network settings

edijs

edijs

Programmer
Hi!

Consider the following situation - I have a Windows XP Pro installation on a HDD, but I can't boot into it since the HDD comes from a fundamentally different system than my is. How can I get the network settings (DHCP or static IP)? I don't know where that info is kept so I'm asking you, guys!
 
sorry i didnt quite understnd what you are tryin to ask here:confused:...
About IP address... There are two ways i am aware of in windows. Either recieve automatically from other PC or Set one Static IP....
 
I'll try to explain it like this: you have two drives. One from which you normally boot and one which has a windows XP installation on it but comes from another PC. You put this drive as a slave and boot up as you would normally. so my question was - how can I get the network settings that where in that other Windows XP installation set up?
 
edijs said:
I have a Windows XP Pro installation on a HDD, but I can't boot
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i think you would need to boot the HDD[ot]my memory of XP is fading[/ot]i think you need to create a network setup floppy[/ot]BTW: sorry if i'm wrong
 
hmm..How can u boot same windows in two different PCs? I dont think so its possible unless you ghost image of it and then run it. Also for that you need corporate licence...
 
Edjis the only way you can retrieve the network settings of that PC is to boot up on that slave HDD. Boot up in safe mode with networking, bring up command prompt and type "ipconfig /all". If that Win XP installation is on DHCP, you wont be able to retrive any of the network settings.

Why do you need the network settings of that WinXP anyway?
 
so booting is the only way, huh? i needed those settings because I'll need to wipe that drive clean, format it, put it back into its 'native' pc and reinstall windows xp on it. and then i'll have to put it back to the internet feed. but i thing the conf was dhcp anyways, so no problem. if not, well, gonna have to call my ISP
 
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