How do u where your "Windows" is?

Question

I'm sitting on a computer and I wanna know where this operating system is, I mean which partition, how do I know that??

Answer 1

Hi!

Easy, look for the folder Windows, on each partition... but I'd start from c:

Or, right click My Computer>Properties>Advanced>Environment Variables> System Variables (list)... windir :)

Good luck!

Answer 2

Well most of the time it is always on the C: root drive in the first partition. Being an operating system, that is where it needs to be. However you may not be able to find or access it if say you are at a school, internet cafe, etc. Places like that normally hide the drive or the partition with the OS on it, so you can't play in it. Hope this helps

Answer 3

For most machines, Windows tends to be installed on the first partition. You can check for sure by doing the following in Windows XP (instructions may vary slightly for other Windows versions):

1. Click the Start Button, then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools.
3. Double-click Computer Management.
4. In the tree in the left column of the new window, click Disk Management.
5. The partition labeled (C:) in the first column is almost always the Windows partition.

While doing these steps, please be careful: Disk Management has the potential to cause data loss.

Good luck.

Answer 4

if it's one operating system(Windows), it'll be on your primary partition(it's default setting and you can't change it) but if it's more than one operating system(windows) , the first one will be on you primary partition and the others will be on the next partition after primary.(ex: C is primary and the second drive in extended partition is D, so the first operating systam will be on C and the 2nd one is on D)

Answer 5

Easiest way I can think of? Just go into MY COMPUTER, and you should have a bunch of hard drives...C: Drive, F: Drive, G: Drive...every computer is different. Generally, for a Windows OS, your primary hard drive is your C: Drive, and D: is usually chosen for CD-ROM, so other hard drives might be anywhere from E: on down the alphabet.

Anyway, go into my computer, double click on one of the hard drives (i.e. C: Drive) and look for a directory called "WINDOWS" (Windows XP, Windows 95, 98, and ME ... I think) or "WINNT" (Windows 2000 and NT ... I think). If you see it, then its located on your C: Drive (or C: partition). See, the different partitions have different drive letters assigned to them, so thats how you'll know.

Answer 6

Your operating system is usually drive C.