Win 7 Drive Name?


  1. simonsez9
    Posts : 72
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Sp1
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    Win 7 Drive Name?


    hi ppl

    need a little help here pls

    I have Installed win 7 ultimate on my D: drive which is installed perfectly with out any trouble, On my C: Drive i have Win Xp Pro Sp3.

    Now when i boot my PC i got 2 options

    Earlier Windows
    Windows 7

    So i logon to windows 7 and everything gose fine till i see the drive name. It shows as C: drive (not reading it D: )which is really makin me confuse

    My question is why it is Reading it as C: instead of D:

    pls help me out how can fix this

    wait for ur reply budds
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  3. DarkStar GT
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    Windows Home Premium (64)
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    The drives letters are changed by the booted OS.

    The booted OS will always be on the C:\ drive. The other OS will be on the D:\ drive (probably). Nothing to worry about.
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  4. simonsez9
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Sp1
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    ohhhh would this always be like this when ever u install 2 OS on 1 hard drive or 2 hard drives ?
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  6. derekimo
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    Win 10 Pro x64
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    Here's what mine look like from 7 and from vista,
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  7. not so gray matter
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    Yes, drive letters are variable. For example, I have multiple external hard drives. If I disconnect one that was connected a H: and then connect another, the next hard drive will connect as H: as long as the letter is available (i.e. not in use). Some devices will retain their drive letters, ie. My OS X partition is always I: in Win7, my two readyboost drives are always G: and J:.
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