HELP! Reinstalled windows / Cant find files on slave drive

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Mike - 03 Apr 2004 17:06 GMT

I hope someone can help me --- here is the situation.

I have two drives on my computer - a C: drive (27gb)
where I had Windows and my program files and a D: drive
(100gb) where I had my picture files.

I formatted my C: drive (not my d: drive) and reinstalled
Windows on my C:. When I did the install, Scan Disk kept
telling me there were Directory errors on the D: and
asking me if I should fix it. So I did. When Windows
reinstalled, I went to me D: and couldnt find my
pictures.

The director changed from:
D:\Pictures\'files.jpeg'
TO:
D:\\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\
Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pict
ures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures
\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures............

When I try to click down and down... finally it
says 'Can't Access this Folder' 'Path is Too Long' The
think the files are STILL on the drive since I didnt
reformat it. ANY IDEA HOW I CAN FIND THESE FILES?

YIKES! HELP! Its Four years worth of pictures of family
and friends (I know I should have backed them up to a CD
Rom Drive)

Thanks,

Mike

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CJT - 03 Apr 2004 18:11 GMT

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> Mike

You might be able to shorten the path by using the ASSIGN command.
I've never tried it, though. Good luck.

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anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com - 03 Apr 2004 18:41 GMT

Thanks for the Reply .. what is the Assign command? Not
familar with it. Do I select the folder and do a 'right
click'?

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>> D:\Pictures\'files.jpeg'
>> TO:

D:\\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\

Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pict

ures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures

>> \Pictures\Pictures\Pictures\Pictures............
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>You might be able to shorten the path by using the ASSIGN command.
>I've never tried it, though. Good luck.

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CJT - 03 Apr 2004 21:56 GMT

> Thanks for the Reply .. what is the Assign command? Not
> familar with it. Do I select the folder and do a 'right
> click'?

No, you'll do it from an MS-DOS window. When I Googled it,
I discovered that apparently the SUBST command is preferred.
Perhaps you're already familiar with that one. There's some
information here:

http://www.computerhope.com/substhlp.htm

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Ben Myers - 03 Apr 2004 19:09 GMT

See http://www.claymania.com/zefrjpg.html

Ben

> I hope someone can help me --- here is the situation.
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> Mike

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