Author: Will Hunter
Date: 09:49:30 05/17/04
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On May 17, 2004 at 12:38:57, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. You're right, and so is Anthony as well as everyone who has told him to replace his HD and install XP, including his friend, but Steve has little experience with computers at this level. He needs a professional to help him out, so he should do all of this, but at a computer store/repair.
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