why wont anything go unto my slave drive.."e"..it keeps just piling on my "c" drive?

Answer 1

Your system is configured to store everything on the C drive and that is likely the only partition it 'sees' now. Read the E drives directions or your sysconfig directions and set it up properly according to how you wish to use it, backup only, store vids, pics, etc.

Answer 2

Hi there. I believe you're referring to what happens when you install new programs/applications/games. There are a couple of ways to handle this issue. The first way would be to ALWAYS choose the Custom install type when you are first prompted for each individual program/application/game you wish to install. In the custom installation wizard, you are given the option to choose another location instead of the typical C:\Program Files path. You can browse to your E drive and install there. I have a similar setup, but mine is G. I have created a folder under G called PFiles which is where my things go.

The second way is to perform a registry hack to tell your system to automatically default to E instead of C. You should be forewarned that any time you choose to modify the registry, you can render your system either unstable or, worse yet, useless. If you choose to modify the registry, do so at your own risk.
Open Start->Run and type "regedit" without the quotes.
Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
On the right side, find the string called ProgramFilesDir and modify it to the desired path.

It is best to reboot your machine for the desired settings to take effect and the system to recognize the change properly.

If I've completely missed the mark and you're referring to something entirely different, such as, "I've chosen the correct drive in the custom installation section of each wizard and the data still reverts to C", then you may have a bigger problem. If you're able to browse the content on your E drive (test by opening a document on that drive), then you should be able to designate the path properly from the installer wizard. If you can't browse your E drive, you may not have that drive formatted (or it has a different partition table which Windows can't recognize), the jumper setting on the hard drive may not be correct or your IDE/SATA cable may not be plugged up or plugged in with the correct sequence.

Hope this helps,
John aka tau_zeppelin

Answer 3

It helps to create a folder first. Go to MY Computer,
select "E" drive
select "file" tab
select "new"
select" folder"
type a name you can remember , thats not already a name in "C" drive, such as "My new downloads"
Now when you want something added to this folder right click,then "save as"/and or" browse" to it . It should look like this
E:/My new downloads/ "whatever your saving"
click OK