Before the new system saw the old HD, the CD *was* the D drive as you noticed. Upon installing the old HD into system it became the D drive as devices on that primary cable take presense over the secondary cable.
What has happen when you used the old system as is, the CD drive upon installing any programs were routed to D location. Now, when you launch those pgms. they look for D:\somefolder\anypgm but its wrong now. You need to edit if possible under the "properties" by right clicking the icon of pgm. and change D to E(most likely) in order to continue proper use. Otherwise, re-install pgms., BUT! point to the same old folder now found on E. Of course back-up any data you like before doing this. I use drive E as the most likelt candidate where these old pgms. are. Click on "My Computer" will display all storage devices present. Make sense?
good luck -----Willy
Installed slave hardrive, but now can't find cd-rom drive
Hi I am a newbie and don?t understand a lot of the computer jargon, but I can follow instruction so please help.
I took my old hardrive out of my old computer and changed the jumper to slave using tweezers, I connected my old hardrive into my new computer by connecting a grey ribbon cable socket which was connected to the cable to my exsisting hardrive and I also connect a socket which had 2 yellow wires 2 red and 4 back (I think.)
Once I turned on my computer windows xp desktop loaded up as usual, and in the bottom right hand corner of the screen a little box said new hardware/hardrive dettected/added (something like that)
I click on D drive in my computer to find that my old hardrive had been installed in their automatically, but d drive is where I used to play cd?s or dvd?s and I can?t play them now. When I put in a cd or dvd my computer doesn?t even detect/find it! When I click on D drive all my old folders and documents from my old hardrive are on it!
Please help me with a simple step by step guide -Thanks

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