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Getting data off an XP laptop (or better still fixing the system!!)Wonder if you can help. I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets to the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem with the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems like the sys is buggered! I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user hasn't backed it up!! I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a base system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then copy the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done with a desktop? Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. Rgds Don't give up yet on a solution to your woes. Do you have SP2 installed
with all updates? Show quoteHide quote "Yobbo" <me@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OyJ30qP1GHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi All > > Wonder if you can help. > > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets > to > the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem > with > the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a > base > system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then > copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > > Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in > another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem > to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done > with > a desktop? > > Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rgds > > I think so
"Maincat" <steve@nospam.org.uk> wrote in message Don't give up yet on a solution to your woes. Do you have SP2 installednews:uqu65zP1GHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... with all updates? Show quoteHide quote "Yobbo" <me@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OyJ30qP1GHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi All > > Wonder if you can help. > > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets > to > the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem > with > the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a > base > system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then > copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > > Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in > another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem > to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done > with > a desktop? > > Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rgds > > Very difficult situation, lots of problems with almost all workarounds.
Many responders here suggest a bootable optical disk with a version of Linux. Allows you to mount the NTFS drive and burn data, if the notebook in question has an optical burning unit. What I use is a little Firelite 40-Gigabyte USB drive (formatted with FAT32). I boot the notebook with a DOS-Based set of utilities. One of those is the Acronis True Image program. I Image the unbootable drive to the USB unit ( Really needs USB2 or it will take forever). To do this also requires that the BIOS of the unit supports Legacy USB. (To be able to see/mount the Firelite drive from a traditional DOS boot.) I then plug the Firelite into a working system and use the True Image program to extract specific segments of the users data. One other option is a "Side-by-Side" install on the unbootable drive. You would need to install XP to another partition or shrink the existing one to create unallocated/free space. Again an Acronis tool, Disk Management Suite allows you to do this. This process is more complicated than most average users can do, plus it takes software tools that many folks do not own. Show quoteHide quote "Yobbo" <me@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OyJ30qP1GHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi All > > Wonder if you can help. > > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets > to > the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem > with > the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a > base > system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then > copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > > Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in > another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem > to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done > with > a desktop? > > Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rgds > >
http://www.apricorn.com/shopping.php?ID=162
Check the above site for this 'kit'. There might be something else of use there too. You can 'clone' your current laptop drive to a 'new' drive but still use the 'new' drive as a second/external drive. Years ago I used the kit to "upgrade" my old laptop, changing the drive drive from a 10gb drive to 20gb drive. John Show quoteHide quote "Yobbo" <me@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OyJ30qP1GHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi All > > Wonder if you can help. > > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets > to > the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem > with > the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a > base > system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then > copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > > Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in > another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem > to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done > with > a desktop? > > Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rgds > > Yobbo wrote:
> Hi All Linux to the rescue. :-)> > Wonder if you can help. > Show quoteHide quote > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets Download an ISO of Knoppix LiveCD, burn a CDR and then boot your laptop with> to the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then > restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem > with the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > that CD. You will then have access to the files on your hard drive when you mount your NTFS partition. > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a Because you have a USB pen drive, you have everything you need to get that> base system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and > then copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > data off the hard drive and on to your pen drive using the Knoppix LiveCD. You're lucky you have a drive like this available. Cheers. -- Linux is ready for the desktop! More ready than Windoze XP. 2 solutions... Bring it to Best Buy... OR buy new Hard Disc
Show quoteHide quote "Yobbo" wrote: > Hi All > > Wonder if you can help. > > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets to > the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem with > the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a base > system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > > Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in > another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem > to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done with > a desktop? > > Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rgds > > > Well... Back up all the files to a Compact Disc, then put them on the other
one, OR buy sofware. Show quoteHide quote "Yobbo" wrote: > Hi All > > Wonder if you can help. > > I have a WinXP pro laptop that appears to be in a 'boot loop', as it gets to > the point where its just going to bring up the desktop and then restarts. > > Tried the XP CD repair options and although it said there was a problem with > the system/boot rec and had fixed it the same thing keeps happening. > > Tried going through in safe mode and last good config, but no joy it seems > like the sys is buggered! > > I'm not too bothered about restoring the OS, as I have the laptop recovery > CD, but I need to get some of the data off the laptop because the user > hasn't backed it up!! > > I know ghosting the drive to another HD may suss it so that I could mount > the cloned HD on another machine, but I don't have the tools to hand. > > I noticed that the laptop will boot from a USB device so could I put a base > system (say Win98 boot disk) on my 1GB USB pen, boot from this and then copy > the files from the laptop to my USB pen? Is this asking too much? > > Is there anyway I can take the HD out of the laptop and say piggy back in > another laptop or desktop so that I can get the files? There doesn't seem > to be an option to connect a 2nd HD on a laptop, but could this be done with > a desktop? > > Your help and suggestions would be appreciated. > > Rgds > > > 
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