Getting Back to C:\ - the LONG way


  1. Posts : 2
    Win 7-64 Professional
       #1

    Getting Back to C:\ - the LONG way


    Like the title says Back to C:\ in a long winded way.

    My problem is this
    - I no longer have C:\ drive
    - But E:\ is now doing all of the operations of C: - including program installations.

    I have already tried Disk Manager reassignment - Here no C option exists to convert to.

    Also tried the Registry Edit Option "System\Mounted Devices \DOS Device\ E to C with the
    singularly curious effect of BOTH OS Desktops showing up as one at boot (Windows Loaded)
    Icons from Each displayed simultaneously. - So I Returned to original Registry here.

    Next - back to the old faithful reinstalling clean Windows.
    After the uninstall format(?) Re-install with all other drives disconnected,
    No C:\ is available - still offers only E:\ as my boot drive in BIOS and OS.

    Curiously NOW any thumb drive or external device shows up as C:\ retaining E: as the Primary drive.
    I gave up on this trying to live with it for a few days but it is driving me nuts trying to open C:\ and finding NOTHING.

    Circumstances leading up to this are -New Build from ground up
    - Added Crucial SSD as C:\ and Moved OCZ SSD to O:\ as a retrieval drive for any programs I may be able to drag and drop into new c:\.

    Upgrade install to win-10 with an immediate wipe and reinstall to Win7-64 - I believe this may be where the
    problem began. Though the win-7 install went pretty much without a hitch

    The build consists of
    -ASUS Z-170 MK-1 MOBO with latest 3007 AMI Bios with chip-set update
    - INTEL i7 6700K (Not Clocked)
    - 16 GB CORSAIR LPX DDR4
    - Gigabyte 1060-6GB video card
    The aforementioned
    -E:\-500GB Crucial SSD
    -D:\- New LG M-disk Blue Ray burner.
    ** Other drives are **
    -O:\ OCZ 160GB SSD (Former C:)
    -(D) now F:\-500GB WD Black SATA - Main storage for now
    - L:\ -WD Passport 1TB USB-3 and one - Main Backup store now
    - M:\ -WD Passport 4TB USB-3. New storage drive largely empty
    - X:\ Seagate 160 SATA - Backup drive Old Backup drive
    -powered by ANTEC 850W P/S (racing stripe yellow)

    I sincerely hate to wipe and reinstall windows (from Thumb) yet again and find no change as before, but absent any other ideas I may be forced to it.

    The core question now is what is the most sane and effective way to proceed? And where did I get sideways?

    Considering I have 4TB of open disk for backup I am less concerned with this if it is the best alternative.
    Are there any other tricks I may have missed?
    - Searching Online I find this isn't an uncommon problem, when upgrading an OS and HDD - though the solutions I've seen are much more straightforward..
    Thanks in advance...
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  2. Posts : 3,785
    win 8 32 bit
       #2

    Welcome to the forum when you reinstalled did you delete all partitions? If you didnt it would have kept the e: setting you need to remove all partitions leave it with none then install with the one drive best way is to use diskpart and type clean all
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  3. Posts : 2
    Win 7-64 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #3

    OK Samuria - Was hoping to avoid all the reinstallations but I hope a good backup will cover me...Thanks
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