[Macboatmaster]

Good - quick dinner.
Now go Start (Windows Button) Computer and open D drive.

Send me please a screenshot of the folders and files shown on that drive.

ie D - not C.
You are doing well

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i took photo of the main D: and also the sub folders

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[Jessica Lyn Alves]

i took photo of the main D: and also the sub folders

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[Macboatmaster]

Your User Folder - Jessica is on D drive.
From your middle screen shot top row.

1. Do you also have a user folder on C Drive
Examine what is in the User folder, if you have one on C drive.

2. Now examine what is in the user folder on D Drive.
The items of documents, pictures, music etc which are in this folder on D drive, but NOT in your user folder on C Drive can be copied to the relevant folder on C drive.
Once you have copied your folder of documents.
CHECK that each will open and display in the case of pictures etc or play in the case of music.
WHEN and only when you are satisfied that they are working - DELETE the items you have copied in D Drive.

DO NOT at this stage delete the folder on D drive Users - Jessica.

[Jessica Lyn Alves]

okay everything is deleted from Jessica on D: drive and have been moved to drive C:

[Macboatmaster]

You mentioned when you started that downloads were going to D.

What please in in that folder OR have you moved those as well, Any downloads from that folder on D, that were then excecuted from that location cannot be moved a the registry key will refer to D.
Neither can programs be moved.

You have Firefox installed on D.

Do you have, if you use it Firefox installed on C.

You then need to check on Firefox by clicking on the Tools tab and then on options and on the general tab in the window that opens, where downloaded files etc are saved to. If you click the browse button you can choose. (You seem to have the grasp of this - but NOT of course D:\

For IE (Internet Explorer) see this please
http://windows.micro...asked-questions


While you work your way through this I will send another post, but it is ONLY for information there is Nothing to do NOW with it.

[Macboatmaster]

The two Vista O/S loading on boot on C drive and D drive are not a matter of great concern.

WHEN it would be a matter of concern is that if you had a visitor or family member and THEY were NOT aware, they may then BOOT to the D Drive. and of course download onto a drive that has hardly any space, indeed hardly any capacity to start with..

I therefore suggest that although all of this post is for information purposes - YOU do, if there is a risk of that situation, take action on this ONE item., at a convenient time.
You may either and of course I do not know your situation -
1. Always ensure that it is you that boots the computer to C for them or
2. Establish a password for Windows on D Drive with your account ENSURING IT IS an ADMIN account that ONLY you KNOW. and disable the guest account.
AND ANY OTHER ACCOUNT in User Accounts in the Control Panel - ON D.

I could have sent you instructions for removing D from the boot configuration data as it is known on Vista.
This was on XP previously called the Boot.ini.
There are a couple of ways to do that.
1. Is from the cmd prompt but is is NOT easy.
http://www.sevenforu...it-how-use.html
2. The other is using a downloaded free program called EasyBCD. It is widely used and well respected.
http://neosmart.net/...31611FCB41CE5D9

HOWEVER the reason I have NOT gone along that route is that to ensure myself that it is the correct course of action would require me to be absolutely certain, how this has been setup. It appears to me that the BCD would have to be written to C drive, once the D drive was removed from the boot options.

I consider it better to leave well alone, once we have you booting to C.
Downloads and File saves to C.
Space on D, having removed what you put on it.
WE have cleaned up afterwards

[Jessica Lyn Alves]

i do use firefox. It is installed on C: and D: and i checked where both explorer and firefox are saved they now both will go to C:

[Jessica Lyn Alves]

no one else uses the computer so i dont see any reason to go through the process of deleting it as long as its not going to bother anything .

[Macboatmaster]

1. NO DO NOT delete as I said - just ensure that no one boots to it like you did and starts installing on it.

2. they now both will go to C: -
If you already have them on C. just leave them there.
DO NOT move those from D. IT will NOT work.
When they were installed on D, all applications related to them expect to find them on D.
If you move the folder to C - other aspects will not work.

3. Basically you are LEAVING D alone and using C.

4. What space please do you now have on D Drive.

[Jessica Lyn Alves]

only 29.7 MB free of 14.9 GB

[Macboatmaster]

Reboot the computer please.
When it restarts.
Go back to Disk Management please and then confirm the space on D Drive.

[Jessica Lyn Alves]

29.7 MB free of 14.9 GB

[Macboatmaster]

Please go back to D drive and on that drive do you still have the Users folder and if you do is Jessica back there.
If it is NOT


Go to start, programs, accessories, system tools, disk cleanup
and when that starts it offers you the opportunity to firstly select files from only YOU and secondly files from all users, please select the second option.
Then after you have given it permission, select the drive, run it on D drive please but do NOT proceed when the window of diskcleanup opens, please just send a screenshot of that window showing what is offered to be cleaned.

[Jessica Lyn Alves]

its still in D: but when you open it theres nothing in it

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[Macboatmaster]

Check the recycle bin on D and proceed with cleanup