XP PRO allocated drive F:

From: ATK (zen18242_at_zen.co.uk)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:41:57 -0000

Long story.
I wanted to use 2 x 120 GB disks in a RAID mirror. Having set them up with
XP PRO on one of them I discovered the MB chip would NOT support a mirror
disk which included a working operating system without creating the system
from scratch during the mirror creation.
I then decided I would accept a mirror system (logical partitions) without
XP. However, since I didn't want to start from scratch I tried to copy XP to
an 80GB physical hard disk (using PartitionMagic 8) which I intended to use
for that purpose. This was unsuccessful and I tried another hard disk with
like result.
Eventually I applied the XP setup disks to the 80GB disk and this was
successful.
I have removed all the XP systems from physical disks, but on booting I am
provide with 3 options i.e. XP, XP#1 and XP#2 although only XP works.
My problem now is that although there is only one system present it is
labelled "F" which is more than a nuisance.
XP PRO's Disk Management will not allow me to change the drive letter
because it is the system drive.
How can I get the drive letter back to C: please?
PS
PM8 would seem to allow the change but I am afraid to invoke it. I have
entered a change from F to C and the PM screen shows:
"Warning.
This partition contains the Windows directory. If you change this drive
letter, your system might not boot.
Continue with drive letter change?
Yes/No"
Anyone any views please?

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