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I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error" "free

5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

files/programs created/installed on "H"?

Thanx for your imput,

D 3.0

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    Problems; allmost certainly as your windows registry, on whichever is your

    system disk, by default C, will have pointers to H.

    If indeed your sys disk is C, then trying to rename C will probably lead to

    a none functioning sys

     

    Perhaps explain which is your sys disk, the disk upon which Win is

    installed, and the Exact err msg

     

    "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:76ABA85B-46F6-47FF-BD7E-3A2BF0BB0EBE@microsoft.com...

    >I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error" "free

    > 5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

    > If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

    > files/programs created/installed on "H"?

    > Thanx for your imput,

    > D 3.0

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    On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:32:03 -0700, Dinosaur3.0 wrote:

    > Thanx for your imput,

     

    Take to the post office and file for name change app..

    But seriously it does not work this way. What is the exact error that you

    get?

     

    --

    The next version of Windows? Windows piñata

    Piñatas are made from easily breakable materials. a bright container

    surrounded by blindfolded children breaking the

    piñata in order to collect the candy inside of it.

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    Thanx for your quick reply. "C" is at present a removable drive. This thread

    is a tangent of :

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?query=Please+free+5000k+and+try+again&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=B0DE109D-10E1-4C3C-BCC9-8EB7A22FC6A0&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

    D3.0

     

     

     

    "DL" wrote:

    > Problems; allmost certainly as your windows registry, on whichever is your

    > system disk, by default C, will have pointers to H.

    > If indeed your sys disk is C, then trying to rename C will probably lead to

    > a none functioning sys

    >

    > Perhaps explain which is your sys disk, the disk upon which Win is

    > installed, and the Exact err msg

    >

    > "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:76ABA85B-46F6-47FF-BD7E-3A2BF0BB0EBE@microsoft.com...

    > >I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error" "free

    > > 5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

    > > If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

    > > files/programs created/installed on "H"?

    > > Thanx for your imput,

    > > D 3.0

    >

    >

    >

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    "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:76ABA85B-46F6-47FF-BD7E-3A2BF0BB0EBE@microsoft.com...

    >I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error" "free

    > 5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

    > If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

    > files/programs created/installed on "H"?

    > Thanx for your imput,

    > D 3.0

     

    If your Windows installation went to drive H: then it must

    remain on drive H:. While it is possible to change the drive

    letter from H: to C:, this would partially cripple your system.

     

    If FlashPlayer won't install on drive C: then you can probably

    fool it with this little trick:

    - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

    - Type this command:

    subst C: H:\ {OK}

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    lol. Please see

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?query=Please+free+5000k+and+try+again&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=B0DE109D-10E1-4C3C-BCC9-8EB7A22FC6A0&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

    Thruogh frustration I am almost ready to re install XP etc...but am worried

    about folders and stuff getting lost if i save "my docs" to a memory stick

    and try to put them back after reinstalling XP sp2

    D3.0

    "Holz" wrote:

    > On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:32:03 -0700, Dinosaur3.0 wrote:

    >

    > > Thanx for your imput,

    >

    > Take to the post office and file for name change app..

    > But seriously it does not work this way. What is the exact error that you

    > get?

    >

    > --

    > The next version of Windows? Windows piñata

    > Piñatas are made from easily breakable materials. a bright container

    > surrounded by blindfolded children breaking the

    > piñata in order to collect the candy inside of it.

    >

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    Sigh . . . Yet another poster who believes that files saved on

    a hard disk are there in perpetuity. One day you will get a

    very rude suprise when you find that your hard disk has

    failed or that some malfunction has destroyed your file system.

    Important files must be stored on at least two separate media.

    It's a lesson that many people learn after the first big disaster,

    and the tuition fees for this lesson are very, very steep. Backing

    up once a week to a 2.5" disk installed in an external USB case

    is much, much cheaper and far less painful.

     

     

    "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:83BDA251-4962-41AC-B4E4-474FE9B10D9C@microsoft.com...

    > lol. Please see

    > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?query=Please+free+5000k+and+try+again&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=B0DE109D-10E1-4C3C-BCC9-8EB7A22FC6A0&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us

    > Thruogh frustration I am almost ready to re install XP etc...but am

    > worried

    > about folders and stuff getting lost if i save "my docs" to a memory stick

    > and try to put them back after reinstalling XP sp2

    > D3.0

    > "Holz" wrote:

    >

    >> On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:32:03 -0700, Dinosaur3.0 wrote:

    >>

    >> > Thanx for your imput,

    >>

    >> Take to the post office and file for name change app..

