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by fredsc1

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Recently my OS Windows XP SP2 for some reason got corrupted when I was trying to remove open office and would not start.
A repair guy couldn't start it either and replaced the drive managing to save some of my data.

I still have the Maxtor 6Y 160MO HD Question?
Would there be a problem if I tried installing it as a slave could it corrupt my new HD or is it best to leave it alone.
Fred Scott

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by jdclyde

Uninstalling OO would not crash your windows install, making it unbootable.

If the "repair guy" couldn't get it to go, look to send it back to Maxtor as a defective drive. It is probably still under warranty and they will send you a new/referbed drive.

Unless you have a virus infection, it is unlikely to harm a master HD.

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