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| 1109154 | 2010-06-18 11:51:00 | Agent 24, Is it the first one listed under Single Programs? |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1109155 | 2010-06-18 11:52:00 | If you wanna less hassle way, you could use your son's PC or even the mac to burn a ISO if the Seagate supports such a thing. Use that test the HDD first. Because if it is a fail there is no point using the Windows CD until you get a new HDD. Could just need a format who knows ... My dead HDDs has been rustic chatty sounds of the HDD :lol: or spins up now and not next ... |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1109156 | 2010-06-18 11:54:00 | Agent 24, Is it the first one listed under Single Programs? I might be inclined to get the 4MB CD ISO version because you need to make a bootable CD. And the Mac should be able to burn the ISO, no need to go near the son's PC :p |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1109157 | 2010-06-18 12:04:00 | Speedy, Thanks for the offer, but will see how I get on over the weekend. Thanks to all who have given advice tonight! What a great bunch you all are! LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1109158 | 2010-06-18 12:06:00 | Sweet. Well let me know if you want one. I'll even slipstream the updates. So, after you install it it'll be up to date as of this mth. Altho it'll be smaller (I remove paint, the games, windows messenger, all languages except English, netmeeting, cd player and sound recorder, pinball, and tour. And tweak the desktop settings using Nlite) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1109159 | 2010-06-18 12:08:00 | Nomad, don't worry about sons machine I am the one who keeps it running like clockwork, just didn't want to mess inside the case as warranty will be void then if anything goes wrong. he hasn't had it long. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1109160 | 2010-06-18 12:09:00 | I am off to bed now, my brain is tired! Nite all! LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1109161 | 2010-06-19 00:03:00 | Hi I'm back again. Could someone please clarify this for me. I have downloaded the HDAt2 from the site given by Agent24, and chose the 3.95MB one recommended by Nomad. How exactly do I run the files on it? I have extracted them from the RAR to the cd. Do I leave the HDD connected while doing this? Cheers LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1109162 | 2010-06-19 00:51:00 | you don't need to extract the files. not sure on the Mac, but you needa burn the ISO onto a CD - therefore it becomes bootable. In windows I use Active ISO. does the CD boot? Yep just leave the HD connected. PS. I been here since 8am and working on this Word excercise, stupid 2007 :annoyed: |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1109163 | 2010-06-19 01:06:00 | Hi Nomad, Yes I have the boot files on the cd and when I put it in it comes to a black screen with white text, right at the bottom it says "Boot from cd?" The cursor is flashing and it wants a command of some sort. Dont know what to type. Also I had to change the setting in the BIOS for SMART Capability to Enable. Of course that may still not work. LL |
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