Re: windows xp professional--adding new external hard drive
From: granny (granny_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/31/04
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Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 02:54:38 -0500
can you boot OK if you turn off the external drive? I had this problem with
one of my computers using USB external drive. Solved problem by returning
the drive and getting a Firewire external drive.
I could boot into Windows with the USB drive IF it was powered off
jeanette harper
"Gerald D. Pine" <gdpine@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> I installed a new external usb hard drive on a sony pcg
> srx99 laptop computer. The next time I rebooted I got a
> message "Error loading operating system." I have been
> unable to get beyond this error message. Is this a product
> activation issue?
>
> I decided to try to reinstall windows xp, but my version is
> an upgrade version, so that I am asked for a cd with the
> full version on it. My computer came with Windows XP home
> on manufacturer oem cds, and the disk I am trying to
> install from is the Windows XP Professional upgrade cd. I
> really don't want to go back and install the Windows XP
> Home edition and then do the upgrade again. Am I screwed
> here? Or is this a totally different problem?
>
> Any suggestions?
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