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    Windows 7 Relocating a folder in my User Profile

    I have one application that insists on storing log files and profiles at: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local. When I try to moe it to my E:\ partition it gets hung with the error message: I have tried deleting all non-essential processes within Task Manager to no avail. Any ideas...
  2. Windows XP Windows XP users will have to upgrade by next year

    Windows XP users will have to upgrade by next year Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:57 Hard-drive changes Even die hard Windows XP users will have to upgrade next year because their favourite...
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    Windows 7 Can you relocate desktop

    I've partitioned my disk into C: for OS and Programs and E: for Data. I'd like my Desktop to live in E: instead of C:. Is that possible? Thanks Pete
  4. Windows 7 Inside Western Digital: How Tomorrow's Storage Gets Made

    My first hard drive, entombed in a 1988 XT clone, stored 20 megabytes and clicked and chugged almost as much as my dad’s Buick. Back then, I worried about preserving 30KB text files. Now, I have to preserve, well, everything. Perhaps like you, I’ve lost count of how many terabytes of capacity I...
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    Windows 7 2 HDD/ Drive letter problem....WHY??

    hi guys... i have vista sp2 OS installed(this prob is same in win7 too),on my dell studio 1737 laptop...it has 2 hdd options,my primary hdd is 320GB n secondary one is 500GB (purely for data,movies,songs). when i install OS,n in my computer it takes 500GBs hdd 1st drive as D drive.n then 320GBs...
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    Windows 7 Start menu most recent stored where?

    When I click the start button theres a list of the most recent programs I've used. where exaclty is this information stored? in the registry? I looked and couldn't find anything.
  7. Windows 7 Seagate to launch 7mm laptop hard disk; ushers in thinner PCs'

    Link Removed Seagate Link Removed due to 404 Error that it will soon launch a new, 7mm-thick laptop hard drive that’s 25 percent thinner than current models. The launch, which is planned for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January, will allow computer makers to build even thinner...
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    Windows 7 System Volume Information

    I took ownership and full control of System Volume Information folder and created a new folder.but when i try to delete that folder nothing happens...not even a error message..please someone help me to delete that folder....tnx...(i also turned off the system restore)
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    Windows 7 2 My Documents folders ?

    i opened %userprofile% folder and found that there are 2 My Documents folders. Does windows 7 allowing same names now ? Both are exact same name, copy name paste to other has no effect as if they were named differently but not. This making me confused where user data is stored. Is this normal ...
  10. Windows 7 Advantages of RAID

    I have been reading about these external RAID enclosures and have been wondering whether to get one or not. The idea of a RAID 1 +0 appeals to me for the sake of security but does it give a better performance or is it just a lot more to go wrong and a waste of money. Anyone care to enlighten me...
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    Windows 7 How do you change the location of the user folders

    I'm trying to work out how to change the location of user folders both for existing users and for new users. Basically, I have a OS partition with OS and programs, and a data partition that I want to store all data on! Please help, as so far I'm stumped! I also want to completely remove the...
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    Windows 7 swap disk drives

    Background: Windows 7 RC patched, new Dell Vostro 220 2GB RAM, 75GB HDD C:, 250GB HDD I:, 80 GB external HDD, optical (CD/DVD-RW) drives, floppy drive, lovely new Kodak ESP5 All-in-One inkjet printer, etc. Because the C: drive has everything on it, it is quite crowded. (It contains W7, W2K Pro...
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    Windows 7 Removing Vista partition...with a twist

    I have searched the trheads and have found similar questions but I have a somewhat unique problem, I think. I had originally used Vista and then signed up for the W7 Beta. I installed it on a partition of my HD and set up dual boot. Sometime afterwards I tried to use an online data storage...
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    Windows 7 Hdd slow reaction

    Had this problem since started useing Win7, didnt have problem in XP. I have 5Hdds internal ones on my computer, storeing alot of data. The problem is that if i havnt access the drives in a while say 10min they take like 4-8sec before i can access em, and i hear the, start up. Kinda sems like...
  15. Windows Vista How Many Times Is a Hard Drive Rewritten During Reformatting?

    Question: When reformatting hard drive, how many times is it being rewritten? I was just curious, plus the question was put to me and I had no answer. Thanks.
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    Windows Vista Vista on RAID5

    I am building a new PC to replace my old dead one I wanted to have a 1.5TB raid 5 array. However, I have been reading up on the issue on various forums on the web and have not been able to find any definitive answer. Is there any clear cut way to install Vista onto a 3HDD raid 5 array?