Using C AND D drives...

[Guest]

I had windows 98 installed on my C drive. I installed XP on the D drive. D
drive is now using a lot of space and almost full, and I want to start being
able to use the C drive to save documents on. how do I make this work? I
did finally DELETE Win 98 from the C drive as I won't ever even think of
needing it again....but how do I use them both?

Thanks!
Ryan

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I had windows 98 installed on my C drive. I installed XP on the D
drive. D drive is now using a lot of space and almost full, and I
want to start being able to use the C drive to save documents on.
how do I make this work? I did finally DELETE Win 98 from the C
drive as I won't ever even think of needing it again....but how do
I use them both?

Are these actual physical drives or partitions?
All you did - most likely - is delete the Windows 98 files and possibly
removed its entry from the BOOT.INI - however - it is also likely that your
C drive contains the necessary boot system to boot your Windows XP - just
that most of the files for the OS reside on D.

If these are partitions - you *might* be able to use a partition manager
application to grow one partition or another - but because of the way you
installed and how Windows XP likely has strored the drive lettering in
assorted places - without a clean install - anything you do is just a
'work-around' to a fully functional system.

If these are actual drives - my suggestion is to get one large drive and
replace them both and have one large C drive partition with your clean
install.

 

[Guest]

OKay, that does make some sense.

This next question doesn't fix my problem but I want to understand
something....Why is it that win computers can have completely separate memory
drives and what would be the reason for them? Also, since I have XP on the D
drive does that mean that if I were to move them to the C drive they would
not show up? I'm, guessing that's right. I know that for instance, on an
old mac I had in my office, I had an external drive...but even then, I could
use the files from it freely without it being "partitioned"

Thank you for your help!

Ryan

So basically, I'm gonna need to buy more internal memory (along with the ram
upgrades...this computer only has 128 megs of ram.)

 

[Guest]

OKay. I'm into disc management. it is ONE drive. 4.08 gigabytes. it has
been partitioned to a C and D drive. I want them to once again become
completely C drive. how do i make this happen?

Ryan