If possible...
1. Plug the HDD into a second computer as a slave or secondary drive.
2. Copy off all those years of data to DVD or other HDD.
3. Put it back into your original PC.
4. Reinstall windows. If your install fails, then you will know (only
then) if you've a serious hardware issue.
Re: New Rig! Champagne on the King Ranch (Ford & NuWa that is) ... What you need to do now is to install another Hard Drive as a slave.... Just buy another HDD, remove the cover from your computer, (that has been unplugged), stick the HDD in a slot over or under your other HDD, put in a couple of screws to hold it there, find the power cord going to the first HHD and on the end will be another plug that will fit the new HDD. ... (rec.outdoors.rv-travel)
Re: OEM from Ebay vendor ... I then put in a newly formatted HDD in my Dell and loaded WIN XP ... > I also have a second computer for which I PURCHASED WIN XP HE/OEM ... > I just don't know what to do to get rid of it. ... > identical ISP and identical settings on both HDD's. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
RE: HDD Swap- Home to work locations ... If the second computer will not allow WinXP ... due to a different motherboard,... How to allow activation of WinXP on second HDD?... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
Re: New Rig! Champagne on the King Ranch (Ford & NuWa that is) ... What you need to do now is to install another Hard Drive as a slave.... Just buy another HDD, remove the cover from your computer, (that has been ... HHD and on the end will be another plug that will fit the new HDD. ... (rec.outdoors.rv-travel)
RE: Adding a new HD ? ... Make sure that you set the jumer for the 10Gb HDD as SLAVE and plug the spare plug on the CD / DVD cable into it and also the power plug. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
