Files are copied to the wrong drive

[Guest]

Here is the thing...when I download files to save (or install) on my system
drive (C, they keep getting installed onto my slave drive (D. I have Win
XP installed on C: and have even tried reformatting and reinstalling Windows,
but the problem is still there. My D is now vblocked and I am running out of
patience. Can anyone help?

 

[Guest]

That has nothing to do with WindowsXP. It is completely how you
setup your downloads (destination) within your browser with your
ISP (Internet Service Provider). Check your settings and/or contact
your ISP on how to change your settings.

 

[jg]

No real answer but some questions to get you started troubleshooting and
maybe some people seeing your answer will be better to answer your
questions.

in command prompt, enter
set progr
what do you see?

Normally you would see at least something like
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files

does yours say
ProgramFiles=d:\Program Files?

How much free space have you got in C: after deducting the max space
required by paging file on C: and hibernation file?

I would normally want to install program away from system drive (C to make
recovery and backup easier I sometimes run into the problem the other way
around some applications insists on installing part of itself in C:.

I don't know how much space consumed in D: and how much do you value your
time. For less than $60 you can get a new hard drive of 80GB and in a few
minutes to start the process to migrate you d: to the new HD overnight or
coffee.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply, but this is happening even if I am not using my
browser. If I am installing software to c: it still manages to appear on the
d: drive instead. i am going to try jg's suggestion in the morning to see if
that helps. I appreciate any other thoughts you may have on the subject.

 

[Guest]

You are corrrect! In command prompt, when I typed "set progr", my prompt
returns the following:
ProgramFiles=d:\Program Files
What does this mean and how do I make it c:? Will that fix the problem?
My C: drive has 11.4 GB free (it is a 20GB drive).
My D: drive has 0GB free (it is a 20GB drive).