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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by bobm735, 2011/01/28.

  1. 2011/01/28
    bobm735

    bobm735 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    windows xp home edition emachine

    a friend put a new hard drive in for me and when I start it up it gets to the windows starting up and it locks up and I don't no were my restore disk is what do I do? it will start in safe mode. computer is about 4 years old.

    thank you
     
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  2. 2011/01/28
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Do you mean that the old hard drive was replaced or that the new drive was added as a second drive?

    If the old hard drive was replaced how did your friend load XP and did he/she also load the chipset drivers?

    Was XP installed on your drive while it was in your computer or in another?

    Since XP may only be installed to one computer from one CD if your friend used an XP CD which had already been installed on another computer you will be unable to activate it. If the XP CD was unused you need that CD, not your Recovery disks.
     
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