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Posted here a few days ago. The short version: I have an old PC, built a
new one (no disc). I'm trying to move the old disc drive to the new machine
and install/upgrade XP Pro on the new machine. (The original issue was that
I need to do do an upgrade with SP2 but only had SP1 install disk, but I got
around that with the sliptream disk. Thanks to those who help me through
it.)
I did a slipstream upgrade to SP2, burned it and tried to install. I get
"disk read error" Ran both the first "Repair" and second repair options. No
change. I did the bootcfg /Repair, no change. I did the copy ntldr and
ntdetect files from the cd in the repair console, no change. I've read the
Micrsoft articles and a few others and I can't find a fix. The drive reads,
the install, the windows instance gets found by the XP install (but bootcfg
can't find it). Chkdsk says the drive is fine, which I believe since I've
been using it without incident for several weeks. I even went back to the
original SP1 install just to see if somehow I messed up creating the
slipstream disk and , you guessed it, no change.
I'm getting very frustrated at what should be a very simple thing: New
computer, move old stuff over. I have 8 years of programs and related data
on this drive. I'd REALLY hate to do a fresh install (which I now have low
confidence in anyway) What have I missed? Help appreciated (I may send you a
fruit basket if I can get thjis fixed!)
new one (no disc). I'm trying to move the old disc drive to the new machine
and install/upgrade XP Pro on the new machine. (The original issue was that
I need to do do an upgrade with SP2 but only had SP1 install disk, but I got
around that with the sliptream disk. Thanks to those who help me through
it.)
I did a slipstream upgrade to SP2, burned it and tried to install. I get
"disk read error" Ran both the first "Repair" and second repair options. No
change. I did the bootcfg /Repair, no change. I did the copy ntldr and
ntdetect files from the cd in the repair console, no change. I've read the
Micrsoft articles and a few others and I can't find a fix. The drive reads,
the install, the windows instance gets found by the XP install (but bootcfg
can't find it). Chkdsk says the drive is fine, which I believe since I've
been using it without incident for several weeks. I even went back to the
original SP1 install just to see if somehow I messed up creating the
slipstream disk and , you guessed it, no change.
I'm getting very frustrated at what should be a very simple thing: New
computer, move old stuff over. I have 8 years of programs and related data
on this drive. I'd REALLY hate to do a fresh install (which I now have low
confidence in anyway) What have I missed? Help appreciated (I may send you a
fruit basket if I can get thjis fixed!)