I decided to try WIN-8.
Installed it on extra drive I had with clean install.
Made sure that during install this seperate drive was designated as install drive.
I'venow seen enough.
I now would like to go back and boot from my original drive(XP-PRO).
When I set it as the first boot drive in the BIOS I still boot to WIN-8.
I then reformatted the WIN-8 drive and tried agiain. Same result. Cannot get my original drive to boot into my XP-PRO OS. It boots to WIN-8.
I then removed the WIN-8 drive completley from my system. Tried to boot.. Get error message that system is missing required HDW or Software.
I am guessing that during the WIN-8 install, the install process must have altered the registry on my original XP Pro drive.
When I look into at my original XP PRO drive, all my original files and windows OS files are still there.
I just can't boot from that drive without envokong WIN-8?
Any suggestions on how I get my original HD and OS back?
Installed it on extra drive I had with clean install.
Made sure that during install this seperate drive was designated as install drive.
I'venow seen enough.
I now would like to go back and boot from my original drive(XP-PRO).
When I set it as the first boot drive in the BIOS I still boot to WIN-8.
I then reformatted the WIN-8 drive and tried agiain. Same result. Cannot get my original drive to boot into my XP-PRO OS. It boots to WIN-8.
I then removed the WIN-8 drive completley from my system. Tried to boot.. Get error message that system is missing required HDW or Software.
I am guessing that during the WIN-8 install, the install process must have altered the registry on my original XP Pro drive.
When I look into at my original XP PRO drive, all my original files and windows OS files are still there.
I just can't boot from that drive without envokong WIN-8?
Any suggestions on how I get my original HD and OS back?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL
- System Manufacturer/Model
- INTEL HOME BUILT
- CPU
- Intel quad core 2.6GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1024 MB)
- Sound Card
- REALTEK ON BOARD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- PLANAR 27" LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080 32BIT
- Hard Drives
- -KINGSTON SNVP325S2128GB (128GB Solid State)
-WDC WD7502ABYS SATA-II Disk
-WDC WD7502ABYS SATA-II Disk
- PSU
- CORSAIR 650W Modular
- Case
- ENERMAX MIDSIZE
- Cooling
- -3-120mm, 1-180mm fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 12000Mbps Down, 1200 MBps up