How to change the disc on vista.

I had to do a full install of windows vista now, everything I download or put on computor will my recovery disk (D :) instead of disk OS (C :) how to change it.))

Hi martin667,

1. check the location of the Windows logo in the windows Explorer. If it is placed on the drive C: or D:

If the logo is placed on the D: drive, and then you installed the operating system on drive D:.

If the windows logo is on C: driver and always documents are saved in the D: drive, then try the following registry changes and check

2. important: the instructions below are steps that tell you how to change the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information see the article: how to back up and restore the registry in Windows: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Back-up-the-registry

a. Click Start, type regedit in the search box and press ENTER.

b. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click on continue.

c. check that the values under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders use valid drive letters.

With regard to:

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