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01-11-2009
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| | crazy emergency install that flopped drive letters This is the weirdest thing. Wife's computer wouldn't work She had XP Pro. I tried Repair, no joy I tried fixing it via Safe Mode, no joy. it would run in Safe Mode but in Normal mode, no joy. I tired restore points, they wouldn't work even though I had scheduled restore points once a day. Trying to restore just froze and couldn't select a restore point. Out of Desperation, I installed Vista Premium which is mine from my computer. That worked, sort of. For some reason, D: which had lots of saved pictures and important files is now called C: C:, which was the OS XP installation location is D: It's like they flopped during the Vista install. And I'm expecting any moment to tell me that the Vista I installed is already installed on a different computer. (this one that I'm writing this on) So can I fix the anomaly of c and d being reversed? Can I just pay the fee for the second computer to have vista? I'm in the process of again backing up those files to a outboard terra byte drive for safety. So I could, if I had to, format c&d and reinstall Anybody have an idea of my best approach. please and thank you |
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01-11-2009
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| | Re: crazy emergency install that flopped drive letters It would require a purchase of Vista in order to run it legally on your other PC Are they two seperate drives or partitions of a single drive? "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uHC2EtAdJHA.5340@xxxxxx Quote: > This is the weirdest thing. > Wife's computer wouldn't work > She had XP Pro. > > I tried Repair, no joy > I tried fixing it via Safe Mode, no joy. > > it would run in Safe Mode but in Normal mode, no joy. > I tired restore points, they wouldn't work even though I had scheduled > restore points once a day. > > Trying to restore just froze and couldn't select a restore point. > > Out of Desperation, I installed Vista Premium which is mine from my > computer. > That worked, sort of. > For some reason, D: which had lots of saved pictures and important files > is now called C: > C:, which was the OS XP installation location is D: > > It's like they flopped during the Vista install. > > And I'm expecting any moment to tell me that the Vista I installed is > already installed on a different computer. (this one that I'm writing this > on) > > So can I fix the anomaly of c and d being reversed? > Can I just pay the fee for the second computer to have vista? > > I'm in the process of again backing up those files to a outboard terra > byte drive for safety. > So I could, if I had to, format c&d and reinstall > > Anybody have an idea of my best approach. > > please and thank you |
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01-11-2009
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| | Re: crazy emergency install that flopped drive letters More than willing to purchase, in fact I already have it on order. It was an emergency install to save files, data, etc. and yes they were two different hard drives both sata. Originally C was for Windows only with all data and programs installed to D. "DL" <address@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eHqwnBBdJHA.2096@xxxxxx Quote: > It would require a purchase of Vista in order to run it legally on your > other PC > Are they two seperate drives or partitions of a single drive? > > "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uHC2EtAdJHA.5340@xxxxxx Quote: >> This is the weirdest thing. >> Wife's computer wouldn't work >> She had XP Pro. >> >> I tried Repair, no joy >> I tried fixing it via Safe Mode, no joy. >> >> it would run in Safe Mode but in Normal mode, no joy. >> I tired restore points, they wouldn't work even though I had scheduled >> restore points once a day. >> >> Trying to restore just froze and couldn't select a restore point. >> >> Out of Desperation, I installed Vista Premium which is mine from my >> computer. >> That worked, sort of. >> For some reason, D: which had lots of saved pictures and important files >> is now called C: >> C:, which was the OS XP installation location is D: >> >> It's like they flopped during the Vista install. >> >> And I'm expecting any moment to tell me that the Vista I installed is >> already installed on a different computer. (this one that I'm writing >> this on) >> >> So can I fix the anomaly of c and d being reversed? >> Can I just pay the fee for the second computer to have vista? >> >> I'm in the process of again backing up those files to a outboard terra >> byte drive for safety. >> So I could, if I had to, format c&d and reinstall >> >> Anybody have an idea of my best approach. >> >> please and thank you > |
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01-14-2009
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| | Re: crazy emergency install that flopped drive letters When installing a new o/s to a system with multiple hd's & card readers, its often prudent to disconnect all other drives/readers, leaving only the single hd & a single cd/dvd drive (You only need to disconnect the pwr cords to the drives) That ensures a C drive installation "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uGMJ38DdJHA.4412@xxxxxx Quote: > More than willing to purchase, in fact I already have it on order. > > It was an emergency install to save files, data, etc. > > and yes they were two different hard drives both sata. > Originally C was for Windows only with all data and programs installed to > D. > > > > "DL" <address@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eHqwnBBdJHA.2096@xxxxxx Quote: >> It would require a purchase of Vista in order to run it legally on your >> other PC >> Are they two seperate drives or partitions of a single drive? >> >> "FireBrick" <w9ol@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uHC2EtAdJHA.5340@xxxxxx Quote: >>> This is the weirdest thing. >>> Wife's computer wouldn't work >>> She had XP Pro. >>> >>> I tried Repair, no joy >>> I tried fixing it via Safe Mode, no joy. >>> >>> it would run in Safe Mode but in Normal mode, no joy. >>> I tired restore points, they wouldn't work even though I had scheduled >>> restore points once a day. >>> >>> Trying to restore just froze and couldn't select a restore point. >>> >>> Out of Desperation, I installed Vista Premium which is mine from my >>> computer. >>> That worked, sort of. >>> For some reason, D: which had lots of saved pictures and important files >>> is now called C: >>> C:, which was the OS XP installation location is D: >>> >>> It's like they flopped during the Vista install. >>> >>> And I'm expecting any moment to tell me that the Vista I installed is >>> already installed on a different computer. (this one that I'm writing >>> this on) >>> >>> So can I fix the anomaly of c and d being reversed? >>> Can I just pay the fee for the second computer to have vista? >>> >>> I'm in the process of again backing up those files to a outboard terra >>> byte drive for safety. >>> So I could, if I had to, format c&d and reinstall >>> >>> Anybody have an idea of my best approach. >>> >>> please and thank you >> |
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