Help with changing drive letters in Windows 7


  1. BarryK
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    Help with changing drive letters in Windows 7


    Hello,
    I am recently recovering from a BSOD and I had to start over with a new main hard drive. I am trying to make my second hard drive letter D. The computer made it E. There is not a drive labeled D that I could change the drive letter to something else to free up D. I have followed the guide found here:

    Can't change hard drive letter to needed letter

    And the drive letter I need was still not usable and the registry item I deleted kept coming back. Any help on this matter would be appreciated. Thank you.
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  3. CyberZeus
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 clean install
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    Hi BarryK and welcome to Seven Forums!

    Can you post a screenshot of Disk Management?
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  4. BarryK
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    Here ya go. Any input would be great thanks. :)
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  6. Brink
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    Hello Barry,

    You may be able to use OPTION TWO in the tutorial below to change the drive letter from E to D.

    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ndows-7-a.html

    Hope this helps,
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  7. BarryK
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    Thank you very much for your input but I figured out where I messed up There was a usb drive that somehow claimed letter D in the mess when I put in the new hard drive and installed Windows. Thank you.
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  8. Brink
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    That's great news Barry. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted. :)
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