johnnieq said:
I have a computer here with one hard drive. Windows sees it as F: drive. How can I change it back to C:?
If that is the system drive, it CAN be changed to C however I do not recommend you do so for two reasons.
1 When you install and app it installs files to its own folder and it installs some files to windows or windows\system32 folders. If you change the path from F:\windows to C:\windows, those apps will not find the .dll type files they look for. The result is you must reinstall the app.
2 It is a somewhat involved process, however if you really really want to do this here are the instructions.
Make a full system backup of the computer and system state.
Log on as an Administrator.
Start Regedt32.exe.
Go to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
Click MountedDevices.
On the Security menu, click Permissions.
Verify that Administrators have full control. Change this back when you are finished with these steps.
Quit Regedt32.exe, and then start Regedit.exe.
Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
Find the drive letter you want to change to (new). Look for "\DosDevices\C:".
Right-click \DosDevices\C:, and then click Rename.
Note You must use Regedit instead of Regedt32 to rename this registry key.
Rename it to an unused drive letter "\DosDevices\Z:".
This frees up drive letter C.
Find the drive letter you want changed. Look for "\DosDevices\D:".
Right-click \DosDevices\D:, and then click Rename.
Rename it to the appropriate (new) drive letter "\DosDevices\C:".
Click the value for \DosDevices\Z:, click Rename, and then name it back to "\DosDevices\D:".
Quit Regedit, and then start Regedt32.
Change the permissions back to the previous setting for Administrators (this should probably be Read Only).
Restart the computer.
BTW I would just reinstall the os making sure you remove any zip drive, card reader, or removable drive before you start the install. You can install that later.