[oclug] Help Needed!!

[Phil]

Hey Jon,

Not sure I understand what you are looking for:

1- An install on your machine of XP?
2- How to install the drivers so that it works on your slipstreamed disk?
3- The drivers for your promise card?
4- What are the spells?

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:07 AM, Jon Earle <je_oclug at kronos.honk.org> wrote:
> I know... I am about to commit a cardinal sin and ask for Windows help on a
> Linux list.  I'm sorry... but in my favour... I've not fought with Brad in
> many Moons!  LOL  Maybe you can at least point me in the right direction...
>
> I have an XP machine with a failing drive.  It's a vintage '02 machine with a
> Promise 376 SATA controller and a nvidia nforce2 chipset.  I got XP installed
> on it '05 but now I want to install an updated copy (new drive, might as well
> install a clean copy, updated with the latest drivers and service packs) and
> it's giving me grief with that blasted Promise controller (won't use the
> slipstreamed driver after reboot or copy the driver from floppy during
> installation).
>
> I won't go into more here.... suffice to say, time is critical (and in short
> supply for me) so there's a case of Moosehead for whomever can get XP
> installed on a new SATA drive and most importantly, give me the notes on how
> to reproduce the spells.  I'll supply the machine, the new drive and the XP
> disk.
>
> (subst Moosehead with fav. beverage if that's not your thing.  I'm leaning
> toward Tequila after fighting with this rotten thing since Sat.)
>
> Cheers!
> Jon
>
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