Hard drive problem

killerkebab · 01-01-2008, 20:09

I need to format Windows XP. Easy business. Currently have two partitions:

C:\, 100GB, has windows, apps, games, etc (I named it 'SYSTEM')
D:\, 200GB, has my music, vids, files, etc (I named it 'STORING')

So I take anything from C: which I can't afford to lose, dump it in D:, put the windows disc in and delete C:, reinstall Windows and off I go... except...

When I put the windows disc in and it shows me the list of partitions to install to, the list shows up as (roughly):

STORING(C) - 200GB
SYSTEM(D) - 100GB

Eh? Deleting the current windows install means I'd be reinstalling windows to a drive called D: which isn't really an option, unless I'm missing something here... any ideas on how to make the windows install less stupid?

EDIT: Looked the drives up in the storage part of admin tools...

Why is drive D: called a system drive when it has never had an OS installed on it?

01-01-2008, 20:09	#1
killerkebab Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bristol/Reading Posts: 656	Hard drive problem I need to format Windows XP. Easy business. Currently have two partitions: C:\, 100GB, has windows, apps, games, etc (I named it 'SYSTEM') D:\, 200GB, has my music, vids, files, etc (I named it 'STORING') So I take anything from C: which I can't afford to lose, dump it in D:, put the windows disc in and delete C:, reinstall Windows and off I go... except... When I put the windows disc in and it shows me the list of partitions to install to, the list shows up as (roughly): STORING(C) - 200GB SYSTEM(D) - 100GB Eh? Deleting the current windows install means I'd be reinstalling windows to a drive called D: which isn't really an option, unless I'm missing something here... any ideas on how to make the windows install less stupid? EDIT: Looked the drives up in the storage part of admin tools... Why is drive D: called a system drive when it has never had an OS installed on it? __________________ Last edited by killerkebab; 01-01-2008 at 20:11.