Hey guys, so I think I majorly screwed up my WinXP install on my IBM T61
laptop and am *hoping* (I think against all hope at this point) that I can
at least recover the data on the HD, if not even fix the WinXP install. So
here's what happened:
I had a normal working WinXP SP2 install on my la
If it's just data files your after you can do a new install of xp.
Just make sure you pick the do not format option.
If you don't need the oridginal xp info you can overwrite the windows
directory, otherwise specify
a different location. Once installed, copy your data off drive.
Next option is to
is my data all lost at
this point? Thoughts?
BINO
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From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Richard Quilhot
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 8:30 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregr
010 11:54 PM
> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
>
> Mother of cr*p. So now that I'm facing reality, I think the Win7 USB
> key
> did more than I expected b/c when I'm in the recovery console and go to
> C:
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Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:53:40
To:
Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
Mother of cr*p. So now that I'm facing reality, I think the Win7 USB key
did more than I expected b/c when I'm in the recovery console and go to C:\
and type "dir" I see ver
I've had good results with a freeware "TestDisk".
Brief description:
"Tool to check and undelete partition (FAT, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3,
ReiserFS, BFS) under DOS, Win9x, Linux, BSD. [GNU Public License]"
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
As with all data recovery, STOP letting ANYTHING write
to tha
t; Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
>
> I've had good results with a freeware "TestDisk".
> Brief description:
> "Tool to check and undelete partition (FAT, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3,
> ReiserFS, BFS) under DOS, Win9x, Linux, BSD. [GNU Publi
BINO
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From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:15 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
Hello,
PM
> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
>
> Tim! Thanks so much for the reply; *very* glad to see you chime in on
> this
> thread! :)
>
> If you don't mind me picking your brain for a bit (so I know for future
&
I used TestDisk when I was having I/O problems in a box that was failing slowly.
The MB I/O chipset was damaging ONE of the NTFS "things", but I was always able
to recover the other VERY hidden back-up one. (I am NOT confusing it with
FAT32.)
I was disturbed MS always made a back-up for you, but
boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 7:33 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
I used TestDisk when I was having I/O problems in a box that was failing
slowly.
The MB I/O chipset was damaging ONE
Just out of curiosity, are you working on a forensic clone of the
drive, or the original?
If a forensic clone, I've tried some creative "insane things" that
saved me sometimes.
Give it your best shot before you get too aggressive with it...
I'll try to remember the nutty stuff I tried that worke
are-
> boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:01 PM
> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
>
> Just out of curiosity, are you working on a forensic clone of the
> drive, or the ori
I NEVER do any type of *drive work* (including normal generic Images)
from inside Windows. (Do I sound THAT crazy?)
Plus, I would hope you DO have better "toys" than me...
Rick Glazier
From: "Tim Lider"
Forensic clones are nice, but work in a different environment then I usually
do.
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