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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Reverend</b> <br /><small>Member # 335</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,9,15,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 09, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:34 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> As you might have guessed from the title I've encounterd a problem or two while trying to install XP on my machine.<br />While I don't have enough time to go into too much detail tonight, I just wanted to throw out a few feelers to see if anyone know how to recover drive space (about 15GBs) lost when the XP installer deleted a partition on my drive.<br /><br />I'm also having trouble with my modem and graphics card but I'm pretty sure those are driver issues. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>TSN</b> <br /><small>Member # 31</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,9,15,40,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 09, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:40 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Well, how do you mean "recover"? Do you just want the space, or is there data there that you want to get back? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Cartmaniac</b> <br /><small>Member # 256</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,9,15,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 09, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:55 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 1) open a DOS box or command prompt<br />2) enter "fdisk /mbr"<br />3) reboot <br />4) run fdisk again to re-index your drive<br /><br />If that doesn't work, try your luck with:<br /><br />Easy Recovery <br /><a href="http://www.ontrack.com" target="_blank">www.ontrack.com</a><br /><br />Norton Disk Doctor<br /><a href="http://www.norton.com" target="_blank">www.norton.com</a><br /><br />File Rescue<br /><a href="http://www.file-rescue.com" target="_blank">www.file-rescue.com</a><br /><br />GetDataBack<br /><a href="http://www.runtime.org" target="_blank">www.runtime.org</a><br /><br />Restorer<br /><a href="http://www.restorer2000.com" target="_blank">www.restorer2000.com</a><br /><br />Fast File Undelete<br /><a href="http://www.dtidata.com" target="_blank">www.dtidata.com</a><br /><br />UnDelete<br /><a href="http://www.quantumsoft.co.uk" target="_blank">www.quantumsoft.co.uk</a><br /><br />File Recover<br /><a href="http://www.filerecover.com" target="_blank">www.filerecover.com</a><br /><br />R-Tools<br /><a href="http://www.r-tt.com" target="_blank">www.r-tt.com</a><br /><br />Lost and Found <br /><a href="http://www.powerquest.com" target="_blank">www.powerquest.com</a><br /><br />File Restore<br /><a href="http://www.winternals.com" target="_blank">www.winternals.com</a><br /><br />Disk Commander<br /><a href="http://www.winternals.com" target="_blank">www.winternals.com</a><br /><br />Drive Rescue<br /> <a href="http://home.arcor.de/christian_grau/rescue" target="_blank">http://home.arcor.de/christian_grau/rescue</a> <br /><br />DFSee<br /><a href="http://www.fsys.demon.nl" target="_blank">www.fsys.demon.nl</a><br /><br />MRecover<br /> <a href="http://kristenonline.com/lain/cih/mrecintro.htm" target="_blank">http://kristenonline.com/lain/cih/mrecintro.htm</a> <br /><br />Emergency Undelete<br /><a href="http://www.c2000.com" target="_blank">www.c2000.com</a><br /><br />UnErase<br /><a href="http://www.filesearching.com/cgi-bin/s?q=unerase.exe&t=f&d=&l=en&x=11&y=17" target="_blank">www.filesearching.com/cgi-bin/s?q=unerase.exe&t=f&d=&l=en&x=11&y=17</a><br /><br />Back2Life<br /><a href="http://www.simtel.net" target="_blank">www.simtel.net</a><br /><br />Hard Drive Mechanic<br /><a href="http://www.highergroundsoftware.com" target="_blank">www.highergroundsoftware.com</a><br /><br />Zero Assumption Recovery<br /><a href="http://www.z-a-recovery.com" target="_blank">www.z-a-recovery.com</a><br /><br />Happy hunting. B)<br /> <br /> <small>[ August 09, 2003, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: Cartmaniac ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Reverend</b> <br /><small>Member # 335</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,9,15,59,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 09, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:59 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Just the space. I had the foresight to backup my data files before doing a system change so I'm not concerned about loss of data.<br />The thing is my HD is supposed to be 30GBs, XP insists it's only 15GBs. I can't re-insert my data unless I get that space back. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>PsyLiam</b> <br /><small>Member # 73</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,9,18,51,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 09, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">06:51 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Not to sound crazy or anything, but you haven't got a second15 gig hard drive icon appearing in "My Computer", have you? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Charles Capps</b> <br /><small>Member # 9</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,9,23,31,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 09, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">11:31 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> DOn'T use fdisk, it's not worth the potential trouble. <br /><br />2k and XP Pro have partition management built right in. Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management.<br /><br />Expand Storage, select Disk Management.<br /><br />RTFM from there, though you shouldn't have to. Pretty straightforward...<br /><br />Dunno about XP Home though... <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Reverend</b> <br /><small>Member # 335</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,10,4,48,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 10, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">04:48 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Cheers Charles, that did it. (I have Pro)<br />All I need to do now is find an XP compatible driver for my modem (for those scratching their heads I've borrowed a laptop for the time being) download the XP drivers for my graphics card and spend the next three days installing all my programs. Fun! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>PsyLiam</b> <br /><small>Member # 73</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,10,8,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 10, 2003</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:11 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> What graphics card is it? Because, really, who has a card that isn't nVidia, ATI or SIS nowadays, eh? EH?<br /><br />Also, and again this is crazy sounding, but didn't you run that oh-so-useful "Will XP work with all my hardware" utility? <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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