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Warning: Windows disk letters differ
Windows was installed on the source computer and the destination computer on
two different disk drive letters. For example, the source computer installed
Windows on How to Fix This ErrorTo fix this error, re-install Windows on the destination computer using the same disk drive letter as the source computer. How to Re-arrange Disk LettersBy default disk letters are assigned alphabetically starting with C:, D:, E:, etc. (Letters A: and B: are reserved for removable diskette drives.) You may need to create dummy disk partitions on the destination computer so that the assigned disk letters “line up” with the assigned disk letters on the source computer. Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management. Then click on Storage -> Disk Management. If necessary, create one or more dummy disk partitions. For example, to install Windows on drive letter D: create a small dummy primary partition #1 and then create a large extended partition with a logical partition #2. Partition #1 will be assigned C: (small), while partition #2 will be assigned D: (large), so you can install Windows on partition #2. (This example assumes that your computer has exactly one disk. If not, see below.) Assigning Disk Drive Letters with Multiple DisksIf your computer has two or more physical disks, the default drive letter assignment is slightly different. By default the first partition on each physical disk is assigned a drive letter starting with C:. Then subsequent partitions are assigned the remaining drive letters. For example, if your computer has two disks and four partitions on each disk (total eight partitions), Windows will assign the disk letters as follows: The first disk gets C:, E:, F:, G:. The second disk gets D:, H:, I:, J:. Using \WINNT instead of \WINDOWSIf the source computer was upgraded in-place from Windows NT (or Windows 2000) to Windows 2003 the installation folder might be named \WINNT instead of \WINDOWS. When installing Windows Server 2003 on a fresh computer (e.g., on the destination computer) Microsoft Setup does not give you the choice to change the folder name to \WINNT. To force the installation of Windows 2003 to \WINNT you will need to use an
unattended answer file,
Alternate method: Do a minimal installation of Windows 2000 Server. Then upgrade it in-place to Windows 2003. Overriding the Warning MessageIn general you should not override this warning message. Although UMove knows how to move Active Directory to an alternate drive letter, many applications cannot be moved this way. The following applications cannot be moved to an alternate drive letter:
These applications embed the disk letter into binary data files that cannot be changed. The only workaround is to re-install them and manually export/import the associated data. |
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