Guest RAZ Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 We are using a Windows 2003 Enterprise server for our exchange 2003 server. When I try to install a new program on the server it will automatically choose to go to the E drive instead of the C drive. This normally wouldn't be so bad except that I can't install SP2 because it cannot find the INF file on the E drive and you are not given the choice to choose what drive you want to install it on. Where do you adjust the setting to select the default drive for installing programs on this type of server?
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted August 7, 2008 Posted August 7, 2008 Re: Adjusting Default Installation Drive Hello RAZ, Does this also occur if you copy the extracted files to the c-drive? Did you repartition the server or is something happend then you can see why it is using the e-drive? Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > We are using a Windows 2003 Enterprise server for our exchange > 2003 server. When I try to install a new program on the server it will > automatically choose to go to the E drive instead of the C drive. This > normally wouldn't be so bad except that I can't install SP2 because it > cannot find the INF file on the E drive and you are not given the > choice to choose what drive you want to install it on. Where do you > adjust the setting to select the default drive for installing programs > on this type of server? >
Guest steve Posted August 8, 2008 Posted August 8, 2008 Re: Adjusting Default Installation Drive Im not sure exactly how to resolve the problem short of backing everything up. Deleting the disk partitions and then installing and then restoring. Here is possibly the problem?? If you had say a c and d disk drives, and both where primary partions, then you deleted say the C partition and then created a new c partion it is my understanding that this screws things up. It has to do with the fact that primary partions are lettered first. See http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/file/partLetter-c.html for helpful info. I think you should in future make the c drive a primary partions and then all other subsequent drives extended. This means that the c drive will always mean the first drive eg C. and not get confused. regards
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