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Primary IDE will always recognize the first drive you install to be C:<br />
and sequentially after that D: E: F: etc...<br />
your programs will still be accessible but through a different path.<br />
If you just want to make changes from Master to Slave, you will need to change the jumper settings on the back of your harddrives. but keep in mind if you don't have an MBR for the master your PC will not boot.<br />
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I don't want to confuse you....are you trying to multi-boot? <br />
Why do want to switch? <br />
What is the primary reason for Drive change? &nbsp;
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Primary IDE will always recognize the first drive you install to be C:
and sequentially after that D: E: F: etc...
your programs will still be accessible but through a different path.
If you just want to make changes from Master to Slave, you will need to change the jumper settings on the back of your harddrives. but keep in mind if you don't have an MBR for the master your PC will not boot.

I don't want to confuse you....are you trying to multi-boot?
Why do want to switch?
What is the primary reason for Drive change?  

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I installed another version of win2000 on by master (c:\) drive and I can load into that one, but I am still unable to load into win2000 on my slave.<br />
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Any ideas on how to fix it?
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I installed another version of win2000 on by master (c:\) drive and I can load into that one, but I am still unable to load into win2000 on my slave.

Any ideas on how to fix it?

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Ok I fixed by modifiying the boot.ini file.
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Ok I fixed by modifiying the boot.ini file.

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I have 2 hard drives. &nbsp; My C: drive (master drive) had WinMe on it. &nbsp; My D: drive (slave drive) has win2000 on it.<br />
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I want to move my slave drive to become my master drive, but when I do it the drive letter becomes c:\. &nbsp;Which of course will cause the programs loaded on win2000 to fail.<br />
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How can I move my harddrive that has win2000 to become master and have it stay as the d: drive?
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I have 2 hard drives.   My C: drive (master drive) had WinMe on it.   My D: drive (slave drive) has win2000 on it.

I want to move my slave drive to become my master drive, but when I do it the drive letter becomes c:\.  Which of course will cause the programs loaded on win2000 to fail.

How can I move my harddrive that has win2000 to become master and have it stay as the d: drive?

How do change/keep  drive letters...

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.