Well that didn't work

Well, Following on from the XP problem Forum, I just tried what Hot_Ice said, and it didn't work. http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=231831

Here are the fact's:
* Both HD's are called C: - Could this be a problem?
* The Host HD is NTFS, and mine is FAT32. - Would THIS be a problem.
* Both HD's are Boot's, and use the same OS (XP Prof)

Well, any idea's ppl?

Tanx
:D

- Noia

EDIT: OK, sorted out the Link problem :) Still looking for help though, I wanna avoid having to Format at ALL cost.

sure you posted the right link??...hot_ice didn't reply to that one..and it doesn't seem to be related to your current question....ie> doesn't mention 2 hd's???...and you say you got the problem fixed....(could be why nobody's responded...hehe)

um.....
Yes.....SHUT UP!
I'll fix it :)

Both HD's are called C: - Could this be a problem-im not sure

The Host HD is NTFS, and mine is FAT32. -could be..i dont know if xp can access fat 32, i know that 2000 cannot

Both HD's are Boot's, and use the same OS shouldnt be...bios should decide who boots

Hmm just a thought... If I was going to open a file on C: , would the computer know which drive to look in.. hmm That could be a problem.
x

I'm sorry, this is going to be NO HELP...but I'm finding myself saying the same thing over and over today...it's one of those days I guess....LOL!


Deb :D

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Originally posted here by Noia
Well, Following on from the XP problem Forum, I just tried what Hot_Ice said, and it didn't work. http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=231831

Here are the fact's:
* Both HD's are called C: - Could this be a problem?
* The Host HD is NTFS, and mine is FAT32. - Would THIS be a problem.
* Both HD's are Boot's, and use the same OS (XP Prof)

Well, any idea's ppl?

Tanx
:D

- Noia

EDIT: OK, sorted out the Link problem :) Still looking for help though, I wanna avoid having to Format at ALL cost.

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Both HDs = Yes
NTFS/FAT32= not too sure
Booties = i think it is fine

I'm not sure that I'm understanding this correctly, but you said that you followed Hot_Ice's advice so how can they both be C? The fact that one drive is NTFS and the other is FAT32 doesn't make any difference, XP can read and write to both without any problem. Did you change the jumpers on the back of the drives so that one is a master and one is a slave? Set the host for master and the other for slave. Then, when you boot, the host drive (which you're booting from with XP) should load fine. Then, when you're in Windows, you can copy the files off of the other hard drive (should become drive D) Once you have everything backed up, the best solution would be to format it. As you said in your edit, however, you don't want to format. In that case, what I recommend doing is to stick the drive back in the other computer and boot from the Windows XP CD. At the first prompt, choose the Repair option and remove the sam file. Otherwise, you're pretty much S.O.L. without the password recovery disks...

AJ

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Both HD's are called C: - Could this be a problem?

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Do you mean that each drive is called C, when normally
installed in its own machine, or both are called C when
installed in the same machine?

I think, when you install a drive into another computer, The OS
on that machine will assign a new drive letter to it, so it will not
be C. because it is not the first hard drive on the computer.

You install it as "slave", on the first IDE channel (on the same
cable as the existing drive), or on the second channel.

Under no circumstances would two drives be designated
as C at the same time, or you'd be in trouble.
:cool:

They where both Called C: on their respective Comp's, but I gave up...I formated :) spend about 2hour's moving thing's to disk's (Grr) but I managed so save some work....Now I have to path up everything again.....euch, it's gona take me over a week.

Tanx for all the help ppl :)

- Noia

I know this is late in coming but why did you just reinstall XP on-top-of the exsisting installation of XP doing a clean install or what MS will call an "in-place upgrade" This would allow you to change the administrative password. Although you would have had to reinstall all the applications you would still have all the data... Sorry it was late in coming... Although Hit_Ice's suggestion whould have worked also. You might have been confused on the drive label and the volumne label The Drive letter get assigned a a pretty low level in when the system starts and they are designated by jumper on the drives themselves or automatically via cable select (position on the IDE cable) XP xan read FAT32 so can W2K so the partition type would not have been an issue.

Cya...
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