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Re: 'Win XP' help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Kenneth Briscoe 2002-12-31, 8:18 pm |
| Dave's posting from the future!
"dave" <d_ternent@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:yJiM9.16301$306.9576@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Hi I hope someone cane help
>
> My motherboard has just died on me (4 yrs old - R.I.P), My problem is, I'm
> running Win xp
> and when I've tried to put my Hard drive into a new computer it wont boot
> up!. (I need to get to
> the Documents folder), and No I didn't back up : (.
>
> I've tried changing the hard drive to a slave configuration, this works to
a
> point, I get into
> most files but it wont let me into my documents and settings. I have been
> told that I will have
> to wipe and start again - (I hope not - desperate for my essay, etc).
>
> However I came across these instructions -
>
> Solution 2; In-Place Upgrade to force hardware re-detection:
>
> (See the Win2000 section below for more procedural detail).
>
> a.. 1) Review and complete Pre-Action Procedures described in
the
> Pre-Action Procedures section above.
>
> b.. 2) Change motherboards or move hard drive to new system.
>
> c.. 3) Boot the system from the WinXP CD. Have your CDKEY
ready.
>
> d.. 4) Select the "Install" option. (Don't select repair! The
> first repair option only verifies XP files against the XP CD versions and
> makes no system setting changes).
>
> e.. 5) Setup will find the XP install that is already there and
> ask if you wish to repair it. Say yes.
>
> f.. 6) Setup will run the upgrade code that will re-enumerate
the
> hardware and set itself to boot from the new controller.
>
> g.. 7) Install newer drivers as needed.
>
> Note: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
>
> You May Lose Data or Program Settings After Reinstalling, Repairing, or
> Upgrading Windows XP (Q312369)
>
> http://support.Microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q312369
>
>
>
> Does anyone know if this will work with me losing my documents or do you
> know a way I could boot up etc.
>
>
>
> My thanks for any ideas - My 5000 word essay is in the Doc's and it needs
to
> be in for Jan 03
>
> P.S I know I'm an ARSE HOLE for not backing up!!!
>
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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| Julian 2002-12-31, 8:19 pm |
| what exactly is stopping you from accesing the documents folder?
what is the error message that you get?
"Ian A." <ian_agerskov@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:SYlM9.81081$JZ.2395508@news1.telusplanet.net...
>
> "dave" <d_ternent@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:yJiM9.16301$306.9576@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> > Hi I hope someone cane help
> >
> > My motherboard has just died on me (4 yrs old - R.I.P), My problem is,
I'm
> > running Win xp
> > and when I've tried to put my Hard drive into a new computer it wont
boot
> > up!. (I need to get to
> > the Documents folder), and No I didn't back up : (.
> >
> > I've tried changing the hard drive to a slave configuration, this works
to
> a
> > point, I get into
> > most files but it wont let me into my documents and settings. I have
been
> > told that I will have
> > to wipe and start again - (I hope not - desperate for my essay, etc).
> >
> > However I came across these instructions -
> >
> > Solution 2; In-Place Upgrade to force hardware re-detection:
> >
> > (See the Win2000 section below for more procedural detail).
> >
> > a.. 1) Review and complete Pre-Action Procedures described in
> the
> > Pre-Action Procedures section above.
> >
> > b.. 2) Change motherboards or move hard drive to new system.
> >
> > c.. 3) Boot the system from the WinXP CD. Have your CDKEY
> ready.
> >
> > d.. 4) Select the "Install" option. (Don't select repair! The
> > first repair option only verifies XP files against the XP CD versions
and
> > makes no system setting changes).
> >
> > e.. 5) Setup will find the XP install that is already there
and
> > ask if you wish to repair it. Say yes.
> >
> > f.. 6) Setup will run the upgrade code that will re-enumerate
> the
> > hardware and set itself to boot from the new controller.
> >
> > g.. 7) Install newer drivers as needed.
> >
> > Note: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
> >
> > You May Lose Data or Program Settings After Reinstalling, Repairing, or
> > Upgrading Windows XP (Q312369)
> >
> > http://support.Microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q312369
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know if this will work with me losing my documents or do you
> > know a way I could boot up etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > My thanks for any ideas - My 5000 word essay is in the Doc's and it
needs
> to
> > be in for Jan 03
> >
> > P.S I know I'm an ARSE HOLE for not backing up!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> Hi Dave,
>
> First off I would try getting into the recovery console, boot from the XP
CD
> and select repair. Enter your administrator password, and try navigating
to
> your document from the command prompt and see if you can copy to a floppy.
>
> I've swapped out a few motherboards with XP. My experience so far has been
> that if you do a repair installation of XP it will keep your documents and
> programs intact. When XP boots for the first time after the installation
you
> will probably get a screen that says there is an error and you have to
> reactivate windows. After you reactivate your windows you should have
access
> to your documents.
>
> To do a repair install, boot from your XP CD, you will get an option to
> repair or install windows, select install, accept the license agreement
and
> after the installation checks out your system it will ask if you want to
do
> a new installation or repair an existing installation. Select repair and
> follow the directions.
>
> Of course you are rolling the dice attempting it with no backup.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
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