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My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive.
I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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Hi Paul--
Forgive my being slow. Do you mean the HD has failed, or that you cannot boot? CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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Drive is readable. Might be an overheating problem, system shuts itself down
without fully booting. My 0 drive (not the one with Vista on it - Vista's on the 1 drive) after the system shut down problem once gave me a message that the 0 drive's smart circuitry indicates trouble. Paul "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... Hi Paul-- Forgive my being slow. Do you mean the HD has failed, or that you cannot boot? CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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Disconect your 0 drive (remove the pwr connector) assuming they are seperate
drives, does it now boot/run? "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... Drive is readable. Might be an overheating problem, system shuts itself down without fully booting. My 0 drive (not the one with Vista on it - Vista's on the 1 drive) after the system shut down problem once gave me a message that the 0 drive's smart circuitry indicates trouble. Paul "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... Hi Paul-- Forgive my being slow. Do you mean the HD has failed, or that you cannot boot? CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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Paul--
You can do some quick simple things to diagnose a probable overheat problem. As the link below says, pcs that are hot will often power off or restart to protect themselves. http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...g.html?c at=6 http://www.helium.com/items/434674-o...mputer-crashes If after investigating, it appears your box isn't overheating and you've done some routine checks to R/o other hdw or cable connection problems, try these: If you need to repair major components of the Vista OS or can't boot, and don't have a Vista DVD, you can download the .iso from this link and burn it: Download Vista Repair Disk http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/window...disc-download/ 1) First try 3 options from Startup Repair. If you have a Vista DVD then restart with it in the drivepress any key to boot from it and run Startup Repair. From Startup Repair you have 3 good tools with an excellent chance of fixing your system. If you don't have a Vista DVD from which to boot to Startup Repair, no problem, Download the .iso from the link below and burn it, and you'll have the Microsoft Vista Repair Disk with Startup Repair. Download Vista Repair Disk http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/window...disc-download/ How to Use Startup Repair from the Vista DVD or the Repair Disk you make: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial142.html http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f3f351033.mspx 2) If Startup Repair does not get your Vista back, then use the 3 bootrec commands from the command prompt available on the Statup Repair Menu: The menu I refer to is in this set of directions with a grey background. http://vistahomepremium.windowsreins...airstartup.htm Those a bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot bootrec /rebuildbcd 3) If my second option doesn't work, then try System restore from the Startup Repair list. 4) If by rare chance you have an actual Vista DVD, you can put it in, boot from itchoose the Upgrade Optionchoose your current broken Vista Drive and try to do a repair install with the Vista DVD. How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html 5) If the above 3 tools don't work, then use the 4 tools available by restarting your pc and tapping F8 once per second to get to the Windows Advanced Options Menu. From this menu click on 3 Safe Mode links to use System Restore. Make sure you try all 3 if one doesn't work, because just one of them may work. Tap F8 to Reach Windows Advanced Options Menu Pictured Below: http://media.photobucket.com/image/v...ot-Options.jpg Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode with Command: At the prompt you would type the command to use for system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is: %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe If these 3 tools don't work, you have one more you can try which is Last Known Good Configuration. Good luck, CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... Drive is readable. Might be an overheating problem, system shuts itself down without fully booting. My 0 drive (not the one with Vista on it - Vista's on the 1 drive) after the system shut down problem once gave me a message that the 0 drive's smart circuitry indicates trouble. Paul "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... Hi Paul-- Forgive my being slow. Do you mean the HD has failed, or that you cannot boot? CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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At this point I've cleaned lots of dust from the air input area under the
front panel of my Dimension 2300, cleaned dust from the rear exhaust ports, made sure my processor fan is working and moving air, and believe my power supply fan is working. I replaced the 0 drive with an old 10 GB drive I did a fresh install of XP on, and the machine works with just the 0 drive connected. When I reconnect the 250 GB 1 drive with Vista installed, then try to do a repair install, the machine shuts itself off when the install routine inititial progress bar reaches 3/4s done. The machine also shuts itself off when I try to boot from the Dell provided resource CD. Paul Riemerman "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... Paul-- You can do some quick simple things to diagnose a probable overheat problem. As the link below says, pcs that are hot will often power off or restart to protect themselves. http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...g.html?c at=6 http://www.helium.com/items/434674-o...mputer-crashes If after investigating, it appears your box isn't overheating and you've done some routine checks to R/o other hdw or cable connection problems, try these: If you need to repair major components of the Vista OS or can't boot, and don't have a Vista DVD, you can download the .iso from this link and burn it: Download Vista Repair Disk http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/window...disc-download/ 