Author: Slater Wold
Date: 08:41:38 05/17/04
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On May 17, 2004 at 11:23:46, Stephen Ham wrote: >On May 17, 2004 at 11:07:22, Slater Wold wrote: > >>More than likely, a dying hard drive. >> >>But I'd get rid of Windows 98 ASAP. >> >"snipped" > >Thanks, Terry, Tony and Slater! > >I'll replace the hard drive and get the latest Windows. Can I do as my buddy >suggested and simply mount the new HD next to my old one (saving having to back >all my data up)? Will the new Windows really over-ride Windows 98? Take the old HD out, install the new HD, and then install Windows. When everything is up and running okay, install the old HD, and get all your old info off it. >What caused my HD to die in less than 3-years when it was 70% unused? I've read >that frequent power failures and improperly shutting off the computer can hurt >HD's. But that wasn't the case with me. I had a car with 300 miles, have $6,000 worth of warranty work done to it. Just one of those things... >All the best, > >Stephen
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