If there are any tech savvy people on this site who actually use Windows (and not Macs), I've got a technical question for you.

If there are any tech savvy people on this site who actually use Windows (and not Macs), I've got a technical question for you.
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As far as my limited expertise goes i’d say there are two options: something i don’t know is one, the other is that you need to re list your D:\ drive. i know how to do it in XP, might be worth a shot on vista: Go on your “computer” icon and right click, and see if there’s something like “manage”, if there is try to tinker in that. that’s all i can tell you since vista is a foreign land to me. Hope it helps…
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