Reinstalling XP with a slave drive
#1
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:22 AM
#2
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:31 AM
It shouldn't as you will get the option during install as to where you want to install XP.
That being said, there is nothing wrong (and advised) to eror on the side of caution - unplug your slave drive.
Murray
#3
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:32 AM
#4
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:35 AM
If the slave drive is a separate drive as you indicate, then a reformat and install again will not touch the slave.
I will recommend that if you choose that option, that you disconnect the drive till after you are done.
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123runner
EDIT: Boy I type slow
Edited by 123Runner, 12 July 2009 - 08:36 AM.
#5
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:36 AM
#6
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:38 AM
Do you have the driver CD for the mainboard? or is this a recovery CD that will format and load default.
#7
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:42 AM
#8
Posted 12 July 2009 - 08:47 AM
If you need help installing or finding chipset drivers, etc, let us know.
#9
Posted 12 July 2009 - 09:42 AM
After popping in the XP recovery disc, I am going to power down and unplug the slave. Power back up and follow the prompts to reinstall XP. After that is complete then its on to updating and installing my various programs (from my own personal back up disc).
Is the XP reinstallation really that easy? I'm no PC pro, I've only reinstall XP twice on the desktop and both were at my local tech store when they took it in for upgrades.
#10
Posted 12 July 2009 - 09:52 AM
BTW, you can't just use the backup disk to re-install your programs. They will have to be installed from scratch.
Murray
Edited by Murray S., 12 July 2009 - 09:53 AM.
#11
Posted 12 July 2009 - 10:14 AM
BTW, you can't just use the backup disk to re-install your programs. They will have to be installed from scratch.
Murray
Oh for sure, it is just that I keep a disc of my personal programs with instructions on how to set each them up on a txt file on the disc.
I'll have to get this started tonight.
#12
Posted 12 July 2009 - 10:25 AM
That is great. I know very few people that do that.
Good luck.
#13
Posted 12 July 2009 - 10:36 AM
You actually save your executables of your programs with instructions??
That is great. I know very few people that do that.
Good luck.
Yeah, I've always been a little excessive with backups but I wasn't too smart when I followed a link to some wacked out website which gave me the trojan.
Now, I have an issue on findout which drive is actually my slave and no my OS drive. Below is a picture of my PC's interior...
#14
Posted 12 July 2009 - 10:45 AM
The data cable is the wide ribbon cable.
The slave will be in the middle.
Power down, remove the slave and power back up. If it boots up, you should not see your slave in "my computer".
#15
Posted 12 July 2009 - 03:40 PM
On the flip side, I have determined which drive is my slave and I was able to grab a few files from my C drive that will lost with the upcoming reinstall.
One item of interest, the culprit appears to be the wiawow32.sys virus.
I have two "recovery/reinstall" disc... a disc that is an "OEMPlus MS Windows XP recovery CD-ROM" and the other is a copy of XP Home SP2. Can the XP Home disc be used for a reinstall?
Edited by Jhazon, 12 July 2009 - 03:43 PM.
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