Re: XP reinstall

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/16/04 

Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:02:37 -0400

Hi Richie,

Not without starting all over. You would need to delete both partitions
during setup, then create only one new one, format and do a clean
installation. You cannot change the drive letter assigned to the system
partition even if you do remove the C partition. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Richie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:080d01c4b3a9$13510be0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Somehow I ended up with a "D" drive with everything on it
> rather then "C" and with only 47mb.
>
> Is there a way to switch the order so "C" is "C" and "D"
> can be removed as a partition?

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