 Hard Drive Problems.. Need Help, Hmm I am wondering if something is possi |
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  Mar 2 2005, 04:12 PM
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Sinthetik kreatoR  Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 31-August 04 From: CA, USA Member No.: 968  |
Ok well yesterday I dled an apparently important windows security update. After it downloaded my screen changed it's size and level. It went from a 1028 by 800 or whatever that regular 17 inch size is to 640 by 880 and it had changed to medium 12 bit. I don't know why. So I turned my computer off and left for school.
I came back home and I turned my computer on. It said that something in my system32 file was either gone or corrupted and that I had to reboot my entire computer. So um.. I am asking, how do I get all my files and music files off the hard drive before I reboot my computer? I can't get onto my desktop mind you so yeah. If you can help please I would like to know. |
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Mar 2 2005, 04:20 PM
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Gryp-ed Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Dubai, UAE Member No.: 3,756 |
Which version of Windows are you using?
One thing which you could try is to run the System Restore in "Safe Mode". To run "Safe Mode", press F8 on the bios screen and select the "Safe Mode" option. This probably will enable you to run the system restore (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools). If that doesn't work out, please reply and I'll think of an alternative. |
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Mar 2 2005, 04:26 PM
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Sinthetik kreatoR Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 31-August 04 From: CA, USA Member No.: 968 |
I will try that though I don't even think it will get to there but that sounds viable. Oh yeah sorry. I am using Windows XP home edition
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Mar 2 2005, 05:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 15-January 05 Member No.: 3,293 |
QUOTE(spawn_syxx9 @ Mar 2 2005, 11:12 AM) Ok well yesterday I dled an apparently important windows security update. After it downloaded my screen changed it's size and level. It went from a 1028 by 800 or whatever that regular 17 inch size is to 640 by 880 and it had changed to medium 12 bit. I don't know why. So I turned my computer off and left for school. I came back home and I turned my computer on. It said that something in my system32 file was either gone or corrupted and that I had to reboot my entire computer. So um.. I am asking, how do I get all my files and music files off the hard drive before I reboot my computer? I can't get onto my desktop mind you so yeah. If you can help please I would like to know.  I guess you can try reboot and see what happens, hopefully it will be OK. If not, insert you winxp install disk and do a repair, but be careful not to format you disk. this will most likely solve your problem. If not either, remove you harddrive, attach it to another PC, copy all your important files, your music and files or whatever to another PC or harddrive, then move your harddisk back, format and reinstall winxp. |
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Mar 2 2005, 05:07 PM
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Sinthetik kreatoR Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 31-August 04 From: CA, USA Member No.: 968 |
Sounds good to me. Thank you man. Wait.. I can do that?
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Mar 2 2005, 05:24 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 15-January 05 Member No.: 3,293 |
QUOTE(spawn_syxx9 @ Mar 2 2005, 12:07 PM) Sounds good to me. Thank you man. Wait.. I can do that? do what? |
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Mar 2 2005, 05:47 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 2-March 05 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 4,097 |
Yes you can do that
-Put a windows 98se floppydisk in your floppydrive [Download the bootdisk files from www.bootdisk.com and put it on a floppy] -reboot your computer -It will automatically read the floppy and start MS-DOS Prompt -Insert your windows XP Pro/Home disc -Go to your discdrive (command= cd D:/ (D is the default cd-rom/dvd drive)) [Result: D:/] -When you have D:/ (instead of A:/) type the following command: cd i386 [Result: D:/I386] -Type the following command then: winnt [Result: Starts Windows XP MSDOS setup] -Then follow the screens, once you see repair/restore (not sure), use that option -I'm not completely sure, but that should most likely fix the problem, Windows Repair will find the corrupted file, and repair it |
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Mar 2 2005, 06:57 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 20-February 05 From: Mangalore, India Member No.: 3,871 |
If you want all your stuff back then don't write anything to the drive where you have your stuff. Then use some data recovery software and recover the data store it on some other drive and then do whatever you are suggest to do. Your data will be safe.
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Mar 2 2005, 07:19 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 224 Joined: 22-February 05 Member No.: 3,909 |
Well the disk could be completely corrupted and you would have to reformat it and install the operating system again, but i dont think that is the case with your system. Well a way that i have done to xtract files from your pc, b/c something similar has happened to me. But well first you need, another HDD lets call it [2], and you need an operating system running on it,you need both HDD's plugged in into your computer, preferably the HDD[2] has to have the same OS as the other HDD, then run your OS from your HDD[2], then your OS will hopefully detect you other HDD, then you can probably access the files and copy them to your HDD[2] and then just re-install your OS in you HDD[1] and you can copy the files back from [2] to [1]!!
Hope this works for you, if you have any problems, e-mail me or PM. |