How to Assign Drive Letters in Vista

Drive letters are alphabetical identifiers for your disk drives in Microsoft Vista. The main hard drive is typically assigned the "C" drive letter. You are not stuck with the default drive letters in Microsoft Vista. Microsoft Vista's Disk Management tool allows you to change your disk drive letters as you deem fit. You can add, change or remove drive letters.

Instructions

1. Click the "Start" button. Open the "Control Panel."

2. Click on the "System and Maintenance" link. Open your "Administrative Tools."

3. Double-click "Computer Management." Provide confirmation if you are prompted with a permission request. Click on "Disk Management" in the left navigation pane.

4. Right-click your drive. Choose "Change Drive Letter and Paths" from the list of options.

5. Click "Add" to assign a drive letter. Type the letter in the field. Click the "OK" button.

6. Click "Change" to change the drive letter. Click "Assign the following drive letter." Click the drive letter and then click the "OK" button.

7. Click "Remove" to remove a drive letter. Click "Yes" to confirm deletion.

References

• Microsoft: Change, Add or Remove a Drive Letter