windows xp (cdrive) not showing in windows 7

Dr.tweaker · 24-01-2009, 01:40 PM

hi,i have a 160 gb hard disk with partitions,c,d,e,f, and l.primary OS win xp sp3 is installed on c(named as win xp sp3).now i downloaded windows 7 beta and installed it on f(19gb).when i boot into windows 7,i found the original f in win xp to be named as "c" in windows 7 and the original windows xp drive(the original c drive) is not showing up in windows 7 thereby not letting me use some programs(i planned to migrate to exe files and let them start without installing them on win 7). is this thing normal? but when i installed vista in dual boot,i can access the win xp drive. please help

desiibond · 24-01-2009, 03:06 PM

Open Disc Management. Right click on the partition that is not visible. select Assign drive letter to the driver. select a driver letter and select okay. That will make the partition visible in mycomputer.

ravi_9793 · 24-01-2009, 03:17 PM

Login in windows 7 :
click on windows button -> type compmgmt.msc -> press Enter.

Navigate to:
storage -> Disk management. management

There you will see a raw drive. Double click on it and you can make it usable. Drive letter will be different.

Dr.tweaker · 24-01-2009, 03:44 PM

compmgmt shows win xp drive,i checked it previously,but if i assign a new drive letter in windows 7,wont it get changed in windows xp?

desiibond · 24-01-2009, 04:03 PM

no. if you assign a driver letter, you will be able to access data in the driver and nothing else will happen. No configuration changes will happen to win7's setup.