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Guest
Hi
I've just bought a new computer (minus hard drives) after my previous one
failed. I'm trying to install the hard drive containing XP Pro from my
previous machine, but it hangs on boot-up, even in safe mode.
What options do I have for recovering my previous installation (i.e. not
losing existing programs and files)?
I've tried using the install CD but the only option available seems to be to
do a clean install, which I imagine will delete everything.
If that's my only choice, does anyone know how I can access my previous
desktop from another drive to retrieve some files from there (when I've tried
to do this previously I've found the desktop locked if you don't access from
the boot drive).
Thanks
John
I've just bought a new computer (minus hard drives) after my previous one
failed. I'm trying to install the hard drive containing XP Pro from my
previous machine, but it hangs on boot-up, even in safe mode.
What options do I have for recovering my previous installation (i.e. not
losing existing programs and files)?
I've tried using the install CD but the only option available seems to be to
do a clean install, which I imagine will delete everything.
If that's my only choice, does anyone know how I can access my previous
desktop from another drive to retrieve some files from there (when I've tried
to do this previously I've found the desktop locked if you don't access from
the boot drive).
Thanks
John