Changing Drive Letters

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pjm21b

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Back some time ago I was restoring a PC and working with Dell on the restore. Somehow the Main Hard Drive got named F: and my Zip Drive got named C: At that time Dell said this would not cause any problems with running any programs and it really hasn't over all this time.

However I believe I am going to have to run a "Repair Restore" shortly on the PC and I don't know if this incorrect drive lettering will cause me any problems ?

Is there an easy way to get these renamed to the correct letters ?

Thank you,
Paul
 
try this:
right click "my computer" and choose "manage".
then choose "disk management".
then right click the drive named "c" and choose "change drive letter and path".
choose "change" and pick a letter (if you want "f" you'll have to choose a temporary one first because "f" is used by the other drive so it's unavailable).
do the same for "f" and choose "c".
 
If I recall correctly a Dell repair restore wipes the hard drive and reinstalls windows, so your drive lettering will be recreated. Make sure you've got any data backed up.
If you change your current F: to C: you may well run into problems with software already installed as the s/w will be looking for paths to the F: drive and not find it.
 
Can I do this switch without messing up any software I currently have on my system i.e. Will programs be looking to go to F: which will then be the C: if I do the switch ?
Thanks,
Paul
 
pjm21b said:
Can I do this switch without messing up any software I currently have on my system i.e. Will programs be looking to go to F: which will then be the C: if I do the switch ?
Thanks,
Paul
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It could be risky, yes. I'd leave it alone if I were you
 
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