M2RTY
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ok i have a laptop here with windows xp home edition and i want to put xp pro on it or start a clean install or either
i had this trouble before where i could not delete windows so i took the hard drive out and put it as a slave in the other pc and was able to format it from there
how do i go about putting a laptop hard rive in a normal pc? is there an adapter out there?
cheers
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Cant you just install XP Pro on top?
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M2RTY
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trying once i find the cd but last time i couldnt (but that was pro over pro)
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willay
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OK if you dont care about the data on the hard disk (in your laptop) then just leave it in there.
Reboot teh computer with the XP cd in and go through the install process and FORMAT THE PARTITION when you get the option to.
To anwser your original question Marv, you can take the hard drive out of your laptop and use it with the standard IDE cables I believe.
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
OK if you dont care about the data on the hard disk (in your laptop) then just leave it in there.
Reboot teh computer with the XP cd in and go through the install process and FORMAT THE PARTITION when you get the option to.
To anwser your original question Marv, you can take the hard drive out of your laptop and use it with the standard IDE cables I believe.
data is not important but the CD wont give me the option of booting from cd!
also , i can get an adapter to run the laptop drive i nthe normal PC BUT i cant get the back of the sodding laptop lol - its well secure, about 25 screws and clips and i dont want to bust it!
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