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win7 is installed on partition C while xp is on E.But in win7,the real partition C becomes E and E becomes C.Why?How to change?
I installed win7 in xp with daemon tools and win7137 iso.The last win7 I installed on C is 7100 RC.
In xp,the real partition C also becomes E and E becomes C.But setting E as the primary partition is good because xp is in E.In win7,partition E is set to the primary partition too,but it's bad as win7 is in C.
I installed win7 in xp with daemon tools and win7137 iso.The last win7 I installed on C is 7100 RC.
In xp,the real partition C also becomes E and E becomes C.But setting E as the primary partition is good because xp is in E.In win7,partition E is set to the primary partition too,but it's bad as win7 is in C.
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Forget drive letters for partitions. They don't exist. The drive letter is given by the running operating system. So:
If you are running XP the XP partition is drive C:
If you are running Windows 7 the Windows 7 partition is drive C:
And this is good so. Because some installer of badly programmed programs installs itself always to drive C:
Best way: Open Windows Explorer and give your drive a name. Instead of "Local disk C:" name it "Windows XP" or "Windows 7" or "Data".
If you are running XP the XP partition is drive C:
If you are running Windows 7 the Windows 7 partition is drive C:
And this is good so. Because some installer of badly programmed programs installs itself always to drive C:
Best way: Open Windows Explorer and give your drive a name. Instead of "Local disk C:" name it "Windows XP" or "Windows 7" or "Data".
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solved old problem then encountered new problem
Thanks.Yes,some installer of badly programmed programs installs itself always to drive C:.
But my problem is when I'm running Windows 7 the Windows 7 partition is drive E:.
I tried some methods like hide drive E: on which xp is, but faild,then I had to format drive C: and reinstall win7137 and it's OK.
But when setting bcd I encountered a trouble.My xp is on drive E:.I input commands below:
bcdedit /create {legacy} /d "windows xp"
bcdedit /set {legacy} drive partition=E:
bcdedit /set {legacy} path \ntldr
bcdedit /displayorder {legacy} /addlast
But I have to copy NTDETECT.COM and boot.ini to drive C:,if not I cannot login in xp.Why?
Forget drive letters for partitions. They don't exist. The drive letter is given by the running operating system. So:
If you are running XP the XP partition is drive C:
If you are running Windows 7 the Windows 7 partition is drive C:
And this is good so. Because some installer of badly programmed programs installs itself always to drive C:
Best way: Open Windows Explorer and give your drive a name. Instead of "Local disk C:" name it "Windows XP" or "Windows 7" or "Data".
Thanks.Yes,some installer of badly programmed programs installs itself always to drive C:.
But my problem is when I'm running Windows 7 the Windows 7 partition is drive E:.
I tried some methods like hide drive E: on which xp is, but faild,then I had to format drive C: and reinstall win7137 and it's OK.
But when setting bcd I encountered a trouble.My xp is on drive E:.I input commands below:
bcdedit /create {legacy} /d "windows xp"
bcdedit /set {legacy} drive partition=E:
bcdedit /set {legacy} path \ntldr
bcdedit /displayorder {legacy} /addlast
But I have to copy NTDETECT.COM and boot.ini to drive C:,if not I cannot login in xp.Why?
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