Drive letter issue in Windows 7


  1. Hella737
    Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Drive letter issue in Windows 7


    Hi,
    I have two (2) Windows 7 Ultimate installations on my PC.
    I have two installs because I need one particular setup for video editing resource purposes.

    In boot #2 I have following letters: (For Video Editing)
    C - Data and FSX (For General data and Flight Simulator)
    B - The Boot drive for current Windows Ultimate 7
    E - Boot drive for the other Windows Ultimate 7
    D - Video Authoring Drive
    F - Main Media Drive
    The highlighted Drive letter should be switched.

    In boot #1 I have following drive letters: (For business software)
    C - Current OS Boot drive
    B - Secondary Boot drive
    D - Video Authoring Drive
    E - Data and FSX
    F - Main Media Drive
    In this boot Drive letters are the way I want them.

    In boot option #2 I would like to change Letter E - The other OS Boot drive to C.
    And then change Drive letter C to E - Data and FSX.
    In the disk manager I am not allowed toe change letter C.
    Is there another way to do this?

    This issue has no real practical causes, all is running ok.
    I just would like to have same Drive letter listing in both Boots, if this is possible.

    Is this possible....?

    Thank you.
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  3. GokAy
    Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       New #2

    Windows by default assigns C to the boot partition (where loaded Windows' folder is found). It is considered a fault to have a different drive letter (happens on screwed up installations/failed clone attempts)
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