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QN

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Nov 10, 2009, 4:52:51 PM11/10/09
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A relative needed their computer fixed. I asked for the original
restoration Windows disk. The sealed plastic pack, that said it was the WIN
XP Home turned out to have a piece of thick cardboard in it, no disk
(surprise!).

I have a startup floppy with DOS 6.0 and various things like F-Disk on it.
However I discovered that the 2004 laptop computer had no floppy drive.

I have a WIN XP PRO disk of my own, but I'm not sure what would happen if I
tried to use it to restore operation to a disk with XP Home edition on it.
The main thing we want is the old files. The computer is expendable.

I made a backup about 1.5 years ago....

It is at a service center now. Hopefully, they can fix it without damaging
the data.


Miki

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Nov 10, 2009, 6:17:12 PM11/10/09
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I have a legal copy of XP Home that's useless to me now and that I can
send you. If interested email me at durw...@hushmail.com.

Miki

Frodo Baggins

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Nov 10, 2009, 6:27:46 PM11/10/09
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One of the easiest fixes since he just wants the data would be to take
out the harddrive and slap it into a working pc. Then just cut and
paste what data he wants. Of course this could be spooky if he had a
virus.

QN

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Nov 10, 2009, 9:18:15 PM11/10/09
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"Frodo Baggins" <chewi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c5bcad28-a612-4bf0...@p35g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...

I have previously tried to move the hard disk (when it had been working)
into a different model Sony laptop, but it would not run. Apparently Sony
has modified things from a generic WIN XP.

Thanks for trying.


QN

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Nov 10, 2009, 9:21:21 PM11/10/09
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> I have a legal copy of XP Home that's useless to me now and that I can
send you. If interested email me at durw...@hushmail.com.

> Miki

I may want to try that. The computer is supposed to be done at the repair
center in two days. I'll see what we get back, first.

Hmmm. I might know someone locally that would have that disk. -maybe

Thanks,
QN


Frodo Baggins

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Nov 10, 2009, 10:17:08 PM11/10/09
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It being a laptop, it would make things difficult. Laptops aren't
designed for multiple drives.
Another fix though (a little pricier) would be to get a portable
harddrive case for it. Then access from a pc through usb.
These are just after thoughts as the pc in question is at the shop.

Gelly

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Nov 11, 2009, 5:33:00 PM11/11/09
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I'm sorry Miki, but I thought I kind of had dibs on this because you
offered it to me a while back when I had to go back to my old computer
which I have no Windows XP disk for...

Stan Kehoe

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Nov 11, 2009, 6:17:41 PM11/11/09
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I offered you a copy of my current XP, not my old one.

Miki

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