C drive won’t change

[xiaodavid277]

So I accidentally installed windows on my hard drive instead of my ssd. My hard drive is now labeled as the C drive, I tried changing my hard drive to another letter but it failed, it said parameter incorrect, meaning I can’t make my ssd C drive, help pls. Need solution fast

 

[canadianvice]

C has to be your primary drive.

You need to reinstall Windows, and properly select your SSD.

 

[xiaodavid277]

So how do I do that

 

[canadianvice]

So how do I do that

You.... reinstall Windows?

Were you the one who installed it in the first place? The easiest possible way to avoid screwing this up is to follow this process:

1. Back up any important data
2. Boot to your Windows ISO usb or disc, select "Custom Install"
3. Delete all partitions on both drives and format them. You can do this in the menu where it says "Where do you want to install Windows?". Just delete it all, format, and power off. Do nothing further with the installer, for the moment.
4. Turn computer off, unhook the hard drive
5. Reboot Windows ISO USB
6. Follow the process it suggests. The only drive it will see is your SSD, therefore ensuring it is your primary drive.
7. Turn system off when finished. Plug in your hard drive.
8. Turn on and finish getting it ready. Your hard drive should show up with a different drive letter
9. Partition your hard drive within Windows (normal boot, not off the installer usb) to your requirements using "Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions" from the start tool.

if you need to move your user folders off of your primary drive:
1. Go to each folder in C:\Users\Username and right click it. Select properties, and in the Location tab, either click move or type the path manually.
2. Hit OK, and the folder should ask you to move its contents and stuff. I generally just double-tap enter when moving these once the path is typed correctly.


Do your other computer stuff, per usual.

 

[bignastyid]

Turn the system off disconnect all drives expect the SSD you want to install windows on and of you are using an optical drive to install windows leave it connected aswell. Then boot to your windows install media and install windows to the SSD. After the install is finished, shutdown and reconnect the other drives and turn the system back on. You may want to enter the bios and make sure the system is set to boot from the SSD and not the hdd with windows on it. boot back into windows and format the HDD so it no longer has a windows install on it.