Default Disk Letters Incorrectly Listed During Installation

 Last reviewed: March 6, 1995
Article ID: Q120746
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT Workstation or Server version 3.5 on a computer where Disk Administrator has been used to assign non-default drive letters to externally connected disks, Windows NT installation offers only the default drive letters as options on which to install the system, NOT the assigned letters. The volume labels are listed correctly.

CAUSE

During initial installation, the complete file system is not yet installed, so assigned disk letters are unavailable.

RESOLUTION

Use volume labels (which the installation software lists correctly) instead of disk letters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50
KBCategory: kbsetup kb3rdparty kbbug3.50
KBSubCategory: ntsetup nthw

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Last reviewed: March 6, 1995
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