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xp pro partial re-install

  • 13-02-2004 4:07pm
    #1
    buzz11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 764 ✭✭✭


    Here is the situation, if you can help I'd really appreciate;

    I have XP pro on a dell desktop....it stopped today so I tried system restore with no success.
    Dell won't provide support because XP pro was loaded over XP home. (arraagh)

    In a rush of blood to the head I put in the recovery cd but it asked to reformat the disk so I stopped because i really need the files of the disk first.

    Now with the recovery cd out of the PC, when I boot up it still wants to launch an installation of XP.....


    Here's my plan:
    Take the drive out and install it as a second drive into my home PC (Dell XP home) then copy accross the files I really need. Then re-install into the work PC and continue with recovery cd.

    will this work ?

    Thanks in advance !!


Comments

  • #2
    Hyzepher
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hyzepher


    yep - as long as the formatting hadn't started you should be able to see the filestructure ok

    Hyzepher


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