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[Macslayer]

You mean I can wipe my D Drive with the operating system on it and not lose all my info on my C drive???

Compaq = C drive all software........... D drive OS... I think

I did a boot log last night and all my drivers but the following were listed as sucess........

001705C8 Starting unknown (Htree\root\o)
001705C8 Starting unknown ( Htree\root\o)
001705C8 Enumerating Unknown (Htree\root\o)
001705C8 Enumerating Unknown (Htree\root\0

00170D59 Starting unknown (Htree\root\o)
00170D59 Starting unknown (Htree\root\o)
00170D62 Enumerating unknown (Htree\root\o)
00170D62 Enumerating unknown (Htree\root\o)

Still can't get beyond blue screen.

Zahasha
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[Zahasha]

Serious Spacing going on here!!!!
Just realized I can log on on Macs comp on my acct!! LOL /bonks self

I have windows ME on my comp ... but no hard disc.... it came preinstalled
I do however have a windows 98 disc.... think I could use that to boot into regular mode? It is obvious to me my PCI IDE Controller is not connected to working drivers atm. ( a little hint from device manager)

OOO I am sooo jonesing for EQ!!!!!!
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[Zahasha]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I figured if I messed with this long enough it would recover!!!!
Found a way to recover my CAB Root with a restore to August 26th!!!!
Just rebooted into regular mode!!!!!

Thank you for all of your help......... I hope I can keep this system up and install XP upgrade now!!!!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT I will be in EQ ASAP!!!!!!
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Oh ya toooo much coffee doing all of this!!!!!
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[Cirrobin]

it was probably the coffee that fixed it, I am sure there is a correlation between the amount of cafine in a user and the success they have interfacing with a computer.

I spent Friday rebuilding a laptop with a new hard drive, memory and controller cable (more like a cabelette). I had several cups of coffee and at the end of the day, with no spare parts I had a working laptop.
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[ElSancho]

what ever you do.. DO NOY UPOGRADE windows ME, please for the love of everything good in the world burn your ME key and do a fresh install of XP

I have doone a ton of upgrades to older windows versions to windowsXP and have had very poor performance and stability issues, anything before windows 2000 uses a diffrent file system (as im sure some of you know) and it doesnt do well when you convert it to the newer fileing system.move everything you want to save to your backup drive and reformat trust me you will be ALOT happier you did.

(few typos)
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[Zahasha]

Hummmmmmmmmmm
I bought upgrade XP..............
Do you think I am better off returning it and staying with ME???
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[Shiloch Veneficus]

You can still use the upgrade disk to install XP if you want. What ElSancho is saying to do (and is good advice on this topic) is to format and install XP from scratch. At some point, I believe the XP Upgrade CD will ask you for the ME CD, and it does a validation check, but that's all.

Upgrade installations are often unreliable. Sometimes the mess you may have after completing the upgrade isn't worth the trouble.

Backup your data (using any method previously described in this topic), format, and install it from scratch.

[ElSancho]

Thansk for going into alil more detail, was kinda vague You should be back in EQ in no time =)
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[Gildawen]

Is this Jenny's evil brother?
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[Elyhim]

i miss Jenny (