Hi,
I am having a problem (see below).
I wonder whether I could use Parallel install of say Win XP Pro to get at the data in my XP Home installation ?
IE If I could do that parallel install, would it let me see/change the data in the original install's Windows folder ?
Here is my problem -
I have a HP Omnibook XE4100 'HC' model
It has XP Home SP1
A very brief summary of problem (in case amore detailed description would be painfully long)
I had Failure to load Windows with Windows\system32\config\system missing or corrupt.
I used some Win2000 Pro 'makebt' floppies to run Recovery Console and replaced system file with system.bak from Repair folder.
That got past the problem, but any attempt to load now stops just near the end with Isass.exe error saying wrong password present (It does not offer a chance to enter one)
F8 options also do similar.
If I try to run Recovery Console it now asks for Administrator password.
I don't use passwords, so I figure it was briefly present when the OS was loaded (April 2002).
I contacted HP, but they did not know the password. They suggested getting 2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adaptor and connect it to my desktop pc.
I did that and on my 3.5 I installed WinXP Home (from a proper CD, not HP's hybrid set) and used NTFS, in case matching the laptop's file system was important.
When running in the 3.5 I can see the drive, but Windows Explorer is not happy. And it cannot show the contents.
Device Manager correctly shows it's size and also shows a smaller partition called MBR.
I don't use partitions myself, as I like to keep things simple.
I would appreciate any suggestions on how I can view the drive's contents.
or
Suggestion how I can get past the Administrator password problem, that prevents me running Recovery Console on the notebook.
Thanks,
Rob
rob@crombie.com