Recently I reinstalled Windows and had to install it on partition D: (long story - I had things backed up on C: that I needed to keep). Now, I have finally moved files around so that I only have partitions D: and E: (E: can easily have it's drive letter changed as it only contains backed up files). My problem is this: I would like to change my D: partition letter to C:, but in doing so many programs, registry values, etc. would also need to be changed. Is there any such programs or whatnot that would do this for me? I know Partition Magic used to be able to do this (around version 5 or so), but recently Partition Magic hasn't been very reliable (it's one of the reasons I had to backup everything and reformat). Any help is appreciated!

See if this helps you Microslop " You're only as safe as your last update "

Yes, I already know that that can be done. The problem arises though that if I do that, what would change the registry values and such of that sort for me? I do not believe Microsoft Windows does that for you.

There has to be C: drive as that is where xp puts the boot files regardless of where you load windows and you cannot change it or overwrite it. Best format and start over. http://computervitals.com/

Actually, via DOS and the recovery console, the D: drive is seen as 'C:' so it places the boot records there, so there is no functionality problem, just that a few installers and such of that sort prefer the main drive to be named C:

Another I did not make backups to cd / dvd roms story. When are you people going to learn to make backups... Boycott James Hardie Products.

I made backups by placing them into another partition, which I felt would be safe since it would be untouched by the reformat. But to the original topic - is there any programs that would safely rename a partition letter and change the registry and perhaps even flat-files to reflect the change properly?