I have a desktop with the Winows XP Dvd and that gives me no trouble if I want to replace my hard drive but my laptop has an OEM installation with a reset disk and this worries me if I ever had a problem. What can someone do about replacing a hard drive when the operating system is on a hidden partition to ensure they have the legal copy of windows whch they originally have paid for ? It does not seem straightforward.
How did you get the data off a failed drive?
yeah those applications always default on the most compatible option (FAT or FAT32 depending on age of the machine). The reason why you still had 60GB even though the new drive was 80GB is because the tool you used to format the drive was made specifically for those model PCs, which had only the 60GB hard drives as spares.
You can defintely reach the wanted result (80GB+) but you'd have to have a look at the original config first and try a couple times.
Alternatively, Im sure someone else has done it and has posted on the internet at some stage.
I am completely lost on this thread. The tech support person mentioned an OEM installation so does that mean that the Windows disk I have is useless for a new hard drive?
I will try and find something for you. need a bit of time tho..
OK i kinda found something.. have a look at this :
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I know it does not really answer your question but should give you a hint on the technology of the time.
Will give more links as soon as I can
Thats talking about the firmware on the HD controller. Not that its on the HD itself.
Even if what your talking about is possible. I don't think any of this is relevant to a computer built in the last decade. I would bet money that the OP doesn't have to worry about any of that.
All the OEM disks do is, if its a Dell disk check that its a Dell computer. In rare cases it will check that its a Specific Dell model.
dude.. whatever you say.
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