Partitions are not always numbered the same as their position on the hard drive. For e.g. if you create two 10gig partitions in order on a drive...
My data partition I manually backup to another internal hard drive and intermittently to a networked machine. The operating system I clone to...
Moving your XP to a primary partition on any drive is easy with Partition Manager. Just clone it there and set the partition active and write an...
Everything I said still applies if you have indeed let Windows set up its own bootmanager? Move/copy the Vista bootfiles from the root of the...
So when you installed Vista x64 you let Windows set up its own bootmanager? In which case the Vista boot files (bootmgr and the folder 'Boot')are...
Your only real option is to reinstall Windows as changing the drive letter now is very very difficult and not recommended. There is a kosher way...
First ever YouTube video I've seen that was worth watching. Great stuff.
Oh, you’re doing this from inside Windows. I always install by booting off the CD so can’t really say if what I suggested would apply this way....
Sorry? Isolated? You must have missed my point. Sometimes the CD stops during an install of Windows and does not spin-up again when needed. One of...
Try ejecting the disk and put it back in and wait till you hear it spin-up before you click retry. Sometimes it’s as simple as that.
Sorry Jazzman, I couldn’t have been paying attention earlier. On re-reading I see it could be either a hardware or software problem. Always best...
Classic symptoms of a hardware issue. First thing to do is check the seating of your Graphics card, then any PCI cards and the memory cards....
I wonder if your problem Ski might be related to something else I’d like to get to the bottom of "“ that is why some Vista laptops will just...
As you say, Vista will remain activated and still work, but Microsoft will know that your Vista no longer has a valid product key and so at the...
Cheers guy, I can do it ok through setup from the cable connected computer, but I want to be able to do it without that computer having to be on....
If you are connecting through a network card go into Device Manager and open Properties for the network adaptor and on the Power Management tab...
Hi Guys, I’ve been looking for an ADSL router where the wireless function can be turned on or off by a physical switch on the box. Most of the...
Thanks for that Roger. I’m not sure what’s going on and wonder if perhaps it has something to do with the change of versions from French to...
Hi Roger, I just tried it with an Acer Laptop with an Activated Home Basic install and it still gives the warning that it will move the current...
Well Roger I can’t get it to work. When booting the computer from the DVD and choosing to install over an existing Vista it always moves that...
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