Re: XP dead, tried to convert from FAT to NTFS
From: D.Currie (dmbcurrie.nospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/29/04
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:28:29 -0700
Sounds like a reasonable plan.
Good luck.
"GMcElroy" <GMcElroy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> D. Currie.....Thanks for your thoughts.....My goal now is to purchase a
> brand
> new harddrive and the full edition of Windows XP and make this the Master
> drive.....Then I can use the old drive as the slave......Hopefully will be
> able to pull the files from the old drive onto the new one this
> way......This
> should work right?.......Thanks much
>
> "D.Currie" wrote:
>
>> Your best bet is to take that hard drive out and install it in another
>> computer as a secondary. That way you don't need to worry about it being
>> bootable, and you aren't limited to saving floppy-sized files.
>>
>> If you don't have another computer and can't talk a friend into this, a
>> local shop should be able to do it for you pretty easily.
>>
>> "GMcElroy" <GMcElroy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EE59FC8D-F0A1-4112-BA5B-1BB29A50D124@microsoft.com...
>> > Problem is Carey that I cannot boot up at all...even in safe
>> > mode......I
>> > have
>> > to use the Windows XP CD (Upgrade) to access the 'repair' area.....From
>> > there
>> > I can see my files & directories in MS DOS mode but cannot copy them to
>> > a
>> > 'removeable disk' ie A:.......Still need Help
>> >
>> > "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
>> >> to which you have been denied access:
>> >>
>> >> How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Carey Frisch
>> >> Microsoft MVP
>> >> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> >>
>> >> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> "GMcElroy" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> | I attempted to convert my file type from FAT to NFTS on my XP
>> >> machine
>> >> | (upgraded from W98). Spent 3 hours on the phone with MS. Now have
>> >> error
>> >> 'load
>> >> | needed DLL's for Kernal'.
>> >> | Apparently, I need to start over with a XP full edition and a clean
>> >> HD.
>> >> |
>> >> | However, when I am in the 'repair mode' of XP I can see my data file
>> >> | directories but the system will not allow me to copy them to a: for
>> >> some
>> >> | reason (access=denied).
>> >> |
>> >> | HELP
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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