1) First try 3 options from Startup Repair. If you have a Vista DVD then restart with it in the drivepress any key to boot from it and run Startup Repair. From Startup Repair you have 3 good tools with an excellent chance of fixing your system. If you don't have a Vista DVD from which to boot to Startup Repair, no problem, Download the .iso from the link below and burn it, and you'll have the Microsoft Vista Repair Disk with Startup Repair. Download Vista Repair Disk http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/window...disc-download/ How to Use Startup Repair from the Vista DVD or the Repair Disk you make: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial142.html http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f3f351033.mspx 2) If Startup Repair does not get your Vista back, then use the 3 bootrec commands from the command prompt available on the Statup Repair Menu: The menu I refer to is in this set of directions with a grey background. http://vistahomepremium.windowsreins...airstartup.htm Those a bootrec /fixmbr bootrec /fixboot bootrec /rebuildbcd 3) If my second option doesn't work, then try System restore from the Startup Repair list. 4) If by rare chance you have an actual Vista DVD, you can put it in, boot from itchoose the Upgrade Optionchoose your current broken Vista Drive and try to do a repair install with the Vista DVD. How To Perform a Repair Installation For Vista http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html 5) If the above 3 tools don't work, then use the 4 tools available by restarting your pc and tapping F8 once per second to get to the Windows Advanced Options Menu. From this menu click on 3 Safe Mode links to use System Restore. Make sure you try all 3 if one doesn't work, because just one of them may work. Tap F8 to Reach Windows Advanced Options Menu Pictured Below: http://media.photobucket.com/image/v...ot-Options.jpg Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode with Command: At the prompt you would type the command to use for system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is: %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe If these 3 tools don't work, you have one more you can try which is Last Known Good Configuration. Good luck, CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... Drive is readable. Might be an overheating problem, system shuts itself down without fully booting. My 0 drive (not the one with Vista on it - Vista's on the 1 drive) after the system shut down problem once gave me a message that the 0 drive's smart circuitry indicates trouble. Paul "Chad Harris" wrote in message ... Hi Paul-- Forgive my being slow. Do you mean the HD has failed, or that you cannot boot? CH "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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"Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... At this point I've cleaned lots of dust from the air input area under the front panel of my Dimension 2300, cleaned dust from the rear exhaust ports, made sure my processor fan is working and moving air, and believe my power supply fan is working. I replaced the 0 drive with an old 10 GB drive I did a fresh install of XP on, and the machine works with just the 0 drive connected. When I reconnect the 250 GB 1 drive with Vista installed, then try to do a repair install, the machine shuts itself off when the install routine inititial progress bar reaches 3/4s done. The machine also shuts itself off when I try to boot from the Dell provided resource CD. Paul-- I helped someone with a 10GB HD, and I couldn't imagine where it came from. I guess they made them in the day. Try the other measures I suggested besides startup repair to fix Windows in my previous post. Good luck, CH Paul Riemerman |
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I got my new system to work transfering the Vista HD over to my new system.
The "new" computer was a a slight upgrade from the previous one (a Dimension 2350 v. my old Dimension 2300). The differences seem to be ddr ram instead of sdram, one fewer card and drive connections and a more powerful processor. Apparently close enough I was able to do a Vista repair install plus a reactivation (because of the new hardware). Either my new machine was only used in a clean room or it was never turned on, because I pulled it apart to look for dust to clean out, and it was spotless. Paul Riemerman Paul Riemerman "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman |
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"Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... I got my new system to work transfering the Vista HD over to my new system. The "new" computer was a a slight upgrade from the previous one (a Dimension 2350 v. my old Dimension 2300). The differences seem to be ddr ram instead of sdram, one fewer card and drive connections and a more powerful processor. Apparently close enough I was able to do a Vista repair install plus a reactivation (because of the new hardware). Either my new machine was only used in a clean room or it was never turned on, because I pulled it apart to look for dust to clean out, and it was spotless. Paul Riemerman Paul Riemerman "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman Glad you got it going Phil. Thanks for the followup. CH |
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"Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... I got my new system to work transfering the Vista HD over to my new system. The "new" computer was a a slight upgrade from the previous one (a Dimension 2350 v. my old Dimension 2300). The differences seem to be ddr ram instead of sdram, one fewer card and drive connections and a more powerful processor. Apparently close enough I was able to do a Vista repair install plus a reactivation (because of the new hardware). Either my new machine was only used in a clean room or it was never turned on, because I pulled it apart to look for dust to clean out, and it was spotless. Paul Riemerman Paul Riemerman "Paul Riemerman" wrote in message ... My computer just died, with a complex Vista installation on a 250 GB drive. I have a replacement unit on its way, but is there any way to transfer the drive with the Vista install to the new computer and get a working system? My Vista is a full retail copy. I'm now working on XP from my backup machine, an old Dell Optiplex GX200, with a 733 MHZ P3 that's not capable of running Vista. I could reinstall Vista, but would lose an awful lot of data and installed programs. Paul Riemerman That should have read Glad you got it going Paul. I appreciate the followup. CH |