GaryBr
I have run a dual boot system for many years now, most recently two versions of WIndows 8.1, one for VDJ and one for personal use.
I have upgraded the partition for personal use to Windows 10. I don't have any issues booting up, but before I upgraded it didn't matter if I booted into the VDJ or my personal OS, the default drive would be the C: drive.
Now, when I boot into VDJ (Windows 8.1) the C: drive is still my default drive, but on my personal side (Windows 10) the default drive is now D:. I would like both to be named C: when I boot into them like before. Just changing the drive letter isn't an option, so how do I get this back to how it used to be?
I have upgraded the partition for personal use to Windows 10. I don't have any issues booting up, but before I upgraded it didn't matter if I booted into the VDJ or my personal OS, the default drive would be the C: drive.
Now, when I boot into VDJ (Windows 8.1) the C: drive is still my default drive, but on my personal side (Windows 10) the default drive is now D:. I would like both to be named C: when I boot into them like before. Just changing the drive letter isn't an option, so how do I get this back to how it used to be?
geposted Tue 17 Nov 15 @ 1:11 pm
DHoude
Changing the drive letter is the only option to use, when changing a drive letter. Your VDJ Win 8.1 partion is probably using up the C drive letter for your VDJ partition, on your Win 10 OS. You should be able to go into Disk Management under Win 10 and change the VDJ partition to anything else, so that you can free up the C drive letter for your Win 10 OS partition.
This should also not effect other OSes in other partitions. Your Win 10 Personal partition is one config and OS. The VDJ partition with Win 8.1 should be 100% seperate and un effected by changes made to your Win 10 drive letters.
Other than sharing hardware, both OSes should act like seperate computers. While I don't use Win 8.1, I have run multiple OSes since XP. I also currently run 7 and 10. I just can't stop the screen tearing with my NVIDIA card on 10.
This should also not effect other OSes in other partitions. Your Win 10 Personal partition is one config and OS. The VDJ partition with Win 8.1 should be 100% seperate and un effected by changes made to your Win 10 drive letters.
Other than sharing hardware, both OSes should act like seperate computers. While I don't use Win 8.1, I have run multiple OSes since XP. I also currently run 7 and 10. I just can't stop the screen tearing with my NVIDIA card on 10.
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 2:39 am
PhantomDeejay
Changing drive letter on the drive that the OS itself is running was never easy.
So if your Windows 10 OS is using drive D: when it's running, the easiest and safest way to make it C: is to REINSTALL Windows and pay more attention on the boot manager.
So if your Windows 10 OS is using drive D: when it's running, the easiest and safest way to make it C: is to REINSTALL Windows and pay more attention on the boot manager.
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 10:48 am
VDJ Ron
I'm a little out of practice with the Linux derived tools for operating system management. I've not done any research, however tools at Sourceforge can install a boot manger such as Grub. They operate under the operating system and offer the option of easily booting a partition. They are free and effective. I've used such tool for hosting multiple operating systems, both Windows and Linux. They are easy to download, burn to a cd, and then install in minutes. What then appears when you boot your pc is a Grub menu allowing the selection of the desired operating system. Grub is not the only option.
If I remember right the stuff goes in the dmi of the hdd. Nowadays I just leave the side of my desktop pc off and physically swap hdd. It's not something I've used for many years.
I dislike the idea of multiple operating systems on a single pc, I like simple, as in less to go wrong !
See https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Note: There are many free Linux based rescue tools which will fix Windows problems.
If I remember right the stuff goes in the dmi of the hdd. Nowadays I just leave the side of my desktop pc off and physically swap hdd. It's not something I've used for many years.
I dislike the idea of multiple operating systems on a single pc, I like simple, as in less to go wrong !
See https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
Note: There are many free Linux based rescue tools which will fix Windows problems.
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 12:24 pm
PhantomDeejay
His problem is not booting the correct OS.
His problem is that Windows 10 are installed on partition or drive "D"
There's no easy way to change the drive letter back to C without reinstalling windows.
No matter what bootloader he uses, his Windows 10 installation will always be on drive "D"
His problem is that Windows 10 are installed on partition or drive "D"
There's no easy way to change the drive letter back to C without reinstalling windows.
No matter what bootloader he uses, his Windows 10 installation will always be on drive "D"
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 2:05 pm
VDJ Ron
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 2:10 pm
VDJ Ron
I suspect you're wrong PhantomDJ, I don't really want to do the reading, but I've seen software that scans a hdd for operating systems, and then offers a boot option for each bootable partition, no matter what the drive name. In fact I would guess Linux offers tools to alter drive names.
Remember that the changes made are from a Live Linux CD hosting rescue software. Windows will not be booted whilst the changes are being made.
Since I have not looked in quite a number of years I would imagine the rescue software has improved vastly. It was good 10 years ago.
Remember that the changes made are from a Live Linux CD hosting rescue software. Windows will not be booted whilst the changes are being made.
Since I have not looked in quite a number of years I would imagine the rescue software has improved vastly. It was good 10 years ago.
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 2:50 pm
PhantomDeejay
Again, it's not a booting issue.
It's a Windows issue.
Windows 10 disk manager recognises the OS partition as "D:"
This means that no matter how you boot your PC or no matter how you name your drives, when Windows finally boot, their drive letter will still be D:
There is no safe way to change windows system drive letter. There are a few known hacks but A) It's hit & miss and B) They require an advanced technical knowledge level to even try to apply them, with no guaranteed results.
It's a Windows issue.
Windows 10 disk manager recognises the OS partition as "D:"
This means that no matter how you boot your PC or no matter how you name your drives, when Windows finally boot, their drive letter will still be D:
There is no safe way to change windows system drive letter. There are a few known hacks but A) It's hit & miss and B) They require an advanced technical knowledge level to even try to apply them, with no guaranteed results.
geposted Wed 18 Nov 15 @ 6:18 pm