XP installing system folders on wrong hard drive

HARDWARE, COMPONENTS AND SOFTWARE:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X3 710
Revision: C2 Stepping
Speed: 2.6 Ghz
Socket AM2
Supported Voltage 1.5 v
External Clock 200 MHz
Max Speed 3700 MHz
Current Speed 2600 MHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103648

Motherboard Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: M3N72-D
Version: 1.XX
http://reviews.cnet.com/motherboar [...] 14026.html

Power Supply: Antec Basiq BP500U 500W Continuous Power ATX12V Version 2.01 Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371004

BIOS
Vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
BIOS Version: ASUS M3N72-D ACPI BIOS Revision 0603
BIOS Release Date: 12/09/2008
BIOS ROM Size: 1024 KBytes

RAM: 4 GB (XP reports only 3.5 GB but I read that this misreporting is expected for 32 bit machines)
Socket Designation DIMM_A1
Current Speed 800 MHz
Memory Type DDR2

Front Media Panel: Silverstone FP-34
http://www.silverstonetek.com/prod [...] p?pno=fp34

Vantec SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter 2.5"/3.5"/5.25"
http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/266

Windows XP with Service Pack 3

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HISTORY:

The hardware-components listed above were purchased individually and assembled by me in August of 2009 with the help and direct supervision of a friend who works in IT and builds several computers per month.

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I used the XP Install Disk to erase the partition on C: Drive, create a new partition on C: Drive, format that partition (a "slow format," not a "quick format" ) and then reinstalled XP, Service Pack 3 and updates.

Windows put a directory on D: Drive that is named with a long string of random characters. That directory has two folders that appear to contain print drivers (e.g. msxpsdrv.ini, etc) That folder also appears on my XP laptop, but it is located in the C:\Windows directory. It is named differently but with the same random character convention and it contains the same folders and files.

The directory cannot be deleted and appears to be required by XP as it is running. How do I force the XP Install Disk to put that directory in C:\Windows? If the OS needs that directory in order to run, then I can never remove or replace the D: Drive.