Re: blue screen ntfs.sys error

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Richard Wells wrote:

> tried that just causes that computer to reboot. item 4 of my comments
> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9E9D52BB-AD3C-452E-A936-49342799376A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx yeah. the
> easiest way would be to connect it as slave in another computer.

It very much sounds like the hard drive was damaged. If you cannot even
connect it to another machine and have that machine boot
(OS-independent), then your only hope of retrieving the data is to send
it to a professional data recovery company. There are many of these
firms; my favorite is DriveSavers (www.drivesavers.com). Their services
are not inexpensive, but only you can determine the value of your data.

Before you go that route, try booting with Knoppix in case it is a
Windows issue that is preventing you from getting the data. Knoppix is
a Linux distro that runs from cd. You will need a computer with two cd
drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with enough
capacity to hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a
fast Internet connection and third-party burning software. Download the
Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create your bootable cd. Then
boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If you are
using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to
get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then
click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the
window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead
of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the K3b
burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.

Malke
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