Re: Hard Drive Swap
From: Geoffw (gwinnetSPAM_at_SPAMhotmail.com)
Date: 09/02/04
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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:59:32 +1000
Glad it worked out
I thought you advised that the old MB was dead ?
data files do not necessarily = setup files - copy straight
off old HD on new
format direct from CD in new setup
repair from CD would have been first suggestion but you
advised that old MB was dead
registry, which may also have been a part of the problem can
be backed up with regback.exe (?) a utility on the CD
I have many times booted into a drive copied a user profile
from the admin account, created the same profile on a new
install and copied info back into it - works fine
Very easy to say but when under stress remeber the
hitchhikers guide :-)
all the best
Geoff
"Alan Brown @ultratune.com.au>" <alanb<REMOVE> wrote in
message news:#uqdBxHkEHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> However, when working with limited equipment, and being
told the urgency of
> said reapir, you dont have that many options... You cant
replace with the
> same model MB, and there is no way you can format. Nor can
you recover data
> using a second HDD, as some of it is registry settings and
user profiles for
> a domain.
>
> In the end I ran CD-Bassed Setup and chose the Install ->
Repair option. All
> that needed doing after that was Re-Setting the Network
settings and
> re-activating Office xp. Simple!
>
> "Geoffw" <gwinnetSPAM@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u8R20oCkEHA.1136@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > replace the MB with the same model and use the same
setup
> >
> > very fair chance it will just boot up
> >
> > If you go for a new MB do a complete new install with a
new
> > or different HD, don't try to do an in place as from my
> > experience you will have many small probs - do the best
> > thing first up. Then hook your old drive to reover the
data
> >
> > Geoff
> >
> > "Alan Brown @ultratune.com.au>" <alanb<REMOVE> wrote in
> > message news:OxYiZJ9jEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > I just changed over a Hard Drive from an computer that
has
> > suddenly decided
> > > not to work to a newer one. However, now it is giving
me
> > the
> > > INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error. I don't need to know
what
> > it means, nor
> > > someone to point me to the KB articles. I need someone
to
> > tell me how I can
> > > fix this. As far as I can tell, the old motherboard is
> > dead, so I cannot use
> > > it. I have run the Windows 2000 CD-Based Recovery
Process,
> > but it still
> > > shows the error. If Registry Edits can help, I have
got
> > access to an
> > > non-windows registry editor. Any help would be
> > appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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