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Sorry !!! -- This is starting to drag out - i'll try to get to installing the SSD this weekend. i think i'll install most programs on the SSD, and leave data and Libraries (and their sources) on the current HDD. i'm not 100% clear on how to tell the new OS to look for Libraries on the HDD, but...

thx, rclarke - i like the idea of creating a shortcut on the SSD with a path going to the old HDD where the programs reside. it could work. i dunno ... but i can try it !! Michael Michael "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown

Thanks, people ! - I was planning on a New Install of Win 7 on the SSD, of course. I guess I have Q's about some content in your reply, Vacunita. You (or anyone else) might have wonderful answers ! - If you want the best performance, Install Widnows 7 from scratch on the SDD making sure...

Hi all - Not really sure what forum this ought to be in (mods, please help!), but adding an SSD seems like a fun and useful thing to try to my DIY Win 7 x64 desktop. Currently I have a primary HDD Drive C:, and another HDD I use for an Acronis back-up. Not in RAID. BUT !!! -- i have many...

oh, there are also several on-line-scanners that would probably do the trick, some free and some for a little $$. Michael "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown

along with MBAM, Superantispyware is a great free resource. Michael "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown

ahh, TweakUI - ok, that's probably it, i'll look there. Thanks for hanging with me during the post. Michael "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown

MAndar - you didn't reply to Linney's post or mine - if we're going to help you, a reply would be a terrific idea. Also, details of the error message that you say you get would be helpful ... like, the exact message. Michael "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with...

thank you both for posting. simply re-seating the PCI card and re-starting the computer seem to have taken care of the problem. but what i was getting at was BigBadBen's remark about having "enough FREE drive letters free". in the past i have stumbled across a checklist of drive letters A to...

Hope some of Linney's thoughtws may be helpful to you. How big is your HDD, and how full is it? Defrag needs some open space to move the files around while it does its thing ... Michael

I cannot figure out how to add and enable new drive letters in XP Pro, though i have stumbled across it in the past and USED to know how. Some things (thumb drives) aren't registering when i plug them into a USB card, that is a PCI add-on card wirh 4 USB ports, and i am wondering if i need to...