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Can't see CD ROM Drive et al
Name: michele Date: April 30, 2003 at 12:16:42 Pacific OS: ME CPU/Ram: Intel III
Comment:
Hi, can anyone help me plese with a few problems
My desktop computer cannot 'see' the CD ROM Drive anylonger. I go to Explorer, but it does not appear.
Also, I am using Video Editing (ProOne+Premiere) and would like to move all applications which I mistakenly installed in drive C: into a dedicated separate drive, in order to (hopefully) clean up things and improve the performance of Premiere. Is there a way to 'move' all the applications to a different drive, without having to de-install and re-install?
The issue with the software, you can try moving the folder of the app to the drive you wanted it in. In theory it should work fine because the registry would still recognize that you have already installed the app. Only thing you would have to do is replace your desktop shortcuts to the new path. As for you CD-rom, it may have come undone inside the tower...open the case and ensure that the data cable is still snugg to the hardware.
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