How do I tell Win7 that the D (not system drive) is where my documents are?

I re-partitoned my disk. I now have one disk of 160 GB (C drive) where the System installed and where I plan to load applications/programs and one disk of 250 GB (D drive) where I plan to store my data.
But by default, the Users Directory is on the C drive, but all my data is on the D drive,. This impacts Library and a number of prgrams
Is there a way to tell the system that my default data is stored on the D drive?

Hi,
The programe should be installed in the system drive in order to work normally, the default location can not be changed, I am afraid.
By changing the default location of the user profile directories or program data folders to a volume other than the system volume, you cannot service your Windows installation. Any updates, fixes, or service packs cannot be applied to the installation.
We recommend that you do not change the location of the user profile directories or program data folders.
Using the ProgramData setting to redirect folders to a drive other than the system volume will block your ability to upgrade to future versions of Windows.
As it is said this this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949977/en-us
Wade Liu
TechNet Community Support

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