Windows XP on both C: and D:

[Redd Fox]

I got a virus. Anti-virus couldn't remove it. I baught a
Windows XP disk and inatlled it. I thought I installed it
on the wrong partition. So, I installed it again. Then I
installed all my programs on D:. Then I found out that D:
is the smallest partition. Rather than re-installing my
ISP and anti-virus, on C:, and going through the hassle of
downloading the updates again, and catching another virus,
since I'll be on the web without the updated virus
signature files, I transferred My Documents, in the D:
version, over to C:, so I won't be saving files to D: but
to C:. Will this create any problems later on? It seems
like the simplest solution but is it? I don't know enough
about this stuff.

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:39:13 -0700, Redd Fox wrote:

> I got a virus. Anti-virus couldn't remove it. I baught a
> Windows XP disk and inatlled it. I thought I installed it
> on the wrong partition. So, I installed it again. Then I
> installed all my programs on D:. Then I found out that D:
> is the smallest partition. Rather than re-installing my
> ISP and anti-virus, on C:, and going through the hassle of
> downloading the updates again, and catching another virus,
> since I'll be on the web without the updated virus
> signature files, I transferred My Documents, in the D:
> version, over to C:, so I won't be saving files to D: but
> to C:. Will this create any problems later on? It seems
> like the simplest solution but is it? I don't know enough
> about this stuff.

Yes, you can move the My Documents folder to another drive. I have Windows
on C: and two years ago moved My Documents over to D: No problems here.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[baker]

I just answered a similar problem on another newsgroup. Go to
download.com and download Application Mover. This program will exchange
any programs from one drive to another by changing the Registry and
deleting the files from the first drive. Works flawlessly. I've
straightened out many computers using this so that the user can move his
programs to a larger drive and have them work. :-)

[Redd]

I wish I had read your reply a couple of days ago. :=) I
just yesterday installed Windows XP on my C: drive and
reinstalled all my programs. Oh Well.

Now I have another problem. The reason I reinstalled
Windows XP on my C: drive is because I deleted it,
thinking I didn't need it and I could no longer access
anything. All I got was a messages asaying some stupid
file is missing and to pres Ctrl+Alt+Delete. So, I re-
installed it on C:. Then I got the bright idea of
deleting the partition. No problem until I rebooted my
computer. It didn't like that idea either! Sheesh!
So, .... it's too long a story. I have two copies of XP
on one computer. It's not just the case that it goes
against the liscence agreement; I don't want two copies.
It takes longer to do a virus scan with two copies. I
don't want that start up menu either. They don't even
use config.sys and autoexec.bat anymore. They're just
blank files. I activated Windows XP four times already!
They're probably going to start charging me to do
that. :=)
>-----Original Me
ssage-----
>I just answered a similar problem on another newsgroup.
Go to
>download.com and download Application Mover. This
program will exchange
>any programs from one drive to another by changing the
Registry and
>deleting the files from the first drive. Works
flawlessly. I've
>straightened out many computers using this so that the
user can move his
>programs to a larger drive and have them work. :-)
>
>.
>

[Redd]

>-----Original Message-----
>I just answered a similar problem on another newsgroup.
Go to
>download.com and download Application Mover. This
program will exchange
>any programs from one drive to another by changing the
Registry and
>deleting the files from the first drive. Works
flawlessly. I've
>straightened out many computers using this so that the
user can move his
>programs to a larger drive and have them work. :-)
>
I just found out Windows XP has a Files and Setting
Wizard under Programs, Accessaries, System Tools, in the
Start Menu, that will do that. A little too late for me
but I did use it to make a CD just in case. Thanks