If you installed SP2, it has all the files SP1 had but is now updated.


"The Toyman" <o1nyx@hotmail.unspam.com> wrote in message
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> My new neighbor had a supplemental 160 GB HD installed by his brother -
> the
> original 11 GB drive was full and had related problems. Problem is when
> he
> made the new drive C: (faster & bigger), he moved some of the boot files
> to
> it, but left many, including applications, etc. on the old drive (now D.
> The Registry shows most of key files on the old drive (now D, and the
> machine is hiccupping all over the place - unable to load apps, hanging,
> etc. Additionally, when I check the Drive Settings under System Restore,
> the old drive (now D is referred to as the 'System Drive'.
>
> Norton Utilities (Win Doctor) finds the problems, but I'm not interested
> in
> editing the Registry to correct the 292 problems it found - some are
> probably beyond my ability anyhow.
>
> Adding insult to injury, the neighbor recently moved here and lost some
> boxes of software (among other things) during the move, including the XP
> PRO, O/S disk, so I can't just wipe the drives and reload them. The
> neighbor's not interested in buying a new disk from MS.
>
> Question: can I use Partition Magic's (v8.0) Drive Mapper to reverse the
> drive's names - i.e. change D: to C:, and C: to D:? I guess the real
> question is, even if Drive Mapper will make the change, will that change
> result in the Registry becoming discombobulated to the point the machine
> won't boot? Or is the only to find out to try it?
>
> Is another option to uninstall the new drive to (hopefully) put the beast
> back to its original condition, test it to see if it will run, and then
> re-install the new drive as a slave to the original drive. This PC isn't
> going to be used for much beyond web stuff, a little word processing, and
> iTunes downloads.
>
> As I look at the BIOS setup, the new (160 GB) drive is set as the Primary
> Master (Type: User), the CDROM is set as Primary Slave, and the old (11
> GB)
> drive is set as Secondary Master (Type: User). The person who installed
> the
> new drive said he had some problems getting the machine to recognize it.
> He
> also couldn't get the beast to recognize more than 127 GB of the 160, but
> I
> found that XP SP 1 hasn't been installed either. I also believe the
> system
> must have a 48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS installed. Not sure where to find
> that information.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts about the best way to proceed?
>
> Toyman
>
>