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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Things to try when Windows doesn't show the C: drive

When I open My Computer on Windows XP SP2, the C drive is not shown. Other users on the same computer do not have this problem. Richard

Download TweakUI, which is one of the free tools on Microsoft's XP PowerToys site. Run TweakUI and expand the My Computer section. Tick the box for the C: drive to unhide it. There are, of course, other ways to get to your data on C, and the usual approach is to run Windows Explorer. You can also do it by typing C: into a browser address bar, or into XP's Start|Run box, and hitting Enter.

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