I have a Motion Computing tablet that fell backward while running... the hard drive suffered a head crash and wouldn't boot.
We recovered all of the data from the disk (using Linux, no less), and I am now trying to figure out how to re-install windows xp on a new drive and get all of my programs back on without re-installing everything.
We downloaded the files on to the new drive and went through the recovery process (basically a full install) which merely moved all of the existing data to a "new folder". It seems everything is there, but, of course, is not in the registry.
I didn't do the recovery except watch the first screens, but I don't think that I saw anything about importing stuff.
What am I missing (except 60 gb worth of programs)?
Thanks,
Jim
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Repairing or re-installing Windows XP without losing programs
16th Mar 2007
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Well, Will wonders never cease?
We went back, reformatted the disk again and reloaded the saved data, then restarted the computer and, lo and behold, it booted right up, retaining everything.
Who the hell knows why it worked, but it did.
Mucho thanks to this group and Google in general.
Jim
Who the hell knows why it worked, but it did.
Mucho thanks to this group and Google in general.
Jim
16th Mar 2007
