[TechAssist] Re: Computer question,XP and ME

  • From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:48:23 -0500

Dunno if I understand this straight, but sounds like the ME Drive in the
Newer Laptop is only booting to Safe Mode because there has been a
significant Hardware change....and that may be all thats possible.

I dont know much about Win-ME, except that its undesirable....and I would
guess this is one reason why.  I could be wrong, and Win-ME could redetect
all the Hardware, or partially with some success - but its still going to
require probably locating the Correct Driver Updates (if they are available)
for that Motherboard Array. Thats if Win-ME is Friendly like that, and dont
require a entire reinstall. I know Win95, 98 and 2000 all redetect the
Hardware if you move a Drive over to another box...but like I say , Win-ME
could behave differently, which wouldnt surprise me.

Steve Hearns
Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA]
WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM
1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Miller d.b.a. Country TV" <rlmbkm@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:37 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Computer question,XP and ME


A friend of mine has a Compaq laptop that has a bad mother board all of his
business info is on it.
 He purchased a new Compaq laptop with Windows XP on it.
 He swapped the hard drives and the XP unit comes up in safe mode.I know
that ME is FAT32 and XP is NTFS.
 Is there a way to use the old ( ME ) hard drive so he can back-up his data?
 He is going to bring the new one and the old one in later today,thanks.
Country TV
Ron Miller
Inez, TX. 77968



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