jimmyg Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Hi,I need help on setting up Windows with my choice of drive letters.I have one 1TB HDD that I've partitioned into 120GB and 811GB. I want to install Windows XP Pro SP3 on the 120GB partition and call it "R". I've formatted the 811GB partition already and want to call it "N". I've booted from a BartPE CD, run DiskPart, and named the partitions. But when I install Windows, it sees (and installs to) the partitions as "C" and "D" instead of "R" and "N". This also ruins my installation as I am moving Docs and Settings to "N" (which doesn't exist).How do I set up my unattended installation to install to "R" and "N"? Do I need to run DiskPart and rename the partitions just before Windows Setup? If so, how?Thanks for any help!Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strel Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 I think you can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 That's what I was afraid of. But then, some people recommend not installing Windows to C: for added security against hackers, viruses, and the like. If it's not possible to freely pick which drive letter to install to, how do they install Windows to a letter other than C:? Maybe I have to make C the 811GB partition and D the 120GB partition, and then install Windows to D?But if I remember correctly, when I ran my unattended install, it said C was unformatted and asked if I wanted to format C. When I said "yes", it formatted, and then installed Windows. I didn't have a chance to pick D. I think I'll try "AutoPartition=0" in my winnt.sif file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strel Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 The only way I think it's possible is having installed another OS in C: when you run setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 It's possible, as long as you pre-boot in a PE.I.e. using migrate.inf, see here:http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=19663http://www.msfn.org/board/Forcing-system-d...tt-t125945.htmljaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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