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    change drive and cddrive letter

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bin, Sep 29, 2007.

  1. bin

    bin Notebook Consultant

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    hello,
    i bought a new seagate hard disk for my laptop and i've installed windows and i have my main partition which reads c and the other partition that reads e and my dvd drive reads d.
    is there a way of changing the d letter of my dvd drive to e and my hard disk from e to d?
     
    bin, Sep 29, 2007
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  2. Limpman

    Limpman Notebook Consultant

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    Right click in my computer then>manage>disc management> right click dvd drive > change drive latter then your done.change whatever latter you like.
    N-joy.
     
    Limpman, Sep 29, 2007
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    bin Notebook Consultant

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    this wouldnt affect my hard disk in any way right?
     
    bin, Sep 29, 2007
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    Limpman Notebook Consultant

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    yes every thing will be same.just the drive name is different.
     
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  5. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    The only downside to renaming the DVD drive is that any applications that you installed from that drive may be confused if they ever ask for the installation media to be inserted again. This usually only occurs when you need to do a repair or some times when an app does an online update (that scenario rarely asks for the installation media). Also usually when the app asks for the installation media it will allow you to browse to the new DVD drive letter.

    As soon as I install an OS the very first thing I do is to change the DVD/CD drive letter to something way out in the list, usually drive R:. That way I can change partitions add drives etc without having any issue with drive letters latter. I also go into the registry and search for all instance of the old drive letter and change them to the new one.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Sep 30, 2007
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