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To: wily who wrote (14420)	1/1/2004 4:37:28 AM
From: TH	Read Replies (2) of 14778

wily, The problem is resolved, but it was painful. First, I made an error in that this was an IBM drive and not a Maxtor. It should not have made much difference what the brand was anyway. Windows Disk Management should have allowed me to format the drive in Windows. Anyway, I was able to locate and format the drive that had the old OS with an IBM utility. Then the trouble started. It seems that there were some OS files on this drive. I do not know how this is possible, as I just completed a fresh install on a different drive the day before; and it worked perfectly. After the drive format I was not able to access the new XP pro on the other drive. I set the BIOS to boot to the drive with the new install, but no luck. I reloaded the OS again, and have learned from the experience. I don't know what I've learned, but I like to think of the five wasted hours as "learning". Thanks to everyone for all the help. Good Luck TH

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