Windows NT/2000/XP
Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems
initial letter assignment
is
done
automatically
:
in Windows NT 3.x it's similar to Windows 95, and
in Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000/XP — similar to Windows
95OSR/98. Windows NT 4.0 does not support FAT32, but assigns let-
ters to such partitions.
Please note that letter order in these operating systems can differ depending
on the number of hard disks and other disk drives recognized by BIOS.
All these operating systems enable you to
change
initially assigned
let-
ters
. Partition create, delete, and move operations do not affect letters
assigned to other partitions. Assigning a partition a new letter or hiding
it will prevent only its applications and files from running or opening.
Other partitions will not be affected by these operations.
OS startup problems may appear if you directly change the letter as-
signed to the system partition or a partition with PAGEFILE.SYS
swap file.
The given discussion of hard disk partition letter assignment in various operating
systems is further explained in all Guide chapters, where the partition operations
might affect PC operation or booting.
3.6 On the next page you can enter an optional partition label, that will en-
able you to distinguish a created partition from another.
In Windows a partition label is shown in the Explorer disk and folder tree, for
example, WIN98(C:), WINXP(D:), DATA(E:), etc. WIN98, WINXP, DATA are
partition labels. See also Appendix B «Glossary» — «Label».
3.7 The last wizard page
graphically
shows you the new disk partition
structure, including those just created.
Created partition in the disk partition structure
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