Hi, I'm writing in (almost) complete despair as I have some serious issues with my 3 hard drives.
Here's how I have them:
1 - 250gb - XP installation
2 - 500gb - 7 installation
3 - 1tb - just data.
I installed 7 first and then xp following a guide: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html
After several trials and errors, each of which got me even more nervous, here's what I'm left with:
1 - 250gb - XP installation - when I connect this hd to the pc, the boot screen shows 3 windows 7 installations to boot from, none of which work, of course. Win7 and XP discs can't fix anything as they don't find anything to fix.
2 - 500gb - 7 installation - doesn't boot, Win7 and XP discs can't fix anything as they don't find anything to fix.
3 - 1tb - just data. - after the first trial (when I could still boot to xp) the disc was unaccesible, it showed up under My Computer but couldn't open it, this disc had no OS and it is the most important to me as it holds very important information.
I don't mind reinstalling win7 or xp, but obvioulsy I would like to recover those installations as I spent almost 6 hours updating those OS's.
Any ideas/guides/tutorials?
My most sincere appreciation to all of you for reading and helping in any way you can.
Here's how I have them:
1 - 250gb - XP installation
2 - 500gb - 7 installation
3 - 1tb - just data.
I installed 7 first and then xp following a guide: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html
After several trials and errors, each of which got me even more nervous, here's what I'm left with:
1 - 250gb - XP installation - when I connect this hd to the pc, the boot screen shows 3 windows 7 installations to boot from, none of which work, of course. Win7 and XP discs can't fix anything as they don't find anything to fix.
2 - 500gb - 7 installation - doesn't boot, Win7 and XP discs can't fix anything as they don't find anything to fix.
3 - 1tb - just data. - after the first trial (when I could still boot to xp) the disc was unaccesible, it showed up under My Computer but couldn't open it, this disc had no OS and it is the most important to me as it holds very important information.
I don't mind reinstalling win7 or xp, but obvioulsy I would like to recover those installations as I spent almost 6 hours updating those OS's.
Any ideas/guides/tutorials?
My most sincere appreciation to all of you for reading and helping in any way you can.