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While you use the native Windows boot manager, it is
not possible to have WinXP and Win2000 visible on
drive C: if they are installed in different partitions.
It may be possible to change drive D: to drive C: when
running WinXP - it all depends on how the installation
saw the drive letters. Attempting to change the drive
letter subsequently is risky - you might cripple the whole
installation.
I recommend that you leave things as they are. At a
later stage, when you reload your OSs for some reason,
consider the modular approach: To install each OS as a
completely independent entity. As I mentioned before,
you need a third-party boot manager for this. I lean
towards XOSL, because it's extremely versatile and
because it's free.
"Dan" <po98ujh9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OFiLOb%232EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the reply, sorry to be so confusing.
>
> Disk 1 partition 1 contains XP. When running XP, Disk 1 partition 1 is
> referred to as D:\. Under win2k it is called C:\
>
> Disk 2 partition 1 contains only storage. Under win2k Disk 2 partition
> 1 is referred to as D:\. Under XP it is referred to as C:\
>
> Disk 2 partition 2 contains win2k. Disk 2 partition 2 is referred to
> as E:\ by both OS's.
>
> I would like all the letters to be the same under either OS, however I'm
> beginning to think this only matters to ME, that the OS's themselves
> don't really CARE which letter they are referred to. And since I
> obviously will not be running BOTH OS's at once, no conflicts will
> occur. Although the difference is potentially confusing (again to ME,
> apparently not to the PC) I guess from a functional standpoint, it
> doesn't really matter. If this is true, the easiest thing would
> probably be to live with it.
>
> As an aside, boot.ini is now on Disk 2 partition 1. Could this be why a
> new XP install wants to call this partition C:\?
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> > "Dan" <po98ujh9@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23BIXT782EHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>I have a dual HDD dual boot PC, one disk running win2k, on the other I
> >>just installed XP home (I had another install of win2k there previously
> >>but formatted & installed XP). Since my larger HDD (win2k) is
> >>partitioned, I have C, D & E drives. When I installed XP on what had
> >>always been the C drive, XP has transposed C & D (when you go into WE in
> >>XP, what had always been C is now D & vise versa). XP is on D. The
> >>boot.ini is on D under win2k, C under XP, but my understanding is for
> >>boot purposes the PC ignores the letter designation & refers to the
> >>drives by number/partition. How can I change the letters back to agree
> >>with the win2k install?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Dan
> >
> >
> > After reading your post three times, I'm none the wiser as to what
> > you have and what you would like to achieve. Perhaps a tabular
> > presentation might clarify things, e.g.
> >
> > Disk 1, partition 1 contains ???
> > Disk 1, partition 2 contains ???
> > Disk 2, partition 1 contains ???
> > Disk 2, partition 2 contains ???
> >
> > Current Situation
> > ============
> > When booting into Win2000 then I see ??? as drive ???.
> > I also see ??? as drive ???.
> >
> > When booting into WinXP then I see ??? as drive ???.
> > I also see ??? as drive ???.
> >
> > Desired Situation
> > ============
> > When booting into Win2000 then I want to see ??? as drive ???.
> > I also see ??? as drive ???.
> >
> > When booting into WinXP then I want ot see ??? as drive ???.
> > I also see ??? as drive ???.
> >
> > Note that when Win2000/XP is installed under a given drive
> > letter then it must remain under that drive letter. This is why it
> > is preferable to use a third party boot manager such as XOSL:
> > It lets you treat each OS completely independently from any
> > other OS, and each OS can be made to appear on drive C:.
> >
> >
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