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    MasterRadio's XP PC has had a Windows operating fail. I have tried to repair the Windows installation but to no avail. I remembered an old piece of kit I have had laying around but never used. It's a cheap Chinese USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE cable. I have it all wired and ready to go but when trying to install the half sized disc is not recognised. On examination I can see a blemish in the plastic at the very edge of the data. I have searched for a driver but haven't been able to identify a suitable one. Hoping someone here has one of these things and can assist me with the driver so I can save MasterRadio's years of downloaded music etc before installing 7.



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    you wont need a driver if you are using w7....

    use a usb port at the back of a pc, not the front if you have a problem....

    i would use a new hd in the pc, if it has 'years' of downloads on it its probably on the way out..
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    No backup I take it.

    I'd suggest backing up files, music etc by removing the HDD and connecting it to another computer, either internally or with a docking station.

    I'm guessing that's what you're trying to do with the USB cable?

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    Yeah that's the theory mtv. The only other desktop available is mine, not keen to dismantle my desk to get into it. I'll save that one as a last resort.

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    Maybe a cheap drop-in docking station is a good alternative.

    I've used them numerous times... no additional drivers needed either.

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    Thanks mtv I'm going to bite the bullet and put it into mine and see how I go.

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    if you have a xp or win 7 disk, install on the c drive drive without deleting the partition & it will make a folder called old in th c\
    then you can access the old shit
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philquad View Post
    if you have a xp or win 7 disk, install on the c drive drive without deleting the partition & it will make a folder called old in th c\
    then you can access the old shit
    Usually, but not always, after installing Windows 7 you will have a Windows.old folder on your "C:" drive that contains your files and data from the previous Windows installation, and can be used to revert back to a previous version of Windows. Again: The Windows.old folder on your hard drive contains all your files from the previous Windows system, no user generated files.


    Re-installing Windows 7 without formatting partition labeled "C:"

    Method 1:

    If your data that shouldn't get lost are on the partition labeled "C:", and you don't know exactly in which folders, you can install Windows 7 (or any other version) to a different partition than the one labeled "C:". To accomplish this you need to do a custom install so you can point it to whichever partition you want it to install.

    Method 2:

    If you want to re-install Windows 7 onto that same partition as previous Windows 7 installation was installed on:

    Insert Windows 7 installation CD/DVD. Boot into this CD/DVD. When Windows boot screen appears, interrupt installation process by pressing Shift+F10, to reach Command Prompt.
    Means you this way get access to PC's HDD. If successful, delete the existing OS files, leaving all your other files/folders on the drive "C:".

    Delete folders:

    Boot
    Documents and settings
    Program Data
    Program Files
    Program Files (x86) --> only present if Windows 7 64-bit was installed
    Users
    Windows

    Optionally, you can delete:

    hiberfil.sys
    pagefile.sys


    Then you can re-install Windows 7 onto that same partition without formatting it.
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