E: is a CD or DVD drive? If so you can try this:

[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929461[/url]

I don't understand the second part of your question. Do you mean that whatever
location you choose to download a file to you get the same error message?


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"Alabastyr" <Alabastyr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0970FEEF-1BB6-48DD-B855-BC00BCAE3FEE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I used to but now i can't install software when i put a disk into the drive
> it comes up with an error mesage
>
> "Windows cannot find 'E:\'. Make sure you typed the name correctly and then
> try again."
>
> The same error message appears when downloading software from the internet
> with the directory in place of 'E:\'.
>
> Thanks for your help.[/color]