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    From Ayaz Ahmed Khan@ayaz.a.khan@floccinaucinihilipilification.org.uk to comp.os.ms-windows.misc on Saturday, August 02, 2003 21:35:11
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.ms-windows.misc

    "gjferg" typed:

    I installed a second hard drive the other day and wanted to install xp
    pro on this drive as well as my original drive and have a dual boot
    system. The new XP OS installed normally and works fine. However, when
    I tried to boot into my old XP I got an error saying something along
    the lines of the file windows/system32/config/system was either
    missing or corrupt. I booted with my XP installation CD and attempted
    a repair install. After the repair install was complete, when I tried
    to boot to the old XP (the one I just "repaired") I am faced with the administrator log in screen. When I try to log in I get this message:
    "System could not log you on due to the following error: Specified
    domain either does not exist or could not be contacted." Thing is,
    this computer is at home and has no domain. I specified no domain and
    I am not given an opportunity to sellect a domain to log in to. I get
    this error no matter what password I use or if I use no password at
    all. I'm stumped. I can boot into the new XP OS and view the files on
    the old drive and my old data is intact. Is there any way to salvage
    the old OS with my old data intact?


    Although I don't have any suggestion to help you with your problem, I
    should very much like to know the reason for setting-up the same OS on
    two separate hard-disks, attached to the same system and connected to
    the same mother-board.


    --
    Ayaz Ahmed Khan

    Yours Forever in,
    Cyberspace.
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  • From gjferg@gjferg@iname.com (gjferg) to comp.os.ms-windows.misc on Sunday, August 03, 2003 07:54:42
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.ms-windows.misc

    Ayaz Ahmed Khan <ayaz.a.khan@floccinaucinihilipilification.org.uk> wrote in message news:<MPG.19963eec63e90a85989eda@News.CIS.DFN.DE>...
    "gjferg" typed:

    I installed a second hard drive the other day and wanted to install xp
    pro on this drive as well as my original drive and have a dual boot
    system. The new XP OS installed normally and works fine. However, when
    I tried to boot into my old XP I got an error saying something along
    the lines of the file windows/system32/config/system was either
    missing or corrupt. I booted with my XP installation CD and attempted
    a repair install. After the repair install was complete, when I tried
    to boot to the old XP (the one I just "repaired") I am faced with the administrator log in screen. When I try to log in I get this message: "System could not log you on due to the following error: Specified
    domain either does not exist or could not be contacted." Thing is,
    this computer is at home and has no domain. I specified no domain and
    I am not given an opportunity to sellect a domain to log in to. I get
    this error no matter what password I use or if I use no password at
    all. I'm stumped. I can boot into the new XP OS and view the files on
    the old drive and my old data is intact. Is there any way to salvage
    the old OS with my old data intact?


    Although I don't have any suggestion to help you with your problem, I
    should very much like to know the reason for setting-up the same OS on
    two separate hard-disks, attached to the same system and connected to
    the same mother-board.

    I just acquired a new ultra 160 SCSI drive and wanted to compare the
    difference between IDE 133 and the SCSI drive.

    BTW I like the performance of the SCSI drive but at 10,000 RPM it
    emits a barely detectable but almost deafening ultra high freq
    whine...
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  • From gjferg@gjferg@iname.com (gjferg) to comp.os.ms-windows.misc on Tuesday, August 05, 2003 01:39:20
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.ms-windows.misc

    Ayaz Ahmed Khan <ayaz.a.khan@floccinaucinihilipilification.org.uk> wrote in message news:<MPG.19998621cc24d0bd989f04@News.CIS.DFN.DE>...
    "gjferg" typed:

    I just acquired a new ultra 160 SCSI drive and wanted to compare the difference between IDE 133 and the SCSI drive.

    BTW I like the performance of the SCSI drive but at 10,000 RPM it
    emits a barely detectable but almost deafening ultra high freq
    whine...


    Generally, SCSI drives are better in both performance and efficiency
    than IDE ones.

    Since you have both of the hard-disks attached on your system, how do
    you choose to boot XP from either of the disks? Are you using a boot-
    loader? And if yes, how do the two choices differ from each other on
    the selection screen of the boot-loader when it is invoked?

    The ability to have multiple boot partitions is built into XP. While
    the computer is starting and after the system POST, if XP detects
    multiple OS's it ask you which one you want to boot from.
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