Windows 7 - Missing tutorial on installing windows on multiple drives?

darkstarsinner · 08-24-2011

Hey all. Back when I first set up my system I used a tutorial on this forum that showed how to install the OS on one drive and everything else on the other. The setup required changing the registry settings in audit mode during the initial OS install. I am looking for this tutorial but now can't find it. I even posted in this post, but even those are missing so I can't just trace my posts. I'm confused as to why it is missing and am hoping anybody could lead me back to it. Any help?

derekimo · 08-25-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by darkstarsinner

Hey all. Back when I first set up my system I used a tutorial on this forum that showed how to install the OS on one drive and everything else on the other. The setup required changing the registry settings in audit mode during the initial OS install. I am looking for this tutorial but now can't find it. I even posted in this post, but even those are missing so I can't just trace my posts. I'm confused as to why it is missing and am hoping anybody could lead me back to it. Any help?

This sounds like what you're looking for,

User Profiles - Create and Move During Windows 7 Installation

darkstarsinner · 08-25-2011

Thank you for that as it is one of the tutorials I was looking for. However there is another one that has to do with changing the registry settings to make the second drive the default for windows to do installs. The tutorial you gave was referenced in it as well. Any ideas as to that one?

derekimo · 08-25-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by darkstarsinner

Thank you for that as it is one of the tutorials I was looking for. However there is another one that has to do with changing the registry settings to make the second drive the default for windows to do installs. The tutorial you gave was referenced in it as well. Any ideas as to that one?

Not off the top of my head, here's a couple more to look at. Are you talking about installing Windows or Programs on the second drive?

How about these?

User Profile - Change Default Location

Or,

Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer

Bare Foot Kid · 08-25-2011

You may also find this one useful.

User Profiles - Create and Move During Windows 7 Installations

darkstarsinner · 08-27-2011

Both are close but not quite. I don't know what happened to it. I used to just access it by going to my stats and checking posts but now it's not there.

derekimo · 08-27-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by darkstarsinner

Both are close but not quite. I don't know what happened to it. I used to just access it by going to my stats and checking posts but now it's not there.

There is a possibility that it was changed or removed, I've asked Brink to see if he knows the one you're talking about.

darkstarsinner · 08-28-2011

Thank you much sir. Hopefully it can be located so I can relaunch my system.

derekimo · 08-28-2011

Quote: Originally Posted by darkstarsinner

Thank you much sir. Hopefully it can be located so I can relaunch my system.

I have since been informed that there isn't a tutorial for what you are describing.

You can look through the sub-forum "Installation Tutorials" here,

Installation & Setup - Windows 7 Forums

And this post,

Tutorial quick reference list for Installing Windows 7

Other than that, I don't know what to tell you. Maybe someone else knows of something like you're describing.

essenbe · 08-28-2011

If you are talking about the default location of user folders, I think that tutorial has already been given. Look at method 1 step 10 and see if this is what you are looking for.

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