blackcat Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 Okay yesterday my hard drive freaked out on me and I couldn't get it back up. So I borrowed one from my brother, put it in, installed windows on it and grrr I'm having problems with the dvd drive it's omggg so slow and I can't get it to work right. What I want to know is there a way I can take my waw game folders from the old drive. ( the old drive shows on the list and I can access it and see the files and folders, pictures etc) and copy it over to the new drive? I've tried what I know and so far I suck at it. I'm probably just doing it wrong or missing a step. So can anyone tell me how to do it ? if it can be done? and work right? Once I get my new hard drive I'll have to do all this over so I really don't want to move more than I have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
7Toes Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted August 13, 2014 you sure you did not pick up a nasty virus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 you never know, my pc might have been slumming... problem is booting it up on the old hard drive, it won't do it. So I can't scan that drive for errors and now on this hard drive the old one shows but the smaller partition on the old drive shows nothing there and says it needs formatting. So I don't know what to do with it, any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
AflacDuck Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 2114 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 233 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 66 Achievement Points: 1574 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 5, 2016 Birthday: 06/28/1966 Share Posted August 13, 2014 1. install waw on the new drive. 2. copy both waw folders from the old drive and overlay (paste) them on/into the new installation folders of the new drive. works like a champ - done this many times myself. Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labob Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8265 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5977 Achievement Points: 53618 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 Cat what exactly happens when you start your computer. Do you see the bios screen or is it all dark ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 417 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 343 Achievement Points: 3578 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 Sounds like the boot sectors got scrambled somehow. What duck said to do will take care of the waw stuff. Sorry your hd crashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 when I start the old one , it comes up a with a msg, something like a usb mass storage device was unplugged to soon or a device, dvd rom or hard drive is failing. I'm thinking maybe it's the dvd drive instead of the hard drive cause it wont work right and I can't get the dvd to install the game even with the new hard drive. you think maybe I should try putting in a different dvd drive and the old hard drive? do you think that would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8265 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5977 Achievement Points: 53618 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 If it starts and you can get into your bios. Change the load sequence from dvd / usb / hard drive to hard drive first It called start up or something similar to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 I did that when the old one was in, and it didn't help. grrr.. now it's wanting to act up with the new drive in, I'm beginning to wonder if it's not the dvd anyway? I have another one I can put in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Twinkie 13 Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 3003 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 36 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 417 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 343 Achievement Points: 3578 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 03/17/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 Cat if it will boot to windows install team viewer and msg me I can look into your computer and try to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 the old one wont boot to windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
X-RayXI Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 133 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 77 Topic Count: 602 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 6888 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 1371 Achievement Points: 44109 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 12/12/1971 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 Can you boot it in SAVE Mode? If you do that you can open : regedit and export all of it on a other drive. By that you can find all your game keys and such to open the REG file by Notepad++/PSPad. If you have a USB drive, you can clean it up and run the setup Windows from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BUDMAN Posted August 13, 2014 Member ID: 800 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 152 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 6946 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 4486 Achievement Points: 58229 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 05/29/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2014 How old is your power supply ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted August 14, 2014 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 295 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4466 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3627 Achievement Points: 36490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted August 14, 2014 kat what type hdd ? sata or ide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted August 14, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 I think I have most of it now on the new drive...grrr.. a few more programs to go and I'm good. I am having to use a new hard drive and the other dvd player I had. If I have any more problems I'll hollar... lol Thanks guys for all your input ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
blackcat Posted August 14, 2014 Member ID: 122 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 266 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2843 Content Per Day: 0.53 Reputation: 2048 Achievement Points: 21919 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 10/10/1964 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 yay I got it! all is good and now I can get out of bitch mode so all the ones here in house are now happy ! Thanks y'all ! Twinkie 13 and HellKid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
AflacDuck Posted August 14, 2014 Member ID: 2114 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 30 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 233 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 66 Achievement Points: 1574 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 5, 2016 Birthday: 06/28/1966 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Unplug everything from your motherboard but the bare essentials - leave the power supply and the hard drive only plugged in. Boot your computer up. If it works ok then plug something else into the board and boot it up again. Keep going until your hard drive messes up. I have run across this problem before. Hope this helps you cat. Oops, nevermind - didn't see your last post. Edited August 14, 2014 by AflacDuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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