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A Win XP pc suffered a HD crash. Put in new HD and reinstalled. However,

the new HD is recognized as Local Disk (E) instead of Local Disk ©. I am

having problems with drivers for the Ethernet card and the video and others.

Is that because the Local Disk © is not there anymore? How do I fix that?

 

Jack

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Re: new HD is recognized as Local Disk E instead of C

 

 

"Jack B" <jslimp01nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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>A Win XP pc suffered a HD crash. Put in new HD and reinstalled. However,

> the new HD is recognized as Local Disk (E) instead of Local Disk ©. I

> am

> having problems with drivers for the Ethernet card and the video and

> others.

> Is that because the Local Disk © is not there anymore? How do I fix

> that?

>

> Jack

>

>

 

No, your network adapter problems are unrelated to the system

drive letter. Since you have installed Windows on drive E:, you're

stuck with this letter unless you prefer to redo the job.

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Re: new HD is recognized as Local Disk E instead of C

 

Ok -- right -- problem now solved.

 

Thanks.

 

Jack

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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"Jack B" <jslimp01nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:O1we4WJ$HHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>A Win XP pc suffered a HD crash. Put in new HD and reinstalled. However,

> the new HD is recognized as Local Disk (E) instead of Local Disk ©. I

> am

> having problems with drivers for the Ethernet card and the video and

> others.

> Is that because the Local Disk © is not there anymore? How do I fix

> that?

>

> Jack

>

>

 

No, your network adapter problems are unrelated to the system

drive letter. Since you have installed Windows on drive E:, you're

stuck with this letter unless you prefer to redo the job.

Posted

Re: new HD is recognized as Local Disk E instead of C

 

To get the new HD recognized as the C Drive, do I need to just reinstall

Windows or first reinstall the HD?

 

 

Jack

 

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"Jack B" <jslimp01nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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Ok -- right -- problem now solved.

 

Thanks.

 

Jack

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

news:eeOiDeJ$HHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

 

"Jack B" <jslimp01nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:O1we4WJ$HHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>A Win XP pc suffered a HD crash. Put in new HD and reinstalled. However,

> the new HD is recognized as Local Disk (E) instead of Local Disk ©. I

> am

> having problems with drivers for the Ethernet card and the video and

> others.

> Is that because the Local Disk © is not there anymore? How do I fix

> that?

>

> Jack

>

>

 

No, your network adapter problems are unrelated to the system

drive letter. Since you have installed Windows on drive E:, you're

stuck with this letter unless you prefer to redo the job.

Posted

Re: new HD is recognized as Local Disk E instead of C

 

Reinstall Windows AFTER you disconnect/remove the removable drives. (all

items like Flash drives, Zip drives and Printers with memory card adapters)

 

Jack B wrote:

> To get the new HD recognized as the C Drive, do I need to just reinstall

> Windows or first reinstall the HD?

>

>

> Jack

>

> -------------------------------------

>

>

> "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:%23TiKhKM$HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Ok -- right -- problem now solved.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Jack

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

> news:eeOiDeJ$HHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:O1we4WJ$HHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

>>A Win XP pc suffered a HD crash. Put in new HD and reinstalled. However,

>>the new HD is recognized as Local Disk (E) instead of Local Disk ©. I

>>am

>>having problems with drivers for the Ethernet card and the video and

>>others.

>>Is that because the Local Disk © is not there anymore? How do I fix

>>that?

>>

>>Jack

>>

>>

>

>

> No, your network adapter problems are unrelated to the system

> drive letter. Since you have installed Windows on drive E:, you're

> stuck with this letter unless you prefer to redo the job.

>

>

>

>


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