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Answer» The hard drive has it's own ribbon. The hard drive has it's own ribbon. no, im a little confused by this as the cdrom is at the top, and the hard drive is not within reach of the plug to connect them together. but i will try this i have nothing to loose. thanksQuote The hard drive has it's own ribbon. THIS WORKED!!!! i couldnt plug the hard drive and cdrom together but i did unplug the bottom adapti drive and booted up with the cdrom showing as R:..... i am so happy thank you dusty, and willy and everyone who helped... you are gonna be mad at me, but now i cant find my install cd Well done Geogia - success at last. We don't get mad we just get even. Very good to HEAR of a satisfactory outcome. Good luck i am so happy... unfortunately the ME operating system i had is an upgrade, so therefore i cannot upgrade without putting 98 in first... so i DONT at this point have an operating system to install.. (it was in the old cdrom i had to take apart to get it out ....anyway, all that came with the computor originally is the factory restore disk which doesnt work... so i still dont have an operating system, but at least i know now i can load one in... you are so great... thank you thank you thank you. do you know where i can download and burn one? if i am the orginal owner is there somewhere where i would have access to this again many thanks and good wishes to everyone who helped.. especially willy thanks for the patienceYou cannot legally download a Microsoft operating system. If all you have is a ME upgrade, you will need an older qualifying product. You don't have to install the older one first, just have the CD available when installing. So you are back where you started from. You need to install Windows.Im way ahead of where i started from, now i have a cdrom drive which i didnt before this all started.. i made the mistake of uninstalling the operating system with a disabled cdrom. i assumed the new one would work... it seems the adapti burner or second cd is bad, which i can live without so its all good. dont want to do anything illegal, wasnt looking to, i just wondered if i could get it somewhere using my serial numbers and product key or SOMETHING. the computor did not come with operating system cd's just a RECOVERY cd which i have but it doesnt work. a friend let me borrow a geniune windows ME cd, but it appears to be an upgrade which needs 98 installed first.... or a valid product key for 98 im not sure how that works.. in any event i feel im way ahead of where i was. i was ready to throw the tower in the trash.Quote
Now the question is: Where are some places to get a good deal on a legitimate Windows install disk. We're talking about versions prior to WindowsXP. The first thing that pops to mind is eBay. But that takes some patience, and willingness to measure and accept risk. That's up to you. If you feel you need some advice on places to look, you might want to start another thread as that is quite a bit different topic and will get the proper attention that way. You might want to ask what to expect to pay too. |
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