Changing default hard drive

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Thor - 28 Feb 2006 04:19 GMT

My system boots up using the C drive. I would prefer it boot up using the F
drive, whic his an older hard drive that I installed after buying the
computer. (I have both hard drives) How can I make this change?

Thank you!

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Shenan Stanley - 28 Feb 2006 05:02 GMT

> My system boots up using the C drive. I would prefer it boot up
> using the F drive, whic his an older hard drive that I installed
> after buying the computer. (I have both hard drives) How can I
> make this change?

With the least future trouble?

Backup all your data, swap the hardware appropriately (jumpers, etc) and
partition/format/install Windows and everything onto the new configuration.

Another option would be external hard drive and imaging software.

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Thor - 28 Feb 2006 12:19 GMT

Is there a way to do this with software rather than moving hardware? The F
drive has my old programs, etcd, and I would rather make that data my
default. I don't want to try to reinstall every program painstakingly.

> > My system boots up using the C drive. I would prefer it boot up
> > using the F drive, whic his an older hard drive that I installed
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> Another option would be external hard drive and imaging software.

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