How to change drive letter for boot drive?

I deleted my existing OS then created two new partitions on the same drive. Then I installed Vista on one partition and that partition was properly named "c" as ususal. Then I started Win7 setup.exe from a different hard drive and let Win7 install itself into its own partition. When I got to "My Computer" the Win7 partition was labelled as "I" instead of the expected "C" which had never happend before when I did the same thing.

Does anyone know a save way to label the Win 7 drive as "C" while in Win7?

Thanks.

fafner

In the search box, type "Computer Management". From iwithin computer management select disk management and you will see the ability to change drive letters. I don't know if this might mess up your ability to boot though.

Manco said:

In the search box, type "Computer Management". From iwithin computer management select disk management and you will see the ability to change drive letters. I don't know if this might mess up your ability to boot though.

Thanks. I tried this and it said "Parameter is incorrect"

fafner

fafner said:

Thanks. I tried this and it said "Parameter is incorrect"

fafner

At which step did it give you parameter incorrect? Did you get the "Computer Management" App started ok? Did it happen when you tried to change the drive letter?

try it again and make sure it is spelled correctly. also we could use your system specs

Ken

Manco said:

At which step did it give you parameter incorrect? Did you get the "Computer Management" App started ok? Did it happen when you tried to change the drive letter?

It happened after I entered C as the letter that I wanted to change the drive letter to. No problem getting into CM or selecting the "change drive letter option for the partition.

fafner

zigzag3143 said:

try it again and make sure it is spelled correctly. also we could use your system specs

Ken

System specs added. Make sure what is spelled correctly?

fafner

can you provide a screen shot of the drive management screen so we can see all the drives and partitions you have in your system?

fafner said:

I deleted my existing OS then created two new partitions on the same drive. Then I installed Vista on one partition and that partition was properly named "c" as ususal. Then I started Win7 setup.exe from a different hard drive and let Win7 install itself into its own partition. When I got to "My Computer" the Win7 partition was labelled as "I" instead of the expected "C" which had never happend before when I did the same thing.

Does anyone know a save way to label the Win 7 drive as "C" while in Win7?

Thanks.

fafner

Lets try this again. in vista drive labeled C:, after win 7 install drive letter changed. If you cange it back by just changing the drive letter you are going to give yourself grief. Vista programs will be looking for C (vista c) and will find win 7 (c:) not good why do you want to change the letter to C?

Ken

Whether I am in Vista or Windows 7, the partition containing Vista is labelled as "C" and the partition containing Win7 is labelled as "I" and the other 5 drives are simply storage drives with their own labels. The boot files etc are on the "I" drive. When I had done the same thing other times, the Win7 installation automatically assigned letter "C" to the Win7 partition and changed the Vista label to something else. I simply want "C" to be the partition containing the OS I am in for simplicity and continuity purposes. I don't want to have to remember that Windows 7 is on "I" I hope that clarifiles my situatioin. Thanks again for your comments.

fafner