Email me privately Doug - I have a fix... Cheers Doug McGarrett wrote: > > Does anyone here know of a Windows 98 equivalent to > this mailing list? I need one question answered, but > if someone here was willing to do so, I'd be very happy > not to have to mess with a Windows list. > > Question: I'm converting from an all-SCSI system to a > hybrid that will have an IDE hard drive. (I can't fight > the prices any more!) Is there any way that I can convert > what is presently on the SCSI drive to the new system, > without reloading the OS and all the apps from scratch. > I'd like not to have to reload WP, AutoCad, etc., especially > since some are upgrades, and would require 2 or 3 earlier > programs to be installed first, for no reason except to > permit the upgrade to install. > (Yes I know I can copy the _data_ files from WordPerfect, > AutoCad, etc.) > > New machine will have SCSI--different card--but could have > old card for a little while, or forever, for that matter. > New machine will have "old" SCSI format, just enough to > isolate cd-r from rest of system, for example. SCSI-2. > Also to allow JAZ drives to plug in and work. > > Of course, the humongous drive will have Linux on it, right > after W98, which _insists_ on being first. Any caveats > there are welcome. > > Please copy replies to the list. I'm probably one of few > but not alone with this kind of question. > > BTW, this is a great list. I don't read everything, since > I have a life to live, but there is a whole heck of a lot of > expertise here! > > TIA for any help I get. --doug > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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