re: How to enable DMA
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 8:43 am
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Posted by C K
(6528 messages posted)
Everything should stay the same as it is, unless there is damage that Windows can
not fix. When you do a repiar install of Windows, it is actually installing a clean
install of Windows, the same as if you wiped your drive and installed clean, except
that Windows will try and import all of your settings data, drivers, and programs
from the old install into the new one. The issue is that sometimes those "defects"
in the old system can be imported into the new install if WIndows doesn't have the
"knowledge" on what NOT to import as far as damaged parts of the old system.
This is why Windows needs a certian/minimum amount of free space on the HDD to accomplish
a repair install. It simply doesn't "overwrite" the old install at all. If Windows
thinks it is successful, then it will delete the old install, and you can still be
left with a damaged system. About 25% of the time I will find this to be the case.
This is why I would recommend having a spare HDD to clean install Windows on to see
if the DMA check box shows up and your other errors are fixed. If it seems to be
fixed, then you know that you have a damaged system. I would then use the spare
drive to image/clone you original drive to and then run the repair install on that,
and keep your original drive safe if you don't want to risk losing your data and
programs. If the spare drive successfully repairs, your home free. If it doesn't,
then you know that you won't be able to repair the Windows install, and will have
to end up using a clean install, reinstall your programs and transfer your data over
to your new installation manually. Don't let Windows do it with any "wizards".
Sorry for being long winded but over the years, I have my methods since I have had
to (and still do, but not as much anymore) do this professionally from a data recovery
standpoint.
Bottom line is that one needs to have some spare hardware and make backup plans if
you don't want to risk losing everything on a computer system, and expect to try
and be successful in repairing it. Just my experience..
- Written in response to:
- re: How to enable DMA (DanTheMan: Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:28 am)
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