Change letter of the boot drive or the system drive

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  1. Posts : 28
    Windows xp pro 32+ Windows 7 pro
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    Change letter of the boot drive or the system drive


    Change letter of the boot drive or the system drive

    Under xp pro is possible but I haven't try under windows 7 64 bits.

    xp is possible according to

    How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows

    Do you know the procedure ?

    Best Regards

    P.D. I have seen a pair of post in this forum but I was not able to determine....
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  2. Posts : 983
    7 x64
       #2

    It seems to be the same. But why on earth did you want to do this.
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  3. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
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    Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article to change a drive on a computer where the drive letter has not changed. If you do so, you may not be able to start your operating system. Follow the procedure that is described in this article only to recover from a drive letter change, not to change an existing computer drive to something else. Back up your registry keys before you make this change.
    you should re-read that article. Do Not change you system drive letter form C;\.
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    Never change your boot drive letter
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  5.    #5

    It will most certainly ruin Win7 beyond repair.

    What exactly is it you want to achieve?
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  6. Posts : 28
    Windows xp pro 32+ Windows 7 pro
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I have several times installed xp on the same pc.
    My idea is do the same now with the w7 system.
    Under xp I haven't had any problem changing the letter of the system, or the letter of the boot.
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  7. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #7

    Because I'm a lost puppy in the pound. Contro let me know if I understand you correctly. You want to install Windows 7 several times on the same computer at the same time. You are desiring different drive letters for each install. Is this correct?
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  8. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
       #8

    One important caveat, W7 is not XP.
    Any drive w7 is installed on will become the C;\ drive.
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  9. Posts : 28
    Windows xp pro 32+ Windows 7 pro
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I am trying to remember what I did.

    This is my plan with the help of everyone.

    I have seven hard drives on my pc under windows xp pro.
    One of these drives have partitions. In some of those partitions I have installed six times windows xp pro.



    At the present moment I think I have made my first mistake according to your considerations.

    I have installed w7.64 over STo (that's the letter I: in the old structure).

    What can I do ? I think the best option is substitute the present systems disk. The present one is 1 TB. One of 1.50 TB possible would be fine. Or even 2 TB.

    Make provisional partitions in the new disk and make certain the first installation goes to the C: partition in the new disk where the bcdedit.exe must be.
    That will be my first system under windows 7 with the new boot. I have security copy of all about the c:\ at this moment.

    This are by custom my installation letters : C: , D: , F: , I: , M: , N:

    mmmm

    What I did ?

    I have a dvd unit

    I will connect to the mother board the system disk when install over C: . And the dvd.

    Then install a second system on D:

    Then connect the second hard drive. Select one with only one partition.

    That occupies the letter E:

    I will install then over the partition F:

    Then connect the third hard drive to get the installation letter I:

    Install in the system disk the fourth system.

    (I suppose I can even restore an acronis security copy from the old pc hard drive with my retail version of xp)(but this is not necessary)(So I would install w7.64bits in the fourth system)

    Then connect a new hard drive to get the letter M:

    And installs over the letter M: . There goes my main system.

    And then installs over the letter N: in a new partition in the system disk.

    Ufff.

    I think this was I did with windows xp pro.

    But I remember was not so simple. By any reason a system may be seen from other with a different letter I have to change.

    And that is the case the kb223188 because initially was C: and in other system is another letter.

    But this is not my present situation. Because I made the mistake to install over I: the new windows 7. And now is really C:

    Possibly I can restore image copies and have security copies of the boot.ini.

    But this is irrelevant with the plan to change the system disk to another more confortable.

    Can I do this with windows 7 64 bits professional edition ?

    Note : So many systems are the result of my little trauma with xp. At the present moment I have over 60 virtual machines under virtualbox. Possibly so many systems perfectly installed is not necessary, but i am very used to call M: my main system and I am not a programmer but have many scripts pointing to that letter.
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  10. Posts : 28
    Windows xp pro 32+ Windows 7 pro
    Thread Starter
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    Britton30 said:
    One important caveat, W7 is not XP.
    Any drive w7 is installed on will become the C;\ drive.
    Owwwww. Hurts.


    What happens if I install twice or three w7 on the same pc then ?

    I use a CRM that many links point to the letter M: where my main system is.
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