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FearKiller	May 26 2009, 04:48 PM
www.fearkiller.net Posts: 1,209 Group: Members Member #1,769 Joined: May 21, 2003 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	cvn-tv-dip May 26 2009, 02:39 PM Quote: Also, i'd recommending backing up anything important from the C: drive while you still can. But how would I do that without a working Windows? I tried recovery console as Tony said, but Windows Setup CD couldn't do anything because C drive is apparently not readable for some reason. Quote: Have you tried running some form of disk check on the C: drive? Either in Windows or off a Linux live CD? How would I do that, though? If the drive is not working, then I don't know how that would work. Currently we can't access Windows at all on her laptop. I was thinking about adding the C drive to a different computer with Windows in it, to try to work with that, but that seems hard to do with a laptop. Your problem is in fact an issue with the registry. Since you are not able to access Windows from the Windows CD, the fix for this error will be rather difficult if it is still possible. Is your HDD a SATA or IDE drive? Some SATA drives require the third party drivers in order to be recognized by the Windows installation CD. See if there is anything on the manufacturer's web site regarding HDD drivers. Your hard drive could also be bad. Especially since a third party boot disk was not able to access it for partitioning. Do you hear any clicking noises at all as the hard drive spins? Recovering data can be done in several ways. There are SATA-to-USB and IDE-to-USB connectors for this purpose. Which allow you to turn your internal hard drive into a somewhat external hard drive. Running a live install of Linux off the CD is also possible to recover data from a Window's partition. You can slave the drive in another computer, but as you said, this is difficult with a laptop HDD. If the HDD is not able to be read by any method you use to access it, try running a "chkdsk /r" on the drive. The best way in your case would be to hook up with one of those SATA/IDE-to-USB connectors and perform the chkdsk on the drive via the command prompt. If chkdsk is out of the question, there is the old trick of freezing the hard drive. Put the hard drive in a zip lock bag. Try to get as much air as possible out of the bag and stick it in the freezer over night. Take it out and place it back into the laptop. Boot up and recover data like you've never recovered data before. EDIT: Don't forget to make sure the HDD is properly connected. We don't want the easy stuff being the end result after we already tried all the hard stuff. Edited by FearKiller, May 26 2009, 04:54 PM.


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