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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / August 20074 HD's 2 each have XP os password protected but cant retrieve fi
How can I access the old hd to retrieve pasword protected files of mine after booting from the new hd which also has the same version of xp. My motherboard crashed so I upgraded from the athlon xp 2000 processor to a new mb and the AMD 6000+ x2 3gig processor but the new mb would not recognized the ide hd with xp on it. I then installed a new sata raptor hd and installed xp on it which booted fine then tried to access the old hd to retrieve my files without success. The password is the same for both operating systems but the new mb refuses to boot from the old drive and I cant access the old drive after booting to the new drive. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks much If youve booted to a SATA hd ok,& also have IDE hds,then youre BIOS is not configured correctly.Usually in advanced chipset settings,integrated periferals, one must set to use both SATA & IDE,enhanced mode or similiar (read the owners manual).Also,as with intel,they have a chipset installation utility (AMD must also) install it,as it updates the MB hardware to the OS.If all is ok,go to run,type:diskmgmt.msc In msc if the IDE hd is listed,L.click on it,go to actions, all,select:make active > How can I access the old hd to retrieve pasword protected files of mine after > booting from the new hd which also has the same version of xp. My motherboard [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > new mb refuses to boot from the old drive and I cant access the old drive > after booting to the new drive. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks much You wont be able to boot from the origonal HD without doing a repair install of win, and loading chipset and other drivers supplied with your new mobo. http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm > How can I access the old hd to retrieve pasword protected files of mine > after [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > new mb refuses to boot from the old drive and I cant access the old drive > after booting to the new drive. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks much |
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