HDD will not complete post

[dc]

hi,

I tried to replace a 120G HDD in the same computer after removing it for
a while, formatting,
loading same OS, and using another one for a while. After replacing the
original HDD while posting
onscreen message says it is looking for a file that can not be found.

The reason; it was acting glitchy and I removed to preserve some of the
scripting and settings for
proprietary apps. Went and placed it back into the same computer and it
didn't find a file at posting, before loading W2KSP4.

Any ideas other than hanging it into another box as a slave and
transferring the contents to another HDD or DVD.

Or possibly buying an external USB HDD case, installing it, and seeing
if another will see the HDD okay to transfer all of the files on the HDD
to another computer to save all of the files.

TIA,
dc

 

[Dave Patrick]

Accurate details of the problem and error messages you receive are the key
to your solution.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"dc"wrote:
| hi,
|
| I tried to replace a 120G HDD in the same computer after removing it for
| a while, formatting,
| loading same OS, and using another one for a while. After replacing the
| original HDD while posting
| onscreen message says it is looking for a file that can not be found.
|
| The reason; it was acting glitchy and I removed to preserve some of the
| scripting and settings for
| proprietary apps. Went and placed it back into the same computer and it
| didn't find a file at posting, before loading W2KSP4.
|
| Any ideas other than hanging it into another box as a slave and
| transferring the contents to another HDD or DVD.
|
| Or possibly buying an external USB HDD case, installing it, and seeing
| if another will see the HDD okay to transfer all of the files on the HDD
| to another computer to save all of the files.
|
| TIA,
| dc
|
|

 

[dc]

After posting the IRQ's the next onscreen message is "a file is missing
or can not be located"

tia
dc


Accurate details of the problem and error messages you receive are the
key
to your solution.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"dc"wrote:
| hi,
|
| I tried to replace a 120G HDD in the same computer after removing it
for
| a while, formatting,
| loading same OS, and using another one for a while. After replacing
the
| original HDD while posting
| onscreen message says it is looking for a file that can not be found.
|
| The reason; it was acting glitchy and I removed to preserve some of
the
| scripting and settings for
| proprietary apps. Went and placed it back into the same computer and
it
| didn't find a file at posting, before loading W2KSP4.
|
| Any ideas other than hanging it into another box as a slave and
| transferring the contents to another HDD or DVD.
|
| Or possibly buying an external USB HDD case, installing it, and seeing
| if another will see the HDD okay to transfer all of the files on the
HDD
| to another computer to save all of the files.
|
| TIA,
| dc
|
|

 

[Dave Patrick]

The details are sketchy but this doesn't appear to be a Windows problem.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| After posting the IRQ's the next onscreen message is "a file is missing
| or can not be located"
|
| tia
| dc

 

[Ghostrider]

After posting the IRQ's the next onscreen message is "a file is missing
or can not be located"

tia
dc

Removed any applications or devices before this problem
started? Could be a corrupt system.ini or win.ini file.

 

[dc]

After posting the IRQ's the next onscreen message is "a file is missing
or can not be located"

tia
dc

Removed any applications or devices before this problem
started? Could be a corrupt system.ini or win.ini file.

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thank you

dc