Re: remove disks or media

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:42:42 -0500

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"glink" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:41f901c47320$066e34d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| Hi,
| I have 2 computers one using xp pro one using home. The 
| one using home crashed last week so i removed the hard 
| disk and used the one using pro to reinstall xp home on 
| to the hard disk.
| Everything works fine on the pro pc. I can start pro or 
| home edition, but when i return the hard disk to its 
| original pc, and boot it says remove all disks or media 
| hit any key to contiune.
| However there are no disks or media present. And hitting 
| any key just displays the same message.
| 
| If anyone has any ideas i would be very grateful.

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