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how to set up pc to automatically download and install to 2nd hard drive

Asked by: davekuhar

how to set up pc to automatically download and install to 2nd hard drive
I have a lite pc with a intel mother board and EIDE drive that instead of putting in one 100 gig or bigger  drive, I want to use up some of my smaller drives by putting in 2 smaller drives. I want to install the Operating system onto one drive and then set up the pc so that it will automatically  install all the downloads and whatever software i install from a cd  onto the 2nd drive.

 In other words. I think the pc will always run fast if I just have the OS on one drive, and the software programs i install and the downloads  onto the  2nd drive. But, I want the pc to automatically by default install all the downloads and software onto the  2nd drive.. understand?

I'm thinking like have a 30 gig for windows xp on the  1st drive, and maybe have a 60 gig for the  2nd drive.

If you have any questions, please ask. thanks,
Dave

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2009-08-13 at 19:43:09ID24651872
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Answers

 

by: badgermikePosted on 2009-08-13 at 19:50:43ID: 25094933

maybe another expert out there has heard of something fancy - I always though that you have to manually choose which drive to install to because most software would point to c:

 

by: badgermikePosted on 2009-08-13 at 19:54:05ID: 25094943

 

by: davekuharPosted on 2009-08-13 at 20:16:58ID: 25095021

badgermike----   Will that work for windows vista?

 

by: davekuharPosted on 2009-08-13 at 20:20:49ID: 25095037

Hoe do I get to "Regedit"  with Vista?

 

by: badgermikePosted on 2009-08-13 at 20:22:22ID: 25095047

I believe you just type in regedit in the run box in vista.

 

by: badgermikePosted on 2009-08-13 at 20:24:43ID: 25095052

go to start - run - they type in regedit

probably have to click continue because the UAC prompt

 

by: davekuharPosted on 2009-08-18 at 06:20:58ID: 31615641

can't get any better!

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