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MikeSty · 12-27-2006, 10:48 PM

Whenever you install WinXP using the bootable CD, the drive letters go in order starting with C (then D:, etc etc etc) and you can't change that. If you can, let me know.

The solution for me previously was to pop the install disk while running XP on C:. I already have a partition out called W: for my new windows partition. So while running XP on C:, I autorun the CD, then press some key and I get this dialog box to change the install path from c:\windows to w:\windows or something. Then there were two check boxes, one was to copy the setup files to the hard drive (I did this).

I rebooted, and installed windows to w:. I'm having other problems, and I want to reinstall, but I can't find out what that key I pressed was and I can't figure out how to get that dialog box up.

Someone's gotta know this letter/keypress.

MikeSty · 12-29-2006, 01:47 PM

Low and behold, I just had to do the full install instead of the upgrade. Sorry for the idiocy.

It turns out my windows CD was busted, I had to get a fresh copy anyway. Everything's fine now

12-27-2006, 10:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1	Windows XP install on a custom drive letter? You know! Whenever you install WinXP using the bootable CD, the drive letters go in order starting with C (then D:, etc etc etc) and you can't change that. If you can, let me know. The solution for me previously was to pop the install disk while running XP on C:. I already have a partition out called W: for my new windows partition. So while running XP on C:, I autorun the CD, then press some key and I get this dialog box to change the install path from c:\windows to w:\windows or something. Then there were two check boxes, one was to copy the setup files to the hard drive (I did this). I rebooted, and installed windows to w:. I'm having other problems, and I want to reinstall, but I can't find out what that key I pressed was and I can't figure out how to get that dialog box up. Someone's gotta know this letter/keypress. Last edited by MikeSty; 12-27-2006 at 10:53 PM.

12-29-2006, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1	Low and behold, I just had to do the full install instead of the upgrade. Sorry for the idiocy. It turns out my windows CD was busted, I had to get a fresh copy anyway. Everything's fine now