Re: XP Screwed By Win2k Install
From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 02/25/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:53:33 -0500
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:58:43 GMT, Gregor <nospam@nospamnospam.edu>
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>A friend of mine had a computer with WinXP Media Center pre-installed. I
>was trying to help him install a second hard drive. The only way I could
>figure out to partition and format the new drive was to boot his computer
>off an old bootable Win2k Setup CD I had. However, after formatting the
>new drive, Win2k Setup automatically started installing Win2k onto it.
>Now when the computer boots, it tries to load Win2k, but fails saying the
>system is corrupt or some such thing. I tried removing the new drive from
>his computer, so that only the old drive with Windows XP is connected,
>but it still tries to boot Win2k and fails. Is there any way I can fix
>the Win XP system, short of a full system re-install (I would have to use
>his "VAIO Recovery Disc," which I think resets the drive to its original
>factory pre-installed software, meaning he would lose all his stuff)? Do
>I dare hope it could be as simple as connecting the drive to another
>computer and removing the Win2k entry from the boot.ini file? I feel
>really bad about screwing up his computer, so I would *really* appreciate
>it if anyone could help me fix it.
>
>Thanks a lot,
>
>Greg.
Good lord man, don't try to help any of your other friends!!!!!
To partition/format a second drive, all you had to do was set jumpers
on it properly and physically install it, then boot up XP and go to
control panel/administrative tools/computer management and select the
disk management section. It has everything you need.
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