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shorty943 · 12-10-2007, 12:43 AM

You would have to install XP onto that drive, (this is possible, XP is based on NT, it will install to your choice of hard drives.) and you should then have a choice of bootable XP system drives at the load up screen.

Boot into the fresh install and see if you can fix the first one. If not just blow the original installation away, and run from the new one, it won't care.

You may have to hit F8 at startup to get the boot manager. Then you can rearrange the boot order at the same time by making the fresh unborked installation the "active" system.

Edit:
If it makes you feel any better. I was out of contact for a couple of days myself last week.
Trying to get a new software unlocked, I delved into the realms of "Ooh ooh, where did my router just go?"

Yep, I managed to fry my internet configuration to the extent I had to reset my router to factory and start all over again.

That was fun.

12-10-2007, 12:43 AM	#10
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	You would have to install XP onto that drive, (this is possible, XP is based on NT, it will install to *your* choice of hard drives.) and you should then have a choice of bootable XP system drives at the load up screen. Boot into the fresh install and see if you can fix the first one. If not just blow the original installation away, and run from the new one, it won't care. You may have to hit F8 at startup to get the boot manager. Then you can rearrange the boot order at the same time by making the fresh unborked installation the "active" system. Edit: If it makes you feel any better. I was out of contact for a couple of days myself last week. Trying to get a new software unlocked, I delved into the realms of "Ooh ooh, where did my router just go?" Yep, I managed to fry my internet configuration to the extent I had to reset my router to factory and start all over again. That was fun. Last edited by shorty943 : 12-10-2007 at 12:53 AM.