Re: HDD incorrectly labeled with new XP install

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Hi All: I'd like to thank everyone, John, Bill, & Mike for your help.
Everything worked out and I now have a Local Drive "C".
Mike

"Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User" wrote:

Michael

Disconnect your USB drive when installing the OS or it will happen again..

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Mike Hall
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User



"Michael" <Michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John: Appreciate the links. I'll definitely read them. The funny thing
though is during installation it did not ask me to partition the drive.
It
found the drive and just asked to format it. I used the quick NTFS format
(did the full format on the previous attempted install) and then it
proceded
to install the S/W. But you have given me the idea to erase the current
partition and partition it anew. Since my previous OS was W2K and my
drive
was "C" I felt there was no need to go through the partitioning again but
I
now will. Truthfully, I was ready to physically pull the drive and check
the
jumper settings. I'll re-partition first. Thanks for your help.
Mike

"John John" wrote:

See here for an overview of how drive letters are assigned during XP
Setup:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c12621675.mspx#ELNAC

The same information is here in a Windows 2000 explanation, pretty well
all the same for XP, just explained a bit differently:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234048/

The problem you describe sometimes happen when you create and format
more than one partition with the Windows Setup program. One way around
the problem is usually to exit the setup program after you create the
partition(s) then restart the setup operation. If the USB flash drive
is mistakenly detected as a fixed drive then remove the device for the
Windows installation then install it only after Windows is installed, if
needed unplug the cable that go from the motherboard to the USB port.

John

Michael wrote:

Hi: Here's a good one. Upgraded to XP from W2K last night. Went with
a new
install not upgrade. Floppy is "A", CD is "D" but the HDD instead of
being
"C" is now "E". Formatted and reinstalled twice with same result each
time.
When I plug in my USB Flash drive it's labeled "C". What's going on?
I'm
stumped.
Thanks,
Mike





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