Change system drive letter


  1. halx
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    Change system drive letter


    I have Win 7 running from C: drive and another Win 7 from D: drive (pro versions with different languages).

    I have to change the boot drive in the BIOS of the motherboard, each time I want to switch the OS (rarely).

    I bought an SSD recently, switched to the D: boot, connected it over USB and used the supplied Samsung disk mirroring utility to move the system to the 840 PRO automatically (it's obviously used D: as the current system drive).

    Then, I have removed all of the old drives (C: and D: ) and installed the SSD in place of C: drive.

    The system booted fine, except for the "temporary user profile" warning. The SSD have the C: letter.

    Using regedit, I have fixed the "temporary user" issue (renaming the .bak profile entry and correcting the user path inside).

    Then, using the regedt33 app, I have replaced all of the "D:/"s to "C:/"s in the registry and rebooted.

    The system seem to work fine on the surface (surely, except for some shortcuts).

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    My question is: what else should I check, to make sure the system is in perfect shape now? One of the ideas - search for any "D:/"s in the files on the disk (configs). Does anybody know of any Windows 7 config files, I have to take care for explicitly? Another idea is to run some system integrity checking app - could you recommend any?

    Just please, don't use the "clean install" words in your answer, I'm fed up with that Google search result already.
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  3. Computer0304
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    SSD - Install and Transfer the Operating System Just do settings after OS transfer. If has great info on what you should do to make the system perfect after transfer.
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  4. halx
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    Thanks, but that's just a generic tutorial (definitelly with some good tips). The following it discussion thread is not answering my specific question either.
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  6. Golden
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    halx said:
    Another idea is to run some system integrity checking app - could you recommend any?
    Try checking the system files for corruptions/integrity violations.

    1. Click Start
    2. In the search box, type cmd
    3. In the list that appears, right-click on cmd.exe and choose Run as administrator
    4. In the command window that opens, type sfc /scannow and hit enter.

    Report the output from the command window once it finishes.

    More detail: SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
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