Re: Remove Hard Drive info from XP Registry
From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/18/04
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:13:47 -0400
Hi,
Try Safe boot mode, and then see if you can access a winnt32.exe file in the
I386 folder. Running that should start the installation process, but give
you a chance to choose an in-place upgrade. Otherwise, I would check with
IBM to see if there is any procedure available to do this without
formatting.
-- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "AustinTex" <AustinTex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6A86F1BA-8413-4793-96E8-41565870C34C@microsoft.com... > Rick, thanks for the response -- good suggestion. However, my system (IBM > NetVista) was pre-configured with XP Home. They do not distribute an XP > recovery disk but you can order a CD for about $35. Instead, they put the > recovery and install program on the drive. You access it with a CNTL key > sequence at boot. > > It appears that the program only allows safe mode boot or reformat & > install > from what I can see. Am I missing something / is it possible to perform > this > same repair install from the IBM on-disk recovery program? > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> You need to do a repair install. You won't lose your accounts, data, and >> installed applications this way, but you need to do this to get the right >> file system set to match the hardware. See this: >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm >> >> -- >> Best of Luck, >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org >> >> "AustinTex" <AustinTex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C40F97A3-5C90-4026-A650-659E511D67C9@microsoft.com... >> > My original system hard drive was failing sectors rapidly. Before >> > losing >> > the >> > entire drive, I managed to do an image copy to a new Segate drive. My >> > goal >> > was to avoid a full reinstall given the time that would be required to >> > reload >> > all of the existing applications and user data. I then swapped the >> > Seagate >> > drive as drive C:. All applications are working, the data is all there >> > but, >> > on bootup, XP tries to install the new drives and then fails due to >> > filter >> > driver conflicts. >> > >> > I want to back out hardware definitions from the registry so that XP >> > can >> > properly install and account for the new drive. Is this the correct >> > path >> > and, if so, what entries should I remove? >> > >> > >> >> >>
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