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More info?)
Yes, but before re-installed the old software, make sure that it will run under
XP and make sure that a newer version is either not installed already or
available for free download (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader)... Ben Myers
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:29:11 GMT, Bruno R <p.rosinke@att.net> wrote:
>Thank you everyone, for your advice!
>
>I have a "new" 74.8 GB C-Drive formatted with NTFS, and an "old" 9.46 GB
>(now) E-Derive formatted with FAT 32. (For a while I will leave well
>enough alone!); However, I seem to understand that I could read any
>files from the E-Derive if I use the same (or equivalent) program that
>they were created with. Since I still have all the installation disks
>that came with the G6-400 I might install those programs onto the new
>C-Drive when needed. Thanks, Bruno
>
>Ben Myers wrote:
>> If there is a "possible format conflict" and you can only read some of the
>> files, hold off a bit before you do anything. There is some possibility that
>> copying files from the old drive could mess up the new drive. If you can
>> resolve the "format conflict", be 100% certain that the old drive's content is
>> virus-free before you do anything.
>>
>> Now then, please provide more specific information about the suspected format
>> conflict and which files are readable and which are not.
>>
>> As a general rule of thumb, it is OK to copy data files from an old operating
>> system to a new one. But forget about the programs which may not be compatible
>> with the new OS and which generally have registry entries to make copying the
>> programs almost impossible. Once you've copied data files onto the new
>> computer, you need to have comparable software to read them. Files created with
>> Microsoft Office 97, for example, can be read perfectly with whatever newer
>> version of Office you may have. Same with Corel Office, PhotoShop, Adobe
>> Acrobat, etc.
>>
>> But let's get things in the right order. Describe more completely the symptoms
>> you are seeing. I did a similar copying of data for a client last week. He
>> replaced a white box clone with a Dell Dimension 2400. I cabled the old hard
>> drive into the new system temporarily, and copied My Documents in a matter of
>> minutes.
>>
>> It's possible that the old drive is set up incorrectly in the new system. I
>> have a problem understanding why it would not be 100% accessable.
>>
>> .... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 23:49:04 GMT, Bruno R <p.rosinke@att.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Someone built me a "new" PC with XP professional operating system. He
>>>also installed my "old" HD with Win98 (and everything else on it) as a
>>>slave to the new HD.
>>>
>>>How can I best rescue some of my "old" files from the G6-400 HD, and if
>>>possible, transfer them to the "new" HD. There seems to be a possible
>>>format conflict, (even though I can read some of the files). ;-(
>>>
>>>Did anyone ever do this, and what advise could you give me?
>>>
>>>Thank you, Bruno
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