Sammy,
Just replacing the files isn't going to fix your issue. The easiest thing
to do is perform an in-place upgrade that will re-enumerate all of the
hardware and drivers.
315341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341
292175 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=292175
--
Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise Support
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"sammy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ok, I'm close, so please don't tell me this can't be done. My MB with a
> Promise SATA PDC-20376 onboard controller crashed on me. So, I was forced
> to buy a MB with a different SATA(RAID) controller... This one being VIA
> VT8237 Southbridge. I only have 1 SATA hard drive, but the Promise
> Fasttrack SATA(RAID)drivers are loaded with the new motherboard & new
> SATA(raid) controller making the hard drive unbootable. My question is
how
> can I replace the old RAID drivers with new ones to match my current
> configuration without requiring a reformat or deleting partitions? Is
this
> possible using the Recovery console? The drivers I need to replace are:
>
> FASTTX2K.cat
> FASTTX2K.inf
> FASTTX2K.sys
>
> with these:
>
> viasraid.cat
> VIASRAID.INF
> viasraid.sys
>
> Any suggestions are Greatly Appreciated!!
> TIA.
>
>
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