Re: Slipstreaming XP

On 15/10/2005 Ben wrote:

> I have two HD's on my computer each has Windows XP Pro. The second HD
> I have just used to keep a second copy of a Stock Market programme
> and to try out any new programs on. It has slowed right up (or is it
> down) and Microsoft Spyware reported that it had the RBot Worm months
> ago but could not clear it. No other programs find this worm
> infection or any other problem. I could wipe the drive and start
> again. In the past I did try Drive Image to copy a drive or restore
> my main drive when I had a problem, that often produced problems and
> usually the copied drive did not open. I got a copy of Ghost ver 9.0
> but it gave an error message E7D1001F, Unable to write to file. I
> followed the Norton instructions to alter a registry setting to cure
> that but the next time a new error message came up. EA39070A Internal
> structure of the pqi file is invalid. Searching the net both problems
> seem common and the affected users have 'exorcised' Ghost 9.0 for
> good, some asking for a refund or switching to ver 10. Ben.

Good idea to dual boot, avoids mucking up your main installation with
those magazine programs which promise more than they deliver :-) pmj
has just spent 6 months setting up that sort of dual boot.

I think you'll have problems ghosting/cloning your main installation to
a second drive though, all the registry entries will point to the wrong
place. I think you'll need to bite the bullet and re-install. You could
then ghost the new installation which would speed up any future
re-install.

Norton products have gone down hill fast since Symantec took them on,
perhaps Acronis is worth a try?

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Jeff Gaines - Damerham Hampshire UK
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