Hi all
I put some new memory in my pc, it was exactly the same type & make as my orignal chip, this new chip was extra as opposed to replacement, anyway, my pc booted ok then I started to get some memory interupt messages, I shut the pc down, took out the new memory, tried to reboot the PC and it said a file was corrupt and could not boot, my system is one that comes with a recovery system in built which you can access at start up, my problem is that I have some very important pictures on the HDD of my 2nd daughter’s birth that I need to take off, I cannot just reformat, I need these pictures at all cost.
Anyway my system also has a system restore function which I ran, but afterwards it still will not boot, not even into safe mode, basically it’s shagged, but I absolutely have to get these pics off the HDD, is there any way at all that I can retrieve them? can I do a system reformat then get the off? is there a program I can run to get them off or can I slave this HDD in another PC to retrieve them
Thanks in advance
Dean
By: wozza - 6th November 2005 at 14:02
Deano777 if you still have a problem I got this really good PC repair man, he wouldn’t drive to yours (he might) but he oftenly fixes PC over the phone – he’s really good, ive discommoded my PC so many times and he’s told me how to fix it over the phone every time, ill give you the number when i find it, if you need it,
Wozza
By: Deano - 5th November 2005 at 23:59
Cheers guys, I have win XP Pro Lance, I have not got a system disk to launch it, I can download one from bootdisk.com but need a floppy drive which I haven’t got on this laptop, I will have to do it over the father in-law’s, I am going away tomorrow for my ATPL exams for 5 days so I will tackle it when I get back on Thursday, don’t think I am being rude by not replying, I just won’t be here 😉
D.
By: Ren Frew - 5th November 2005 at 21:50
I had a similar problem recently and the fault lay with the new memory I’d bought. It was replaced for another stick and worked just fine.
By: Grey Area - 5th November 2005 at 21:30
You don’t say which operating system you’re using…. have you tried booting into DOS or starting Windows from a system disk?
Failing that, Sean’s suggestion would be your best bet.
By: SOC - 5th November 2005 at 20:44
You’ll probably have to slave the hard drive to another PC. If you run a system reformat you’re going to overwrite everything and the files won’t be accessible anymore.
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November 5, 2005 at 7:12 pm