I managed to make a slipstream disk (I think) with it, but I haven't tried to install XP with it yet. One thing puzzles me though. I inserted...
Replaced the floppy drive, but I can only boot from a w98se boot disk. Trying to reinstall W95, but looks like I need a education in DOS in order...
I bought a 60g Maxtor last year that included a ribbon cable, screws, and software......Diamond Max I think it was.
Has anyone tried this software yet?.....(Scroll down the link to see where to download the software)...
Where do you navigate to from here?
If I were you, I would call Microsoft's special phone number for activation and see if they can help you. When I was required to reactivate XP...
FWIW, I upgraded the firmware on my Lite-On CD-RW a few months ago and after I did the required reboot, I was forced to contact Microsoft and...
I must have clicked on the wrong Google link then.
Hi Pete, I didn't know that drives could be purchased that way.....Sounds a little risky not having a warranty.
Ok, thanks guys. It sounds like the flat 80-conductor cables would be a better buy. Is that what the vendors are shipping now when you...
Thanks Newt, That cleared things up some.
Hi All, Has anyone noticed an increase in computer performance since switching to the round IDE cables? I was reading a comment on Circuit...
Haven't tried a new mouse yet, but I noticed that the scrolling was erratic with the up & down arrows on the keyboard too. Not sure what is the...
Hi All, Is anyone familiar with MS Virtual PC?.....Is that different from a dual boot system?
I tried to boot it from my W98se boot disk, but I don't think that the floppy drive is reading it (Or any floppy disk as far as I can tell)....
Finally got the 20g slave drive out and installed it in my pc. Was able to access all of the files and burn them to disc. I now have the old...
FWIW, I keep my sensitive data on a USB flash drive.......Beats floppy disks all to pieces.
Using DOS. The pc still locks up at the desktop. She finally managed to get DOS to find the CD drive somehow, but still couldn't get any files...
Not sure, but she is in the process of moving them to an onboard storage drive. After that, I think she is going to let me install the drive in...
Hi Pete, Before you had a chance to post, I downloaded a boot disc from the web and tried 2 of them (a & b). Never could get the pc to do...
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