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Accessing Windows XP Desktop files on former drive connected by USB
My XP HOME laptop died. I need files off the drive. I removed the functioning drive and used a USB adaptor to connect it to my desktop. The files I need are stored on the desktop in my password protected account. Since the laptop is dead and I'm accessing the file from a different make and...- nemome
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Voila! 60 gig becomes a 40 gig
In a previous posting I asked about cloning, and had a good news, bad news experience. This is the bad: The new 60 gig laptop hard drive, which I cloned using Acronis True Image, was formatted as a 40 gig using the automatic process. I was going to try the cloning process again to expand the...- nemome
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Swapping out a laptop hard drive-HOW TO!!!
I'm planning to swap out my Compaq Presario laptop hard drive. So far, i see it going like this, however, on each step I have questions, so if you could correct my thinking, I'd be thrilled. Else, this puppy's going to the rifle range. 1. Make boot disk for laptop A)I see I can make an msdos...- nemome
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
