RE: Problems with XP
Perform a "Dynamic" XP installation..Simply boot to xp cd,select install xp,
when prompted for a former windows cd,install ME cd,let it verify,remove
ME cd,install XP cd,delete partition(s),create one,let xp format & install
auto..
Do onto a hd w/o important data,you can retrieve ME data after xp is running.
"Searcher7" wrote:
> My present drive, which is a old Maxtor 6G with Windows ME, will not
> allow me to download anything to the USB Micro drive attached to my
> system. In fact it is so corrupted I can no longer open files or
> navigate to my computer anymore.
>
> In an effort to move on, I grabbed one of three 40G hard drives I have
> that are the same model and attempted installed Windows XP on it. The
> install never completed.
>
> I tried the second drive and managed what I thought was a successful
> installation. When hooked up to my system it worked and even allowed
> internet access without me having to install anything more.That was a
> couple of months ago.(I put the old Maxtor back in because the
> important stuff I need is still on it). Last night I tried the 40G so
> I could download some important files but I couldn't get it to boot up
> thanks to a corrupted file.
>
> So I grabbed the third drive and installed Windows XP on it. This was
> successful, except that this time it is set up so that I have to type
> in my password, as an administrator, to get to the desktop. (Something
> I can't figure out how to undo). But the big problem is that there is
> nothing on the desktop except the Recycle Bin. Internet Explorer is on
> the start menu, but does not work. (And I really need to download some
> important internet files).
>
> I'd appreciate any ideas on how to correct this problem.(Plugging and
> unplugging drives into this system is becoming a real pain).
>
> Thanks.
>
> Darren Harris
> Staten Island, New York.
>