    >> But seriously it does not work this way. What is the exact error that you

    >> get?

    >>

    >> --

    >> The next version of Windows? Windows piñata

    >> Piñatas are made from easily breakable materials. a bright container

    >> surrounded by blindfolded children breaking the

    >> piñata in order to collect the candy inside of it.

    >>

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    Thanx for your reply,( Flash does not give me the chance to tell it which

    drive to install to, it just starts automatically once double clicking the

    Flash installer icon.)

    I tried the trick but,...I get" Invalid parameter - C:"

    D3.0

     

     

    "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

    >

    > "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:76ABA85B-46F6-47FF-BD7E-3A2BF0BB0EBE@microsoft.com...

    > >I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error" "free

    > > 5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

    > > If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

    > > files/programs created/installed on "H"?

    > > Thanx for your imput,

    > > D 3.0

    >

    > If your Windows installation went to drive H: then it must

    > remain on drive H:. While it is possible to change the drive

    > letter from H: to C:, this would partially cripple your system.

    >

    > If FlashPlayer won't install on drive C: then you can probably

    > fool it with this little trick:

    > - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

    > - Type this command:

    > subst C: H:\ {OK}

    >

    >

    >

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    That's because you omitted an essential detail in your

    first post: That drive C: is already used by an external

    storage device. Disconnect it first, or give it a different

    drive letter, then try again!

     

     

    "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:DD53B304-8204-4D25-8E5C-95B58752BB41@microsoft.com...

    > Thanx for your reply,( Flash does not give me the chance to tell it which

    > drive to install to, it just starts automatically once double clicking the

    > Flash installer icon.)

    > I tried the trick but,...I get" Invalid parameter - C:"

    > D3.0

    >

    >

    > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

    >

    >>

    >> "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    >> news:76ABA85B-46F6-47FF-BD7E-3A2BF0BB0EBE@microsoft.com...

    >> >I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error"

    >> >"free

    >> > 5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

    >> > If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

    >> > files/programs created/installed on "H"?

    >> > Thanx for your imput,

    >> > D 3.0

    >>

    >> If your Windows installation went to drive H: then it must

    >> remain on drive H:. While it is possible to change the drive

    >> letter from H: to C:, this would partially cripple your system.

    >>

    >> If FlashPlayer won't install on drive C: then you can probably

    >> fool it with this little trick:

    >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

    >> - Type this command:

    >> subst C: H:\ {OK}

    >>

    >>

    >>

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    I'm very impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It worked.

    Thanx all for your imput!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    D3.0

     

    "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

    > That's because you omitted an essential detail in your

    > first post: That drive C: is already used by an external

    > storage device. Disconnect it first, or give it a different

    > drive letter, then try again!

    >

    >

    > "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > news:DD53B304-8204-4D25-8E5C-95B58752BB41@microsoft.com...

    > > Thanx for your reply,( Flash does not give me the chance to tell it which

    > > drive to install to, it just starts automatically once double clicking the

    > > Flash installer icon.)

    > > I tried the trick but,...I get" Invalid parameter - C:"

    > > D3.0

    > >

    > >

    > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

    > >

    > >>

    > >> "Dinosaur3.0" <Dinosaur30@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    > >> news:76ABA85B-46F6-47FF-BD7E-3A2BF0BB0EBE@microsoft.com...

    > >> >I want to change the name of my HHD "H" (which gives me the "error"

    > >> >"free

    > >> > 5000k of space") to "C" so I can install Flash player,

    > >> > If I change the name of HHD "H" to "C", will I have any problems with

    > >> > files/programs created/installed on "H"?

    > >> > Thanx for your imput,

    > >> > D 3.0

    > >>

    > >> If your Windows installation went to drive H: then it must

    > >> remain on drive H:. While it is possible to change the drive

    > >> letter from H: to C:, this would partially cripple your system.

    > >>

    > >> If FlashPlayer won't install on drive C: then you can probably

    > >> fool it with this little trick:

    > >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}

    > >> - Type this command:

    > >> subst C: H:\ {OK}

    > >>

    > >>

    > >>

    >

    >

    >

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