After having to re-install Windows, what used to be a hidden "restore" partition has now been allocated drive letter C. The PC boots up OK so far (from D), but I'm wondering whether there are going to be any problems down the line if I keep the drive letters as they are? It's early days yet as I'm re-installing things gradually, and the only problem I've had so far is installing the Audigy 2 ZS drivers (screen blanked after Windows welcome and ended up having to re-install Windows again!). Should things be OK as long as I make sure I install programmes to the directory holding Windows? I don't really want to mess around with swapping drive letters at this stage unless there is a good reason to do so - I've read that this can itself cause problems (… and I'm a great believer in the school of "if it 'ain't broke, don't fix it"!). I've had a look in the forum and there are many, many posts relating to changing the drive letters, but I couldn't find anything that related to just leaving them as they are, so any comments or pointers are welcome Thanks chancer Remember, you are unique - just like everone else

My Windows drive is E: (and my system boots off of D:). If anything, it seems to help me fend off poorly written viruses attempting to copy themselves to C:\WINDOWS. There's no grand requirement to have C: as the system drive. It's just how it typically works out. On a completely unrelated note, why is A: and B: still reserved for floppy drives?

On a completely unrelated note, why is A: and B: still reserved for floppy drives? I guess some old things never die. All Windows versions were taught to recognize & perpetually respect grandparents BIOS and parents MS-DOS "legacy devices" that reserved A and B for floppy drives. i_Xp/VistaUser

Hey chancer, Apparently that's what happens when you re-install an OS with a restore partition. The same thing happened to me. The drive letters swapped but everything ran fine. I never had any problems with it. Later I decided to do a clean install (because I think restore partitions are crap and a waste of hard drive space) and just made one partition. But that choice is up to you. However, I wouldn't mess with the restore partition because doing so will void your manufacturer's warranty. Internalrage

Thanks to you all for your comments! Internalrage35: Good point re: the restore partition - it didn't do it's job anyway and I had to re-install from the disc! Everything going OK so far - touch wood... chancer Remember, you are unique - just like everone else