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Subject: Re: Computer Trouble - Advice requested

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:38:57 05/17/04

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Anthony gave you good advice.  I'll expand.

Buy a new drive and install windows XP.  Then re-jumper your old drive as a
"slave" and temporarily install it.  It should show up as "D:".  Browse it and
copy what you can access to your new drive.  Power down again, and toss the
drive in the trash can...

I've done this a couple of times as windows drives have failed on my wife's home
machine.  Typically you see errors.  Then more errors.  Then total loss.  Try to
salvage what you can before the drive goes belly-up permanently.




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