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:rolleyes: I have a compaq 1275 laptop that came with a toshiba 4.3gb hard drive I got a IBM travelstar 20gb for free model #djsa-220 would I be able to install it in my laptop and also I have the quick recovery cd's that came with the computer that puts the original image on the hard drive,would I be able to load that image on the new drive?
Yes. No problems. Just check your jumpers on the new drive to assure they are correct for your computer and not the last one.
Im having a problem with a hardrive and only have the recovery cd, not the xp cd. Would I be able to run fdisk, then stick the recovery cd in and it will still recover? Its the manufacturers recovery cd (Toshiba). Also ive ran it already but it doesnt sort my problem..(missing/corrupt windows\system32\config\system).recovery runs fine then restart and same prob as before.
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Originally Posted by kingy7 
Im having a problem with a hardrive and only have the recovery cd, not the xp cd. Would I be able to run fdisk, then stick the recovery cd in and it will still recover? Its the manufacturers recovery cd (Toshiba). Also ive ran it already but it doesn't sort my problem..(missing/corrupt windows\system32\config\system).recovery runs fine then restart and same prob as before.
Have you tried this to fix the error you recieve .(missing/corrupt windows\system32\config\system)
http://www.myfixes.com/articles/system
Last edited by caperjack; Dec 14th, 2006 at 2:25 pm.
Fallen Heroes Song ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
The only options i have when the restore cd runs is complete wipe of everything, which ive done and it doesnt solve the problem, or advanced settings which just allows you to choose which ghost image to use basically. I just tried the guide you gave me, still hasnt sorted the problem, method A and B didnt work. I never had the restore points, so tried the alternative method it goves, still didnt work
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Originally Posted by kingy7
The only options i have when the restore cd runs is complete wipe of everything, which ive done and it doesnt solve the problem, or advanced settings which just allows you to choose which ghost image to use basically. I just tried the guide you gave me, still hasnt sorted the problem, method A and B didnt work. I never had the restore points, so tried the alternative method it goves, still didnt work
Fallen Heroes Song ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
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Originally Posted by kingy7
or advanced settings which just allows you to choose which ghost image to use basically.
Fallen Heroes Song ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
As far as i believe thats all the recovery cd is, a ghost image. I dont have the windows xp cd so i cant choose to reinstall wondows manually
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Originally Posted by kingy7
As far as i believe thats all the recovery cd is, a ghost image. I dont have the windows xp cd so i cant choose to reinstall wondows manually
Edit : i just noticed you aren't the original poster !!!
Last edited by caperjack; Dec 15th, 2006 at 4:41 pm.
Fallen Heroes Song ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfXBB0BRHY
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
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