In my experience is that if you change your motherboard you have to start with a new installation so put the new hard disk as the first drive C: and load the operating system and motherboard drivers then reinstall your software.I found that upgrading over the top of an existing system never works and I have tried lots of times. When you access your old hard drive (D:) all your data will be there. You will have to delete the old operating system files, that is the root directory and windows and your data should be in my documents. You will know if you put it elsewhere. Then change my documents directory to D:\my documents\ instead of the default and you should be ok. Chris. Former ITC Technician. -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pini Vollach Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:23 PM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: How to...upgrade my pc (ot) Hi bunch of professionals, I ask it here as I appriciate your minds. I decided to upgrade my pc by changing its motherboard, CPU and adding more HDDs. Till now I used MS XP PRO and I'm quite happy with it, especially because it handle an old SCSI card working for my Nikon LSII scaner. I would like to go on with the existing installation of the XP as install everything from scrach is a big mess that can even cost me additional money for softwares I dont have a disk or installation files. I found an essay in MS web site saying how to do it - to start an installation, to choose "Upgrade", to turn off the computer when it start to reboot, to change to the new motherboard, to turn on and let XP complete the upgrade session. I'm now on the changing the board My C drive is sitting on a 500 Gb HDD wich have a partition to another drive on it. The backup drive for this drive failed last week so I don't have a backup for it. My question is: What is the risk XP upgrade installation will erase my data on the adjuscent drive ? If I have high risk, I'll install a new XP on the new drive, will copy the data to this same drive for backup and then will try to complete the upgrade. Do this can work without problems ? Pini Sent from Pini Vollach's portable phone. James Schenken <jds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Mark: > > > >Best wishes for your wife in this difficult situation. > >Have you discussed laser treatment with your ophthalmologist? Sometimes it can be an effective treatment for this condition. > >Have you considered going to the nearest university health system for a second opinion? There may be other options to consider. > > > >James > > > >From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:24 AM >To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students >Subject: Don't take it for granted >Importance: High > > > >As photographers we put a premium on sight. We see things others don't. We preserve things for others to remember. We document the lessons of history in the hopes that future generations are not doomed to repeat them. > > > >Yet don't forget to enjoy the moment. This week I found out the wife likely has a form of Wet Age related Macular degeneration. She may be looking at an injection in the eye once a month for life. I am really hopeful the Affordable Care act is overturned because she would be the type that would be too expensive for many to consider it worth the cost for her to keep the sight in that eye. Yes I have read all 2200 pages and the rationing board IS in there. I am very worried she would be one of the first deemed too expensive to keep treating. > > > >Some how right now, backing up Lightroom doesn't seem like such a big deal. Yet I am going to try to get her to a really nice holiday light display. Yet in a way its a good lesson. Never take tomorrow for granted. Take pictures with your camera, but also take them with your mind. That needs no laptop, no hard drive, and can be accessed in an instant. >
