Ron, about the only way you going to do this is by USB file transfer. see the link http://www.harddrives4less.com/bususbtousbf.html Ty Tiberius Kraemer BLUE STAR ELECTRONICS Salem, Oregon Phone: 503 391 1491 ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ron Miller d.b.a. Country TV Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 3:37 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer question,XP and ME The new lap-top does not have a "A" drive,no floppy, just a "D" drive that is a burner & USB. Country TV Ron Miller Inez, TX. 77968 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ty" <ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 5:08 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer question,XP and ME > Ron, > You should have no problems in saving the data. > The reason the old drive comes on in safe mode is due to it not recognizing > all the proprietary junk Compaq uses. > In safe mode you should be able to use the Explorer and transfer files to > floppy. I doubt very much that you could get the CD burner to work. > There is also a slight chance that ME might have recognized and has > reconfigured it's self during the safe mode operation. > Good luck. > > Ty > > Tiberius Kraemer > BLUE STAR ELECTRONICS > Salem, Oregon > Phone: 503 391 1491 > ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ron Miller d.b.a. > Country TV > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:37 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > - > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/