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OK, this one should be real easy. I just installed Windows XP Pro and looked
for the Windows folder under the C: drive...and it's not there. I have the
folder on another computer also using WinXP Pro. Why the difference. I
thought it might be a hidden file, but it's not.
 
OK, this one should be real easy. I just installed Windows XP Pro and looked
for the Windows folder under the C: drive...and it's not there. I have the
folder on another computer also using WinXP Pro. Why the difference. I
thought it might be a hidden file, but it's not.
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Windows can be installed to any drive. The files necessary to load XP need
to be on the first active partition of the first drive (usually C:) but the
actual installation (Windows folder and related folders) can be placed
anywhere. If taking all of the defaults during setup and C: is normally the
drive the system boots with, it will end up on C: along with the XP boot
files. If it's not on C:, somehow (no idea how) you managed to redirect its
location during setup.
 
Hi,

Click start/run, type %windir% and click ok. What folder opens?

Likely it is that you are not set to see hidden and system folders, this is
normal for a new installation as they are hidden from the user by default.
Go to the Control Panel/Folder Options, and on the View tab, set the options
so you can see hidden and system files. Specifically:

Enable (check) "Display the contents of system folders"
Enable (check) "Show hidden files and folders"
Disable (uncheck): "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)"

I also recommend that you disable (uncheck) "hide extensions for known file
types".

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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