>>
>> Joe727 wrote:

>>> Hi - I reinstalled Vista on my multi-boot (98SE - XP Pro SP2 - Vista Beta
>>> 2 Build 5384) computer. The partition I have for Vista is labeled N.
>>>
>>> When I originally installed Vista to N, Vista correctly reported that it
>>> was installed on the N partition. Windows XP and Partition Magic 8 also
>>> report that Vista is installed on N.
>>>
>>> However, since the reinstallation, Vista is now reporting that it is on
>>> the C partition, even though XP and Partition Magic 8 are reporting it as
>>> being installed on the N partition.
>>>
>>> When I reinstalled Vista (two times now), I selected N as the target
>>> partition. It certainly can't be installed on my C partition because
>>> that is only about 750MB in size. C partition holds the boot loader for
>>> all three OSs, because that is where Windows dumps them.
>>>
>>> Because Vista thinks it is on C, I can't change the drive letter using
>>> the disk management tool even when I turn off pagefile.
>>>
>>> Question: How can I change the drive letter within Vista to reflect its
>>> proper location? How do I change it from C to N?
>>>
>>> I am more than willing to reinstall Vista to get this corrected.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> P.S. I formatted my N partition with Partition Magic 8 - NTFS as I did
>>> when I originally installed Vista.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

>

> I have named my two boot drives/partitions "Windows 2000" and "Windows
> Vista". It helps a lot.
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:uhCYtBTnGHA.2420@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Rick wrote:

>>> I would like to see this question both answered
>>> and corrected. For some reason the powers to be
>>> decided that Vista should recognize the drive or
>>> partition is has booted into should always be C:
>>>
>>> Personally, I feel this is not something the OS
>>> should dictate. If I want to install to E:
>>> Drive, then that's where I want it to be when I
>>> boot my system. My dual boot XP & x64 is that
>>> way - XP on C: and x64 on E:, and that's the way
>>> it shows up in the Windows Explorer regardless
>>> of which OS I boot into.
>>>
>>> On my Vista system, it started out that way. I
>>> installed x86 to the 1st partition and it was
>>> C:. When I booted the x64, it indicated it was
>>> installing to E:. After it was all done Vista
>>> changed it. when I boot x64, it comes up as C:,
>>> x86 as D;, and DVD as E:. When I boot x86, it
>>> comes up as C:, x64 as D:, and DVD as E:.
>>>
>>> I do not like the OS deciding what is "best" for
>>> me! I want to setup my system the way I want it!!
>>>
>>> Why not just do away with drive letters and
>>> mount volumes like Unix and Linux?
>>>

>> You have hit on one answer. Give all your drives Volume Names like
>> XPInstall, VistaInstall, Data, USBBackup, etc. then the drive letter is
>> superfluous.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>
>>

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