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The other day i d/lded xp pro because my xp home was pretty much f'cked up,
anyway all went well d/lded, couldn't make a boot disc so i decided to install over xp home, ........... Everything went o.k. I thought "this is too easy".
Tried to connect to the internet...... Nothing, uninstalled aol/broadband modem & reinstalled 15 times ..... Nothing, spent 3 hours on the phone to aol tried everything they knew...... nothing.
Then all of a sudden bang, fizz, CRASH!!
Everything came to a halt, couldn't log in, couldn't even access the bios.
After sitting there staring at a black screen, crying my eyes out for about 2 hours, i started reading through all of the "how to" books i've bought, couldn't find any solution, phoned a few puterwiz mates who didn't have any ideas.
(i couldn't reinstall xp home 'cos it came preinstalled and i didn't get a disc with it).
I ended up having to shell out £180.00 to get a new copy of xp home, format my hard drive & reinstall, so now i've lost everything.
But at least now i've got a bootable cd so i can formatt/repair any time i like.
The moral of this story???
Always try and make sure the programmes you install are good,
and ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR FILES!! :rtfm:
Anyway, now I'M BACK and i've got to start from scratch and strangely,i'm looking forward to it!!! I LOVE KAZAA!!!
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04-24-2003, 09:45 AM
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Thanks for that , I'm sure it will be a great help to anyone not using the verifieds to get software\games etc.
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04-24-2003, 09:54 AM
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I ended up having to shell out £180.00 to get a new copy of xp home, format my hard drive & reinstall, so now i've lost everything.
sorry about the lose m8!
if only u could have got access to the forum
and made a topic i could have offer u a guide on how to rip the home
off ur comp and make it a bootable copy and the xp pro.
gutted for u sorry dude!!
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04-24-2003, 09:58 AM
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Cheers m8!!! everyone learns from their mistakes, i guess.
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04-24-2003, 10:00 AM
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Just read my message, sorry if I sounded sarcastic and unhelpfull.
In future, this site may come in handy: bootdisk.com
You can get boot disks for any version of windows.
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04-24-2003, 10:11 AM
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04-24-2003, 10:11 AM
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BT Rep: +3
Geez, damn. Sorry for you. But that's like a waste of $270 US. Too bad. I woulda suggested borrowing or even buying 98SE. Then getting a verified XP Pro. Woulda saved you at least $180 US.
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04-24-2003, 10:19 AM
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04-24-2003, 10:34 AM
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04-24-2003, 10:41 AM
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