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Media center repair install

Started by Picky , Aug 25 2008 07:53 PM

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Picky

Posted 25 August 2008 - 07:53 PM

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Can you do a repair install with media center as you can with XP Home? I would like to try this so I don't lose any pictures. The note book was dropped and boots into windows media center but only wit a background and no other icons or ways to navigate. I was going to remove the hard drive and save the pictures to my external drive but after removing 20 screws there was one thing holding me back that I could not see near the hinges in the middle. I almost had the top off. It is a Sony VGN N110G and it is a pain to get to the hard drive. Thanks Picky

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Posted 26 August 2008 - 10:34 AM

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I did a repair and got the same results, I believe the HD is bad, when she dropped the notebook it fell flat and most likely damaged the drive. I will try a low level format and then install. Thanks