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    Assign proper drive letter windows XP

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by peakslayer, Apr 3, 2012.

  1. peakslayer

    peakslayer Newbie

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    HI

    I have a Sony PCG-V505EX laptop with a card reader. When I install Windows XP, it wants to assign the drive letter "C" to the card reader instead of the hard drive.

    How do I get it to assign letter C to the hard drive

    Thanks in advance for any answers or thoughts... :)
     
    peakslayer, Apr 3, 2012
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  2. m.susc

    m.susc Notebook Guru

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    Can you disable the reader from the BIOS? If so, you can do it temporarilly until XP finishes to install, then you re-enable it.

    It's strange though, I too have a VAIO, have installed XP many times and never ocurred such a thing.
     
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  3. peakslayer

    peakslayer Newbie

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    Hi

    Great thought and I tried that. It doesn't show up ion the bios. There has to be a way to do this other than split the case and unplug the card reader as I would do on a desktop.

    Thanks for your suggestion!
     
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    JOSEA NONE

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    peakslayer Newbie

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    Josea

    Vista will let you do this buy XP WILL NOT

    Thanks anyway!
     
    peakslayer, Apr 3, 2012
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    peakslayer Newbie

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    ANSWER> PROBLEM SOLVED

    I was using a copy of XP from Dell. When I switched and used an OEM copy, it assigned the proper drive letter. Who would of thunk...ha

    Thanks everyone
     
    peakslayer, Apr 4, 2012
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