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    greeting

    my pc kind of dead/cannot-startup, it keep reset/trip by itself during the power startup stage.
    it used to be like this especally after i upgraded the graphic card, but by 2nd time the "tock" sound, it will bootup/startup properly at 3rd time
    been running like that think about 1 year
    now the tock sounds keep repeating even after 3rd time, never ending.
    not going to tinker it, the mobo is quite old liao, so upgrading the pc.

    upgrading parts:
    - mobo, cpu, ram, dvd-drive
    the rest reuse
    if psu also spoiled then will replace

    now the problem is, my current sys win 7 64bits is installed over NTFS.
    I have this challenge last time also porting/copying old NTFS onto new/diff hdd, basically i installed the new os (win7), but the old hdd contents are in XP (ntfs)
    cannot access the contents... at first, i can't really recall the exact steps, but i managed to access those contents later. but during the copying also lot of permission dialog boxes popup, freaking annoying like hell.

    since now i definitely cannot bootup on the old box, assuming i got new parts....

    do i just plug the ssd/hdd onto the new pc?
    - concert is the current os was installed over diff mobo/setup, expecting going to have lot bootup issue on new box

    the best i can think of, is copy the existing contents to another storage/hdd/dvd
    but....
    I can't bootup the current spoiled box

    any suggestion?
    Monday, May 14, 2012 8:41 AM

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    Hi,


    I suggest you use Windows 7 hard disk as first boot disk, and plug the old XP disk also. The system should boot up into Windows 7 directly.


    If you can see the old XP disk partitions in Windows Explorer, please take owner of the folders and files via the steps below.

    1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then clickProperties.

    2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.

    3. Click Edit. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

    4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to.

    5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.

    6. Click OK.


    Then, you should access the old data files successfully.

    Kim Zhou

    TechNet Community Support

    • Proposed as answer by Kim Zhou Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:46 AM
    • Marked as answer by Cloud_TS Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:31 AM
    Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:32 AM

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    There may be difference in SATA settings in BIOS, namely the AHCI and IDE.

    Regards

    Milos


    Monday, May 14, 2012 10:44 AM
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    There may be difference in SATA settings in BIOS, namely the AHCI and IDE.


    say, if I plan to setup new os in new ssd in the new pc, on AHCI. is there a way i can make it to read my old ssd/hdd which setup in ide ? so that i can migrate old contents on IDE onto new AHCI drives
    • Edited by Kelmen Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:12 AM
    Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:12 AM
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    Hi,


    I suggest you use Windows 7 hard disk as first boot disk, and plug the old XP disk also. The system should boot up into Windows 7 directly.


    If you can see the old XP disk partitions in Windows Explorer, please take owner of the folders and files via the steps below.

    1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then clickProperties.

    2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.

    3. Click Edit. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

    4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to.

    5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.

    6. Click OK.


    Then, you should access the old data files successfully.

    Kim Zhou

    TechNet Community Support

    • Proposed as answer by Kim Zhou Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:46 AM
    • Marked as answer by Cloud_TS Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:31 AM
    Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:32 AM