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ricepower Newcomer                Since: 06-27-06 Last post: 6517 days Last view: 6517 days |
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Hi, I have had XP Home on my PC for about 6 months now, and I never had a problem with it. Recently, I had bought a copy of XP pro edition. When I installed it, it had some files missing and it said to skip or cancel install. I skiped them. After the install was complete, my PC didn't support my hardware anymore. I only have video, mouse, and keyboard support. I tried reinstalling, but same problem. So is there a way to downgrade back to Home? I really don't want to reformat the hard disk. |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828     Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6306 days |
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Installing one version of Windows overtop of another - even just an upgrade or new service pack - tends to cause these sorts of problems. You might have to reformat, but you can always copy your files to DVDs, another hard disk/partition, etc. This is why I have one partition for Windows and another for my files.  |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now.  Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6305 days |
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| Yep. This is where you back up to dvd if you can... or move files to another HD or computer on the network, and then format.
And I very agree with HyperMackerel. Make yourself a system partition where Windows and all your core programs will go. 10 gigs should be way more than enough for windows, updates, your programs, and your paging file (if you don't keep it on a different physical drive) if you install your games and do all your saves and stuff elsewhere. When you do the format during windows install, highlight your current partition and delete it, and then create a new partition (it tells you how to do all of this on screen) and make it the size you want it. Then create another partition using all the remaining space. You can format this second partition from windows once you've got everything installed. (edited by Kasdarack on 06-28-06 09:14 PM) |
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ricepower Newcomer Since: 06-27-06 Last post: 6517 days Last view: 6517 days |
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| Thanks guys, but how do I make a partition? | |||
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now. Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6306 days Last view: 6305 days |
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| You'll have to back up and be ready to install windows before you make your partitions because it requires formatting.
Boot up with the windows cd and when it asks you where to install this version of MS windows you'll see a list of your drives (partitions.) Highlight the partition you wanna use and you'll see some options at the bottom. I believe you press D to delete the partition. It should take you to another screen where it asks you to hit (L I think.) This is to make sure that you're sure. After that is said and done you'll be back at the screen you started from but instead of seeing your c drive or whatever, you'll see "unpartitioned space." Highlight that and hit C to create your partition. In the appropriate box you'll type in the size in megabytes. Let's go with 10240 to be safe. Seems like that should be exactly 10 gigs, but I may be smoking crack right now. Once that is done you'll see something like C: Partition1 [New Finally, highlight the first partition you created and hit enter, and it will take you to the format screen. From there set up windows as usual. Once setup is complete enter Windows and from my computer right click on your second drive... should be D drive. Select format and choose NTFS as the format. You have to do this because windows can't read to or write from a raw drive. I hope that wasn't too confusing. It's the best I can do without being able to look at a windows setup screen right now... |
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ricepower Newcomer Since: 06-27-06 Last post: 6517 days Last view: 6517 days |
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| Thanks I'll try that and tell you how it works out. | |||
FreeDOS + Giant Red Koopa Legion: freedos = fritos  Since: 11-17-05 From: Seattle Last post: 6305 days Last view: 6305 days |
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| Or you can just use GParted to resize your current partition without any data loss. |
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