kev1952

Few things to do here.

Check the condition of the hard drive (80gig) using chkdsk. Open Windows Explorer and right click the drive. Select "properties" and click on the "tools" tab. In the "error checking" box click on "check now". This will startup Ckhdsk and perform a full scan of the drive, fixing any errors it finds.

Once the above has been done then you can start using the drive to store whatever you want. If you install Limewire then allow it to install to the C: drive (your 20 gig). Once installed use the options in Limewire to have it setup your shared directory on the D: drive (80 gig).

For ANY programs you install it is always best to install them to the boot drive (the one with Windows on it) and then store any data they create on your second drive.

To save space on your C: drive you can set the TEMP and TMP directories to somewhere on your D: drive. Do this by right clicking "my computer" and selecting "properties". Click on the "advanced" tab. Click on the "environment variables" button. In the box that opens select the first of the temp directories and click on "edit". Type in the path to the directory you want to use and click okay. Do the same for the second one. It works best if you have already created the directories you want to use on your D: drive. Okay your way out and reboot.

What you have done now is told Windows to use your D: drive for all it's temporary files. The advantage is that you are using the drive that has the most space for temp files, leaving the free space on C: available for the Windows swap file.

Have fun with it!