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December 15th, 2003 13:00

Use Seagate Hard Drive Software or not???? Install questions.

I have a Dimension 4100. The hard drive was out of space, and I purchased a Seagate 120GB drive.  My original plan was to clone my drive using their software, but their DiscWizard did not run properly on my computer, and I was unable to do that.  I have experience some kind of funky stuff with printing, drive recognition, etc. (unrelated) so after giving it some thought I figured I would do a clean Windows install (I have Windows ME) at some point when I get a chance and start reloading everything, etc. 

In the meantime, the DiscWizard seems to be interfering with my Norton Antivirus running properly, so I tried to uninstall.  No luck.  Says it was successfully uninstalled, but when I reboot (even after a pre-Wizard restore) it is still there interfering with my Norton.  It seems there is some DDO or something that wants Norton out of the way until it completes it's task (which it can't do).

 Seagate eMail support has suggested I use their "Starter Floppy disc" utility to boot/then format the new  drive from scratch.  They suggested I uninstall Wizard in the meantime with the Wizard Maintenence uninstall feature - which I found, but is not available to use (won't let me select it, maybe because it hasn't completed it's task?).

1) Has anyone used either their DiscWizard starter floppy edition to format, etc a new drive?  Or their DisKManager which another of their help people suggested since I have been getting all kinds of error msgs with DiscWizard?

2) In light of my experiences, I am somewhat hesitant to use it, concerned it may leave some parts residual after the drive is done, and mess with my Norton on the new drive?

3) Suggestions?  The attraction to using it is that it would simplify the format, etc on the new drive.  How would I go about that without using this?  I am concerned that I may mess up with formats Fat16/32/partitions/etc as I am not familiar with these.  Are there instructions somewhere to do this w/Win M.E.? Should I go this route?

4) Side note/question ... we downloaded Norton from the web and when we update, etc.  it checks for a digital signature on my hard drive, does anyone know how I can reload Norton without buying new software?

5) When the new drive is up and running (as Master C:) I had hoped to make the old one slave just as it is temporarilly and copy some of the stuff to the new drive.  Will M.E. allow me to do this?  I was told that the old drive having an operating system was not a problem, but won't I run into trouble with the computer seeing two C: drives (old and new)??

Sorry this is so long, I know there are a lot of questions here.

Any help appreciated!!  Thanks,

                                                         Chris

 

 

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December 16th, 2003 16:00

I have found there are some programs that conflict with other programs even after you uninstall them. My suggestion? Repeat your ME installation from scratch, and skip the Seagate program.

Boot using your boot floppy and delete then create your primary partition, but do not format. For instructions, go to FDISK Instructions (thanks to Darrell).

Then boot from the ME disc, and allow ME to format then install.

Oops, forgot to address your last question. Both drives should be set to CS, with your new drive at the end of the cable (master position). LEAVE THE OLD DRIVE DISCONNECTED until after your ME installation is completed, then put it back in.

Message Edited by osprey4 on 12-16-2003 01:51 PM

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