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Redjake · 03-15-2004, 04:55 PM

1) You can skip formatting if you want, and just intall Windows without doing anything to the drive (as long as it has a file allocation table to begin with).

2) yeah, just change the jumper on the hard drive to slave and hook it into the slave position on your IDE cable (the middle spot usually)

3) Not much you can do but just access the drive through Windows and delete the false "Windows" folder in there (along with Program Files and all that good stuff). What I would do is copy the info (as long is it isn't TOO much) over to the newly-installed Windows drive, format the old drive (to get rid of the old Windows install) and then copy the info back to the old hard drive again.

03-15-2004, 04:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	1) You can skip formatting if you want, and just intall Windows without doing anything to the drive (as long as it has a file allocation table to begin with). 2) yeah, just change the jumper on the hard drive to slave and hook it into the slave position on your IDE cable (the middle spot usually) 3) Not much you can do but just access the drive through Windows and delete the false "Windows" folder in there (along with Program Files and all that good stuff). What I would do is copy the info (as long is it isn't TOO much) over to the newly-installed Windows drive, format the old drive (to get rid of the old Windows install) and then copy the info back to the old hard drive again. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.