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Mas
April 18th 03, 01:54 AM
thanks, but i dont want to delete the partition.

any other ideas?

..mas

>-----Original Message-----
>don't know about moving the directory but if you don't
>use the other partition why don't you just not format
it?
>Windoze won't be able to use it then.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>hello,
>>
>>ive got a partition where the drive itself is
physically
>>broken. i can read from it, but writing to always
causes
>>the drive to make a nasty sound, after which i have to
>>reset. (theres nothing important on there)
>>
>>unforunately, windows update seems to put the wutemp
>>directory on that drive! (it has the most free space on
>>it..?) so i cant install service pack one :( is there
>any
>>way to specify the temporary folder windows update
>uses??
>>i have lots of free disk space elsewhere!
>>
>>thanks for any help,
>>mas
>>.
>>
>.
>

mrtee
April 18th 03, 02:22 AM
Change the location of the drive in the system? I believe that the =
Windows update file is placed on the last HDD on the IDE controller.

--=20
Just my 2=A2 worth
Jeff
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| thanks, but i dont want to delete the partition.
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| any other ideas?
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| .mas



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