PROBLEM : Different Drive LETTERS in XP n VISTA!

fun2sh · 09-03-2008, 06:26 PM

I have ACER 4710 lappy with 160gb HDD. Currently I have 5 partitions viz, C,D,E,F,G! I have VISTA installed in Drive C. My drive D is completely empty(but formatted though!).

Now the problem is when I install XP it shows my D drive as F, similarly Drives E,F,G are also displayed with different letters. After the installation of XP in drive D(which it shows as F) , i checked it in VISTA WHICH SHOWED THEM WITH CORRECT LETTERS (i.e from C to G) but again if i start my XP THEN IT SHOWS THE DIFFENT DRIVE LETTERS( D now is F in XP n others too get changed)

PLEASE HELP ME GUYS HOW TO CORRECT IT!!

Pathik · 09-03-2008, 06:39 PM

Change the drive letters as you want using Disk Management.

fun2sh · 09-03-2008, 06:55 PM

^i cant change the drive letters in vista as it shows them in correct way n i cant change the drive letter of drive F(which is D in vista) as XP is installed in that itself

Krazy_About_Technology · 09-03-2008, 07:08 PM

maybe your vista is not in c. Vista shows any partition it is installed in as C. So thats what causing all this confusion. what XP is showing is the real drive C.

fun2sh · 10-03-2008, 01:24 AM

xp n vista both shows the same drive as C.
again here it is the partition configuration

partition no----drive letter in vista------drive letter in xp
0--------------------C----------------------C
1--------------------D----------------------F
2--------------------E----------------------E
3--------------------F----------------------G
4--------------------G----------------------D

QwertyManiac · 10-03-2008, 07:15 AM

Just put a good label on each volume and get it over with that way.

I've experienced this too, with Vista making whichever drive it is installed upon post XP its C.

09-03-2008, 06:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
fun2sh Pawned!... Beyond GODLIKE Join Date: May 2006 Location: World Of Warcraft -DOTA Posts: 1,003	PROBLEM : Different Drive LETTERS in XP n VISTA! I have ACER 4710 lappy with 160gb HDD. Currently I have 5 partitions viz, C,D,E,F,G! I have VISTA installed in Drive C. My drive D is completely empty(but formatted though!). Now the problem is when I install XP it shows my D drive as F, similarly Drives E,F,G are also displayed with different letters. After the installation of XP in drive D(which it shows as F) , i checked it in VISTA WHICH SHOWED THEM WITH CORRECT LETTERS (i.e from C to G) but again if i start my XP THEN IT SHOWS THE DIFFENT DRIVE LETTERS( D now is F in XP n others too get changed) PLEASE HELP ME GUYS HOW TO CORRECT IT!! __________________ If God has indeed created Himself in His own image, then I submit to you that God is a cockroach !!!!!!!!

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fun2sh Pawned!... Beyond GODLIKE Join Date: May 2006 Location: World Of Warcraft -DOTA Posts: 1,003	Re: PROBLEM : Different Drive LETTERS in XP n VISTA! ^i cant change the drive letters in vista as it shows them in correct way n i cant change the drive letter of drive F(which is D in vista) as XP is installed in that itself __________________ If God has indeed created Himself in His own image, then I submit to you that God is a cockroach !!!!!!!!

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Krazy_About_Technology Alpha Geek Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Noida - India Posts: 764	Re: PROBLEM : Different Drive LETTERS in XP n VISTA! maybe your vista is not in c. Vista shows any partition it is installed in as C. So thats what causing all this confusion. what XP is showing is the real drive C. __________________ Dell Inspiron 1525 - C2D 2 Ghz, 3GB, 250GB, X3100 Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 with Stock WM 6.1 ROM Blog: http://www.sumitbhardwaj.co.in/blog

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fun2sh Pawned!... Beyond GODLIKE Join Date: May 2006 Location: World Of Warcraft -DOTA Posts: 1,003	Re: PROBLEM : Different Drive LETTERS in XP n VISTA! xp n vista both shows the same drive as C. again here it is the partition configuration partition no----drive letter in vista------drive letter in xp 0--------------------C----------------------C 1--------------------D----------------------F 2--------------------E----------------------E 3--------------------F----------------------G 4--------------------G----------------------D __________________ If God has indeed created Himself in His own image, then I submit to you that God is a cockroach !!!!!!!! Last edited by fun2sh; 10-03-2008 at 01:26 AM. Reason: STUPID FORMATTING! :mad:

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10-03-2008, 07:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
QwertyManiac Commander in Chief Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,657	Re: PROBLEM : Different Drive LETTERS in XP n VISTA! Just put a good label on each volume and get it over with that way. I've experienced this too, with Vista making whichever drive it is installed upon post XP its C. __________________ Harsh J www.harshj.com

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