windows xp on drive d. how to move to c ??

[mcdust]

Hi,

I have installed my Windows XP on drive d.
Now I want to move it to drive c wo a reinstall.
Is that possible?
I looked into win.ini and system.ini (dont know if they are still relevant
and are the onle relevant INI files)
and did not find any hard-coded links to drive d: ,
So:
Has anyone ever tried to delete partition c to make
former d the new c ?
Did it work?

mcdust

 

[Nodsu]

Think Windows registry and all the hardcoded paths in there Not to mention all third-party programs (if any) and their own configuration file solutions.

Deleting the C: partition will most certainly break the bootloader (the Windows partition is hardcoded in boot.ini), and since the bootloader files are actually on C (boot.ini, ntldr), you won't be able to boot anyway.

There have been many threads on this before.. Your easiest solution is to reinstall Windows.

 

[Charlie Mancuso]

Admin tools in control panel. Change drive letter.

 

[smore9648]

Admin tools in control panel. Change drive letter.

That won't work

 

[Charlie Mancuso]

If you go to control panel/Admin Tools/computer management/drive management. You can change the drive letters to whatever you want. Right click and you'll see it says change drive letter.

 

[smore9648]

I know what you are talking about but that is not the course he needs to take

 

[Nodsu]

If you go to control panel/Admin Tools/computer management/drive management. You can change the drive letters to whatever you want. Right click and you'll see it says change drive letter.

Why don't you try it youself and tell us how it went?

 

[smore9648]

Why don't you try it youself and tell us how it went?

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