So most people get a SSD to put their OS on to make it run faster, and I figured I'd do it too. Now when I want to use any programs from my old HDD, such as Malwarebytes, games, ventrilo, etc., I get issues like missing dll's or access issues. I think I've cleared any access problems, but my question is this:
How can I run my OS off my SSD, and all my other programs off my HDD without these issues?
I have seen a few things about moving the Users folder over and that may fix things. I also don't want to reinstall everything, if at all possible I just want to keep running everything from what's already on the HDD. The SSD can support a lot of stuff, its a 240gb, but I still want to only put certain things on and leave everything that doesn't require super speed on the HDD.
Best Answer
You added the SSD with Windows (let's assume C:) and 'moved the HDD over' which previously contained all your programs (let's assume this is now D:). This won't work. When you install programs all kinds of information (registry entries, DLLs) is inserted into Windows. That information is now 'somewhere' on your D: drive and Windows does not know it.
I guess an old Windows installation is also on your D: drive, as is your data.
Too put it bluntly, your system is now a mess.
Reinstalling everything is indeed a pain, but you made the wrong decision earlier, and you'll have to fix it somehow.
Your best bet is to (re-)install your software all on C: and remove any remnants of it from D:, leaving D: only for your data. Your C: is indeed large enough, you're not telling how large D: is.
Then while working, you can 'manually' remove everything from D: that is not data, so gradually cleaning up your D: drive. Do that in two steps: when you think a folder is no longer required, rename it from folder to folder.removed, then in a later stage when everything still works, actually remove it.
Note 1: If you start reinstalling software to D: you won't be able to do that cleanup (distinguish old garbage from new installs).
Note 2: Leaving all data on D: gives your an opportunity to have a good backup stategy and in the future will make transistions like this easier. Forget using your user directory ('Documents and settings'...) for data.
Note 3: Should you want to use part of C: for data (that needs to be accessed often), put it all under a folder C:\DATA.