Hello Roelof, On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:07:54 +0200 GMT (21/08/2005, 20:07 +0700 GMT), Roelof Otten wrote:
TF>> I am planning to install a second HD, with two partitions. AFAIK, this TF>> would make Windows assign C: to the first partition on the first HD, TF>> D: will be the first partition on the second HD, E: the second TF>> partition on the first HD, and F: the second partition on the second TF>> HD. RO> This has not to be so. This is only the case when your second HD has a RO> primary partition, it isn't necessary for it to have one. So I would have to tell it to set up a new primary partition? I'm not planning to do that, so I'll be safe? RO> Apart from that with Win XP you can freely assign drive letters to RO> partitions (apart from the Windows partition) the Windows partition will remain to be C on the first HD. TF>> If this is correct (and I vaguely hope it is not), I will need TB to TF>> point to E: instead of D: before being able to move the data to the TF>> second HD. Do I need to hack the registry? RO> If I read you correct you want to move TB's mail directory to your new RO> disk. When you're switching your disks so that your new data partition RO> has the same drive letter as TB's mail directory originally had, then RO> you'll only have to move the mail directory to the new drive, while RO> TB is shut down, TB doesn't care about physical disks, only about RO> paths. That was my question. I assumed the path will change automatically when the new HDD is physically connected. Seems like this will not be the case. -- Cheers, Thomas. "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876. Message reply created with The Bat! 3.60.02 Forerunner (Beta) under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
