Can't Assign new drive letter to Windows 7 Partion

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    Can't Assign new drive letter to Windows 7 Partion


    Hello guys

    I recently reinstalled Windows 7, but not on my C: drive, but on my P: Drive. I now wanna change the drive letter of my 7 install.
    But i cant do it via Disk Management as i get the error "The parameter is incorrect"

    Any other way to change it?
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  2. Posts : 499
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #2

    Don`t change the drive letter after you install W7 or any os for that matter.
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    Well i find it kinda irritating not having it listed as the first partion in computer, but having it listed as the 7th partion
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  4. Posts : 499
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #4

    Did you already have other things taking up the first six letters?

    It should still be right next to your C drive, it`s just named P.

    Wait a minute that`s 13 letters.
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       #5

    Yes i had
    My old Windows 7 install was on the C: Drive, which i first deleted after installing the new windows 7 on my P: drive (i had some things to transfer etc.)
    The drive letter C: is Not in use at the moment
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    XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
       #6

    sergiogarcia9 said:
    Hello guys

    I recently reinstalled Windows 7, but not on my C: drive, but on my P: Drive. I now wanna change the drive letter of my 7 install.
    But i cant do it via Disk Management as i get the error "The parameter is incorrect"

    Any other way to change it?
    Is windows 7 working for you?
    Any big issues or problems?

    If you're answering that it's ok... see my tagline.
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  7. Posts : 499
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #7

    sergiogarcia9 said:
    Yes i had
    My old Windows 7 install was on the C: Drive, which i first deleted after installing the new windows 7 on my P: drive (i had some things to transfer etc.)
    The drive letter C: is Not in use at the moment

    OK now that`s really strange, you deleted it during the install and it is now not named C: ???
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    Thread Starter
       #8

    No I deleted i after install After i transfered my file from the old win7 install to the new one

    Is windows 7 working for you?
    Any big issues or problems?

    If you're answering that it's ok... see my tagline.
    It's working perfectly for me, no other problems than just this one
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  9. Posts : 499
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #9

    That explains it.
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    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #10

    Windows won't let you change the drive letter of the partition it is installed too. Most of your installed programs and even windows itself will be tied to the drive letter when they were installed. Change it and the path gets messed up and you break things. If you did manage to change it you would likely end up with a BSOD instead of a Loading Windows screen. You can hide the drive letters if you wish. Then it will sort alphabetically. I've turned them off on my system and like it that way.
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