RE: Windows OS .... troubles and can't access my cad files

To the original poster...

You should probably GHOST (http://ghost.com/) the corrupt hard drive before
attempting any type of recovery procedure, just in case. This is a CYA
approach.

If you do ghost the drive, you can at least perform a clean install (even
using the HP cd if you want) then restore your data from the ghost image file
you created.

If you do decide to perform a clean install, get a utility to surface scan
the hard drive (usually from the hdd mfg website for free). It'll report any
errors and let you know if the drive is going bad.

I would install an anti-virus program just before restoring your data, just
in case one of your files was the culprit.

Be aware that Linux is NOT 100% reliable at writing to NTFS partitions
(reading is fine) without causing further havoc. But when it does, it's oh so
sweet.


$0.02
Jim...

> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:38:21 -0000
> From: "kz1927" <kz1927@...>
> Subject: Re: Windows OS .... troubles and can't access my cad files -
> BACKUP yours.
>
> Swapping the drives will do no good. What he meant was to add
> the corrupted drive as a secondary drive in another machine.
> Presumably a desktop machine.
>
> What you can do is buy on of those kits that converts an
> internal drive to a USB drive...hook it up to your laptop that
> works and it'll be recognized as an extra drive that you can access
> and copy your files from and save them.
>
> That's assuming you consider that you're going to have to reinstall
> the O.S. on the bad drive.
>
> If you keep trying you'll eventually be able to repair it but it can
> be less trouble to just get your stuff off it and do a reinstall.
>
> If you want to go the linux route you could download
>
> http://slax.linux-live.org/download.php
>
> you'll need to burn a cd which will boot from the CD drive.
> It will allow access to your files and you could copy them off to a
> USB Jumpdrive.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Darren Lucke
> <oneluckeboy@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Will this work w/ laptops (both are HP omnibooks)?
> > I've upgraded before from 20 to 40 gb so I'm not
> > concerned w/ swapping but thoguht OS was on hd thus
> > the same prob w/ boot up, no??
> >
> > The other linux type program may be what I try
> > tomorrow... this has me more beat trying to understand
> > it than learning CNC... haha..
> >
> > Darren
> > --- Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@s...> wrote:
> >
> > > I haven't followed all of the messages but...
> > >
> > > Why not just remove your disk drive and attach it to
> > > the other computer and
> > > copy the needed files (assuming that both are
> > > running W2K or XP)? If the
> > > file structure is not damaged this will work
> > > perfectly and you'll still have
> > > the disk to attempt recovery without fear that
> > > you'll lose data.

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