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Frankocamp
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:49 pm    Post subject: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\ DUH
tnks
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\ DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

But I would like to save things as they are on m
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"philo" wrote:

Quote:

"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\ DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there


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DL
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

You can save data, but then what are 'things'

"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
But I would like to save things as they are on m
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Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\
DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with
your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there


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philo
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44B9273B-A7E5-477A-8421-B3FD7C5DCDB8@microsoft.com...
Quote:
But I would like to save things as they are on m
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Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\
DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with
your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there




Well that was only a suggestion...you can use several partitions if you
wish.

I'd just start over from scratch at this point...as you'd need a third party
utility such as partition magic to non-destructively re-partition
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Frankocamp
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:08 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

Well Guys This Is what I thought Just Wishful Thinking and praying..Will sea
you to-morrow after the Reinstall
tnks
frk
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"philo" wrote:

Quote:

"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\ DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there


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Sam Hobbs
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

It helps to mention details such as that in the original question.


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> But I would like to save things as they are on m
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Gerry
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

Sam

He did. You seem to have a problem with your news reader, which just
happens to be the same as mine. DL and Philo also have the history.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Sam Hobbs wrote:
Quote:
It helps to mention details such as that in the original question.


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44B9273B-A7E5-477A-8421-B3FD7C5DCDB8@microsoft.com...
But I would like to save things as they are on m
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Sam Hobbs
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

I truly don't understand what you are saying about my newsreader.


"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Sam

He did. You seem to have a problem with your news reader, which just
happens to be the same as mine. DL and Philo also have the history.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sam Hobbs wrote:
It helps to mention details such as that in the original question.


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44B9273B-A7E5-477A-8421-B3FD7C5DCDB8@microsoft.com...
But I would like to save things as they are on m




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Gerry
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

Sam

It's not important. It was just that your complaint did not seem to be
correct.

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Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Sam Hobbs wrote:
Quote:
I truly don't understand what you are saying about my newsreader.


"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:uSmPoLnQIHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Sam

He did. You seem to have a problem with your news reader, which just
happens to be the same as mine. DL and Philo also have the history.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sam Hobbs wrote:
It helps to mention details such as that in the original question.


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44B9273B-A7E5-477A-8421-B3FD7C5DCDB8@microsoft.com...
But I would like to save things as they are on m
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Frankocamp
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:54 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

--
Ragpicker


"Frankocamp" wrote:

Quote:
Well Guys This Is what I thought Just Wishful Thinking and praying..Will sea
you to-morrow after the Reinstall
tnks
frk
--
Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\ DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there


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Frankocamp
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:01 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

Well 3 days later and a heck of a mess again After I reinstalled win XP In my
device manerger I Got # yellow ? marks and I have fixed 2 of them !
multimedia
2 Video controllerm and now I cant Fix the Simple Communication controller
My computer is A medion and A medion motherboard I cant find where to get
driver
any One understand what I just wrote and can help
thank you
lost in florida--
Ragpicker 12/19/07


"Frankocamp" wrote:

Quote:
Well Guys This Is what I thought Just Wishful Thinking and praying..Will sea
you to-morrow after the Reinstall
tnks
frk
--
Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I Partined
and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144 gig
-- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go to C:\ DUH
tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup with your
XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP there


Back to top
Gerry
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:10 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

Frank

What is your modem make and model? Internal or external modem?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Frankocamp wrote:
Quote:
Well 3 days later and a heck of a mess again After I reinstalled win
XP In my device manerger I Got # yellow ? marks and I have fixed 2
of them ! multimedia
2 Video controllerm and now I cant Fix the Simple Communication
controller My computer is A medion and A medion motherboard I cant
find where to get driver
any One understand what I just wrote and can help
thank you
lost in florida--
Ragpicker 12/19/07


"Frankocamp" wrote:

Well Guys This Is what I thought Just Wishful Thinking and
praying..Will sea you to-morrow after the Reinstall
tnks
frk
--
Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I
Partined and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144
gig -- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go
to C:\ DUH tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup
with your XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP
there
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Frankocamp
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:10 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

I have broadband Comcast And use net work adapter when I go to iget bback
on line with set up disk [COMCAST] I GET nO CONNECTIVETY
sO i GO TO dEVICE MANERGER AND IT SHOWS YELLOW EXPLANTION MARK SAYS NO pci
SIMPLE COMMUNICATION cONTROLLER
TNKS
--
Ragpicker


"Gerry" wrote:

Quote:
Frank

What is your modem make and model? Internal or external modem?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Frankocamp wrote:
Well 3 days later and a heck of a mess again After I reinstalled win
XP In my device manerger I Got # yellow ? marks and I have fixed 2
of them ! multimedia
2 Video controllerm and now I cant Fix the Simple Communication
controller My computer is A medion and A medion motherboard I cant
find where to get driver
any One understand what I just wrote and can help
thank you
lost in florida--
Ragpicker 12/19/07


"Frankocamp" wrote:

Well Guys This Is what I thought Just Wishful Thinking and
praying..Will sea you to-morrow after the Reinstall
tnks
frk
--
Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I
Partined and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144
gig -- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and go
to C:\ DUH tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup
with your XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP
there


Back to top
Gerry
Guest





PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:02 am    Post subject: Re: Hard Drive \Partition Reply with quote

Frank

What is your computer make and model?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Frankocamp wrote:
Quote:
I have broadband Comcast And use net work adapter when I go to
iget bback on line with set up disk [COMCAST] I GET nO CONNECTIVETY
sO i GO TO dEVICE MANERGER AND IT SHOWS YELLOW EXPLANTION MARK SAYS
NO pci SIMPLE COMMUNICATION cONTROLLER
TNKS

Frank

What is your modem make and model? Internal or external modem?


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Frankocamp wrote:
Well 3 days later and a heck of a mess again After I reinstalled win
XP In my device manerger I Got # yellow ? marks and I have fixed 2
of them ! multimedia
2 Video controllerm and now I cant Fix the Simple Communication
controller My computer is A medion and A medion motherboard I cant
find where to get driver
any One understand what I just wrote and can help
thank you
lost in florida--
Ragpicker 12/19/07


"Frankocamp" wrote:

Well Guys This Is what I thought Just Wishful Thinking and
praying..Will sea you to-morrow after the Reinstall
tnks
frk
--
Ragpicker


"philo" wrote:


"Frankocamp" <Frankocamp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:A36AAF79-A0CC-4E45-80D8-8C9F62BC92E1@microsoft.com...
I reinstalled windows XP and did not know what I was doing.I
Partined and came up with a M:\ drive 5 gigabyte {?} and C:\ 144
gig -- But everything went to M:\ How can i save everything and
go to C:\ DUH tnks
Ragpicker


Since it's a new install thje best thing do do would be to bootup
with your XP cd

delete all partitions...then create one large one and install XP
there
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