I have restored a Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 system from a drive image to dissimilar hardware. I am in the process of bringing it up to speed.
Judging from error messages received so far, the imaged system included drives I: W: and X:. Software on drive C seems to expect to find those drives. To facilitate updates and avoid Server Execution Failed errors, I have created temporary logical partitions with those drive letters.
But when the dust settles, I want the system to be self-contained, with program references to drive C and data references to drive D. There won't be any drives I, W, or X. The question is, how can I get there from here?
It appears the relevant registry entries are too numerous to edit manually. Even after running CCleaner64, a search for I: in O&O finds more than 800 hits.
I might be able to export registry hives, run the exports through a spreadsheet to generate .reg file lines stating the before and after paths, and run those .reg files to revise individual lines. But that sounds like a lot of work, wrestling with huge exports, and with considerable potential for error.
Have I forgotten, or am I overlooking, some easier way to move or reassign drives or folders, or to persuade Win7 to forget about all that ancient history?
Judging from error messages received so far, the imaged system included drives I: W: and X:. Software on drive C seems to expect to find those drives. To facilitate updates and avoid Server Execution Failed errors, I have created temporary logical partitions with those drive letters.
But when the dust settles, I want the system to be self-contained, with program references to drive C and data references to drive D. There won't be any drives I, W, or X. The question is, how can I get there from here?
It appears the relevant registry entries are too numerous to edit manually. Even after running CCleaner64, a search for I: in O&O finds more than 800 hits.
I might be able to export registry hives, run the exports through a spreadsheet to generate .reg file lines stating the before and after paths, and run those .reg files to revise individual lines. But that sounds like a lot of work, wrestling with huge exports, and with considerable potential for error.
Have I forgotten, or am I overlooking, some easier way to move or reassign drives or folders, or to persuade Win7 to forget about all that ancient history?
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