Changing hard drive, how to reinstall Windows XP MCE?
Hi all,
I have an HP Media Center PC m7170n. I want to change the 250GB hard drive
with a bigger one.
How am I going to be able to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition? I
did not get the CDs for that; it is in a recovery partition on my 250GB hard
drive.
Changing hard drive, how to reinstall Windows XP MCE?
Your hp Media Center PC should have a program to make a recovery set of
DVDs/CDs. Use that. It is basically a copy of the hard disk recovery
partition but is designed to work from DVDs/CDs. Should be available from
the Start menu | Programs | Whatever... can't remember the exact path.
-Frank
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Hi all, I have an HP Media Center PC m7170n. I want to change the 250GB hard drive with a bigger one. How am I going to be able to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition? I did not get the CDs for that; it is in a recovery partition on my 250GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.
Changing hard drive, how to reinstall Windows XP MCE?
Thanks!
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Your hp Media Center PC should have a program to make a recovery set of DVDs/CDs. Use that. It is basically a copy of the hard disk recovery partition but is designed to work from DVDs/CDs. Should be available from the Start menu | Programs | Whatever... can't remember the exact path. -Frank "Michael" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:21cWg.113614$R63.8183@pd7urf1no...
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Hi all, I have an HP Media Center PC m7170n. I want to change the 250GB hard drive with a bigger one. How am I going to be able to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition? I did not get the CDs for that; it is in a recovery partition on my 250GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.
Changing hard drive, how to reinstall Windows XP MCE?
BTW, if I replace my graphics card, is that going to be a problem? I believe
the recovery CDs will reinstall all software and drivers configured the way
the PC was originally built when I bought it, isn't it?
Thanks again.
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Your hp Media Center PC should have a program to make a recovery set of DVDs/CDs. Use that. It is basically a copy of the hard disk recovery partition but is designed to work from DVDs/CDs. Should be available from the Start menu | Programs | Whatever... can't remember the exact path. -Frank "Michael" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:21cWg.113614$R63.8183@pd7urf1no...
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Hi all, I have an HP Media Center PC m7170n. I want to change the 250GB hard drive with a bigger one. How am I going to be able to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition? I did not get the CDs for that; it is in a recovery partition on my 250GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.
Changing hard drive, how to reinstall Windows XP MCE?
You are right about the new graphics card. So... have the correct driver on
hand before you start. And... not to worry too much. You can always set it
to plain VGA and work with it until you can get the correct drivers
installed.
-Frank
"Michael" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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BTW, if I replace my graphics card, is that going to be a problem? I believe the recovery CDs will reinstall all software and drivers configured the way the PC was originally built when I bought it, isn't it? Thanks again. "Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message news:teadnRZe48rV-bTYnZ2dnUVZ_o-dnZ2d@giganews.com...
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Your hp Media Center PC should have a program to make a recovery set of DVDs/CDs. Use that. It is basically a copy of the hard disk recovery partition but is designed to work from DVDs/CDs. Should be available from the Start menu | Programs | Whatever... can't remember the exact path. -Frank "Michael" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:21cWg.113614$R63.8183@pd7urf1no...
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Hi all, I have an HP Media Center PC m7170n. I want to change the 250GB hard drive with a bigger one. How am I going to be able to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition? I did not get the CDs for that; it is in a recovery partition on my 250GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.
Changing hard drive, how to reinstall Windows XP MCE?
On 2006-10-08 14:08:46 -0500, "Michael" <nospam@nospam.com> said:
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Hi all, I have an HP Media Center PC m7170n. I want to change the 250GB hard drive with a bigger one. How am I going to be able to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition? I did not get the CDs for that; it is in a recovery partition on my 250GB hard drive. Thanks in advance.
With the hard drive, you'll typically get a CD that will include a
copying utility. Simply use that CD to copy MCE2005 from the old drive
to the new one, and then you can put your 250 into the slave/secondary
position, and use it to store photos, music, or other things.
Any updates or changes, naturally, will be copied as well - it will be
an exact, perfect copy.
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