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Flake:
No big deal, I found a SATA HD for much cheaper on Ebay and will use this EIDE HD for my jukebox computer.  Its only 80 GB and completely maxed out.  This way I should be good to go on this computer for a VERY long time.

I'm just pissed because I wanted to start this process tonight and now have to wait for the SATA HD to show up.
severdhed:
well, good news, since it is SATA you wont have to worry about jumpers :)

Flake:
OK just to clarify a few things while I wait for the HD to get delivered.  I wanted to throw out my plan of action so if there is something I'm doing wrong  I can figure this out before I blow something up.

1.  Install new SATA HD into tower.  (old one still present).
2.  Run from CD, the Acronis recovery CD.  Choose clone HD.
3.  Shut down computer?
4.  Remove old failed HD from tower.
5.  Boot computer from XP install CD to recovery console.
6.  Run "chkdsk /r" from DOS command.
7.  Start windows as prompted.
8.  Shut down windows and remove XP install CD?
9.  Boot computer normally with no XP install CD......and hopefully all will be well with the world?  Assuming the cloning command worked.

Anything I'm missing?
KissMyWookie:

--- Quote from: Flake on October 01, 2009, 02:38:38 pm ---Anything I'm missing?

--- End quote ---

Cloning the HDD won't repair any data that was damaged - you'll still need to run a repair on Windows, and possibly reinstall some of your apps (whichever are having problems running and appear corrupt).

If it boots into Safe Mode, but not Regular Windows, then a driver(s) for your system are corrupt and will need to be removed via safe-mode. If you can then boot into Windows normally, reinstall the drivers for your system and see if everything else is running okay.

If a standard repair option (from the WinXP CD) doesn't work, install Windows over the top of the old one - this keeps your data intact buy will write a new registry.

Steve
Flake:

--- Quote from: KissMyWookie on October 01, 2009, 04:19:51 pm ---you'll still need to run a repair on Windows
--- End quote ---

And how does one do this?  "chkdsk /r"?



--- Quote ---If a standard repair option (from the WinXP CD) doesn't work, install Windows over the top of the old one - this keeps your data intact buy will write a new registry.
--- End quote ---

So your saying if my step by step process doesnt work in my last post, then simply throw in the XP Pro install CD, and start the process of installing windows?  This wont write over all my files that I'm trying to save?
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