Is there a way to make Windows XP recognize my removeable drive and always assign it the same drive letter?
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Stop using that pathetic 1950's single-user toy operating system hidden behind a video-gameinterface, and switch to a real operating like Linux.\n\nThen you won't have these dumb problems.\n\nSeriously -- Since I dumped windows, I don't have to deal with any of that sort of garbage any more ...it...just...works...\n\nAnd not just today...but EVERY DAY.
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Well u should take it to a technician, and only if they will guarantee in writing not to lose your files.  Formatting will definately lose your files.  And, also, u have to delete windows from the old drive too.
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Hi Peter,\n\nYou have a number of options. First one would be to give the 'everyone' group full permissions on everything on all your NTFS folders - and then modify them when your windows has been reinstalled. Or you can not change anything and simply 'take ownership' of the files when you are in your new windows install - there is a knowledgebase article on that here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421. If you do that with the USB drive, it's advisable to give everyone read and write access otherwise yes, if it's permissions are only for your local account on a local computer you will have problems accessing it. I wouldn't bother formatting it with NTFS unless you need it - format it with FAT32 and all NTFS permissions are lost when you copy everything across.
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For an exact, BOOTABLE drive copy, use Nortons GHOST..it works excellent, and is easy to use! If you dont want it bootable, just drag your main files over to the new drive for free...
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format the hard drive, clean install windows
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Yes in newer versions of Windows, type the following at a command prompt:\n\nconvert c: /fs:ntfs\n\nJust make sure it's something you want to do.
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It can happen, but it has never happened for me. Usually if you close all your programs it should be fine. The icon is to the right on the task bar, and appears as a little green arrow (Windows XP). You can disable it by left clicking the icon then clicking the drive letter. However, Windows sometimes complains that the device could not be stopped.\n\nAnother way to disable the device is to do it in the hardware properties for the device. Go to My Computer, right click the drive and click "Properties". Click the "Hardware" tab and locate your device in the list then click "Properties". Under the "General" tab at the bottom, you should see a drop down box "Device usage". Select "Do not use this device (disable)".
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By deleting files you don't need anymore, or moving files to another drive.  Without knowing what's on your D: drive, I can't really be more specific than that.
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Yes, its pretty easy. Usually you can just drag and drop things over. However, installed programs can be a little trickier. Since you will have registry keys saved on your H drive, you will need to move every registry key for any program you move over, to the same spot on your C drive... or you can just reinstall them on the C drive. Right now windows xp can not load programs that are installed on a different hard drive.\n\nLike lets say you have photoshop on your H drive, but not your C drive.. you cant open a photoshop document that is on your C drive because photoshop is not installed. (but you can open it from your H drive.. because its installed there.)
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try Eraser : http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/\n\nSimply formatting your drive won't completely delete your files. Any UNDELETE programs out there can restore your files. \n\nWhat is Eraser? \n \nEraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
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Yes, it is possible. There are software out there that will "clone" your harddrive, including the OS and applications and data. Even when drive capacities don't match software can compansate for it (e.g., you can transfer to a larger drive without problems). I have used one such software (click on the source link below), but I encourage you to look at other software as well.\n\nKeep in mind you may trigger Windows XPs built-in validation check by changing hardware. However, this is not a problem, even in the worst case scenario you may simply go to a web site or make a phone call to re-validate Windows XP.
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I guess you have windows xp box.\n\n1-Open control panel -> Administrative tool -> Computer management\n2-Choose Disk Management on the left tree menu.\n3-Choose Drive C on the right list and Remove C label and add some other label you want\n4-Do the same for your cd drive
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If you dleted the files, then it has to be rewitable. Just searc the disc ro the file names you are missing.
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Ignore the noobs who say nothing can be done.\n\nYou can try this software\nhttp://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/download.htm\n\nOr, if you are prepared to pay real money, there are a range of professional 'data recovery' firms who can get data off almost any drive. Not cheap but possible.\n\n///
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Usually, with or without windows on it, and even if the current hardware was different as u mentioned, the drive should have read alright..shouldn't have any problems.\nDo you a drive letter for that old drive when you go My Computers?\n\nThings to check:\n.. does your BIOS detects that an additional drive is there?\n(if not, your jumper settings are wrong)\n.. is the old drive set as slave and your current drive set as master? \n..do you get a drive letter for the old drive when you go to My Computers?\n(if not, right-click on My Computers--Management--Storage-->Disk Management).\n\nunless your hard disk is damaged or otherwise, you should be able to access it if you stick closely to those checklist.\n\nAnother solution I can give is to just format it, and then use a recovery software to search for and recover files deleted during reformatting.\nOne such example is RecoverMyFiles\n\nCheers!
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Buy a program that "bleaches" the hard drive space.  Simply formatting the drive still leaves data retrievable, it's just not seen by Windows.
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Be sure to copy all files you need from your PC Desktop, MyDocuments, MyPictures,..etc. and the C: root directory because formating will destroy all files on drive C:\n\nI am not sure about the exact steps. I need to reinstall WindowsXP to write them to you.