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I did the destructive restore. Then connected the HD and... same error code. So I formatted the HD, out of spite as much as anything else. Same result.

Went to the local computer shop,...

Happy New Year! Update:

- Uninstalled Sparkle XP. Now back to just the one hardware profile
- the LaCie HD has re-appeared in registry and device manager - but not in My Computer. Still getting a...

The size of the drives isn't a problem, it seems. The main drive is 40GB with more than 4GB free on each partition. The new 160GB backup (3 partitions) was attached at the time as well. System...

No, I was attempting to use the usual profile with the Firewire.

One other very odd thing - System Restore is suspended. I have no restore points at all, and there was a message saying that...

It's a Sony PCG-V505AP laptop. Getting long in the tooth, but usually runs well. The CD's I have are labelled "Product Recovery CD-ROM (vol. 1-4)". No indication of an OS CD.

Sparkle XP - a way...

We're into a bit of a grey area here. I do a destructive restore every so often to to keep things clean. However, I'm really not sure how to/whether I can do a repair install.

I have a series of...

Update... That didn't work, I'm afraid. Uninstalled the drive, then removed all the LaCie keys and Mounted Devices F and G from Registry.

Then re-booted and connected the HD. Nothing happens....

Thanks. I will give it a go over the weekend and let you know how I get on.

Yes, F and G are shown in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices. A couple of long-ish hex strings next to each.

I do indeed use a variety of devices, and have occasionally had the problem of...

Thanks again for the reply. This is where my knowledge starts to get a little sketchy. Here goes.

On the "problem" laptop, under V1394 I have the following folders:
- NIC1394
- 15cbcea8004603...

Thanks for replying so quickly, NooNoo.

The drive works fine with my other laptop. As far as I can tell it will only work as a Firewire unit (the only connections on it are Firewire at any rate)....

Hello there,

I found your forum through googling my problem, and I can see there is some excellent knowledge here.

Unfortunately, I cannot find the solution to my precise problem in the...