From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: March 29, 2007
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: changing path on service executables
>
> Leo,
> I read your article on how to reassign drive letters. Very informative
> and helpful. I want to do the same. However, I have some programs
> installed as Windows Services and they have the OLD drive letter in the
> "Path to executable:" which would appear to be read-only. If I do wish
> to change drive letters, how can I modify the Windows Services to
> reflect that? I'm running XP SP 2.
It'd be in the registry, but I'm 99% certain that it simply won't work.
Those services are part of yoru windows installation, and changing the
drive letter for the drive where Windows is installed is likely to result
in an unbootable system. The problem is that when Windows installs, it puts
references to that drive in LOTS of different places ... and all those
break if the drive letter changes.
Thanks for asking,
Leo