How to Change a Drive Letter in Windows XP

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Right click "My Computer".

   Please read warnings before continuing any further! If you can't see the drive letter you want to change you can scroll down.
   
   For a drive that has "Online" under it, the drive letter will be in the media area.
   
   For a drive that has "No Media" under it, the drive letter will be in that same box. ,,,, If you are confident that you want to still want to change the letter, click "Yes". , Unless you really know for certain what you are doing, select "No" and find the open program.
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   Step 2: Drag down to "Manage" and click "Manage".

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   Step 3: In the "Computer Management" sidebar click "Disk Management".

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   Step 4: Right click on the drive letter you want to change.

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   Step 5: Drag down to "Change Drive Letter and Paths..." click "Change Drive Letter and Paths...".

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   Step 6: In the "Change Drive Letter and Paths for (drive letter:)" window

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   Step 7: click "Change..."

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   Step 8: In the "Change Drive Letter or Path" window click the drag down selection box with the drive letter in it and click the letter you want the drive to be.

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   Step 9: A warning will pop up reminding you that changing the drive letter can cause your programs to fail.

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    Step 10: If you have a program using the drive you want to change

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    Step 11: you will get an additional warning.

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